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Over the past years, there has been a large influx of research related to the personalization of cancer treatment. As the fruits of these efforts finally begin to be harvested, Kalorama Information – a market research firm – suggests that personalized cancer care is set to become a standard method of cancer treatment.

In a recent [...]

In 2008, an entity known as the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) was created. The goal of this Consortium – which combines the forces of 12 different countries – is to work together to map the genetic codes of various types of cancer. By scrutinizing various genetic mutations and other data gleaned from these cancer [...]

Between 1987 and 2005, the estimated cost of treating cancer in the United States has doubled, according to a recent study published in the journal, Cancer.

Adjusting for inflation, the total cost of treating cancer within the United States in 1987 is estimated at $24.7 billion. Between the periods of 2001 and 2005, that same figure [...]

Nausea is an adverse side effect that afflicts more than 75 percent of all cancer patients who have undergone chemotherapy. Along with vomiting, this nausea can severely impact a patient’s daily quality of life by hindering the ability to eat and feel healthy. In many cases, doctors may recommend medications as a way to minimize [...]