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Chemotherapy Side Effects & Recovery Guide: What to Expect and How to Manage Symptoms

Chemotherapy drugs and cancer therapy explained with side effects, recovery timelines, and ways to manage chemo side effects effectively.

Medical Daily · Mar 31

Pig semen component could deliver chemotherapy to hard-to-reach eye cancer, mouse study suggests

Researchers showed that "exosomes" from pig semen may be used in a potential new treatment for retinoblastoma.

LiveScience · Mar 30

Refugee detained by ICE missed vital chemo sessions and is now on his deathbed, family says

IN FOCUS: EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: A Laotian refugee whose family fled to America after the Vietnam War has just days to live after missing vital chemotherapy sessions while in ICE detention, his loved ones tell Rhian Lubin

The Independent UK · Mar 27

Annabel Schofield death: British supermodel and Dallas star dies aged 62 of cancer

Former actor, who moved behind the camera in her later career, restarted chemotherapy in November 2025

The Independent UK · Mar 4

Strictly’s Amy Dowden considered retiring after cancer treatment

In an interview with former Busted star Matt Willis on his podcast, Dowden discussed having to take time of the show while she had chemotherapy and underwent two mastectomies

The Independent UK · Mar 3

Jamie Theakston reflects on 'shock' cancer diagnosis two years on

The radio presenter opted for surgery rather than chemotherapy after being diagnosed in August 2024, undergoing three operations that ultimately proved successful

Evening Standard · Feb 4

Amy Dowden ‘forever grateful’ to those who saved her from breast cancer

The Welsh dancer, 35, has documented her breast cancer treatments online, including chemotherapy and two mastectomies.

Evening Standard · Feb 4

Calorie restriction increases the effectiveness of chemotherapy, study finds

A controlled reduction in calorie intake can increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy in the treatment of sarcomas. Research has shown that this restriction reduces tumour volume and protects healthy cells from treatment damage.

Euronews · Feb 4

The healing power of poisonous plants

Some of the best-known medicines come from poisonous plants. The chemotherapy drug taxol comes from the yew tree, morphine from the opium poppy and digoxin from the foxglove. These plants can have lethal toxicity if taken in their raw form. Digoxin is prescribed to treat angina at doses a thousand…

The Conversation · Feb 2

‘A huge shock’: Mom undergoes six and a half years of ‘grueling’ chemotherapy, discovers she didn’t need to after all

"I feel like that part of my life has been stolen from me."

We Got This Covered · Jan 28