Alternative Therapy

The shortage of generic chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and carboplatin that began in early 2023 did not increase short-term mortality rates among people with advanced cancer, according to results of a cohort study.

Oral vadadustat three times per week was noninferior to a long-acting erythropoiesis-stimulating agent for treating anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis, according to study data.

Manuka honey may represent an alternative natural approach to reducing tumor growth in breast cancer, according to research conducted at UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. It is a time to remember those lost to substance use disorders and addiction, particularly as the United States and countries around the globe grapple with the opioid crisis.

Cognitive behavioral therapy improved mental health and quality of life for cancer survivors, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The Healio news staff received an APEX award in the category of Writing/Topics for work on the potential role of psychedelics and alternative therapies for mental health issues and other medical conditions.

Patients who underwent liver transplantation vs. alternative therapy for unresectable colorectal liver metastasis had higher progression-free and overall survival, as well as lower rates of recurrence, researchers reported in JAMA Surgery.

A simultaneous, multidrug, multi-targeted treatment regimen produced remissions in patients with certain types of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in a phase 1b/phase 2 study.

A National Comprehensive Cancer Network Annual Conference plenary session examined the impact of drug shortages on oncology care, as well as potential solutions.

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital developed a tool that predicts risks for moderate to severe kidney injury after treatment with the chemotherapy drug cisplatin.