Reading time: 5 minutes Joycelyn Ghansah, MA, MPH Active treatments like immunotherapy are used for various cancers, including melanoma, commonly known as skin cancer. Unfortunately, only about half of the patients respond to this type of treatment. Current research focuses on early prediction of skin cancers and identifying which patients are likely to respond positively... Continue Reading →
The benefits of using gabapentin to relieve cancer-related neuropathic pain
Reading time: 5 minutes Joycelyn Ghansah, MA, MPH Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), or neuropathic pain (pain due to nerve damage), is a common type of pain experienced by cancer patients, especially those receiving treatment. It happens due to the side effects of cancer drugs, which affect 19% to over 85% of patients. CIPN mostly causes... Continue Reading →
