Ever heard of ototoxicity? It’s the hearing loss caused by platinum-based chemotherapy drugs, and it appears to occur more frequently - and is more severe - than reported.
CANCER: One nasty side-effect of treatment is. . .cancer
Statins, commonly used to treat high cholesterol levels, may also cause symptoms of muscle tenderness and weakness.
HODGKIN'S DISEASE: Treating one cancer might just start another
It’s true to say that most men die with prostate cancer rather than from it. It’s now the most prevalent cancer in men, having overtaken lung cancer, but it’s also one of the most benign. Sadly, the same cannot be said for the...
Men who’ve been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer are faced with a difficult choice: do you undergo radical surgery immediately, or do you wait until the symptoms worsen, a strategy known as watchful waiting? Doctors often fail to point out...
WHEN THE WORM TURNS, the doctor diagnoses epilepsy