They did this while causing none of the devastating side effects of traditional chemotherapy.
It is thus predictable that new vaccines based on innovative technologies will progressively reach the efficacy of most conventional cancer therapies and spare patients from the devastating side effects of chemotherapy.
Besides an acne-like rash and diarrhea, there were relatively few side effects–another thrilling find for doctors and patients alike, given the devastating side effects of chemo (hair loss, severe nausea, damage to the immune system).
When the devastating side effects of Depakote began to take action, Haupt turned to marijuana, which resulted in a seizure-free, zero-side effect lifestyle.
"For cancer patients, physical activity can not only reduce the risk of dying or the cancer coming back, but it can also help to manage some of the devastating side-effects of treatment, such as swelling, fatigue or anxiety," said Ciaran Devane, Macmillan's chief executive.
For a long time, we thought our only chance was to attack rapidly dividing cells, and accept the collateral damage to normal cells that divide quickly: loss of healthy gut, immune system, hair – the devastating side-effects of aggressive chemotherapy.
The degree of genomic heterogeneity may itself provide useful prognostic information, guiding patients who are deciding on whether to elect chemotherapy and the devastating side-effects that often accompany it.
Scientific evidence dealing with a potentially devastating side effect of BP, osteochemonecrosis of the jaws, is growing rapidly.
On the other hand, the crisp, bitter scene between Don and Lane's widow, Rebecca, was wholly effective, from "We're not ones to wallow" to that oddly devastating side shot of Rebecca, clutching the photo of a woman that Lane stole from a man's wallet — another meaningless riddle for her poisoned life.
Cardiotoxicity is a common and potentially devastating side effect of antineoplastic drug therapy.
