chemo – Elaine Schattner

Elaine Schattner

writer, health care advocate, physician

Why Evidence From A Clinical Trial Of Ovarian Cancer Has Limited Value

One problem is that prospective, randomized clinical trials comparing treatments for conditions like “Stage 3 ovarian cancer” fall behind the pace of advances in science and drug development.

Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Varies Widely: Study Raises Questions About Early Treatment Choices

Chemotherapy treatments for early-stage breast cancer vary widely in their possible side effects. But few newly-diagnosed patients press their oncologists about those differences.

Chemo: A Treatment That Could Wind Up Giving You (Another) Cancer

Few cancer patients take notes on chemo dose options and potential long-term side effects.

Lifting the Fog on Chemobrain

New research helps clarify what chemobrain is and why it happens.

New Drugs, New Direction

Understanding breast cancer biology provides some new targets.