New drug halves hearing loss in children following cancer treatment
Giving the drug sodium thiosulphate after chemotherapy reduces hearing loss in children treated for liver cancer, according to findings...
Jun 25, 2018
Chemo-induced Hearing Loss: Help Patients Cope with the Aural Effects of Cancer Treatment
For many patients with cancer, platinum-based chemotherapy agents like cisplatin and the less-common carboplatin can be literal...
Jan 2, 2018
A Parent's Silent Prayer: Preventing Hearing Loss for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Unfortunately, according to St. Jude’s Hospital, 95% of those survivors experience at least one significant side effect. Platinum-based...
Nov 9, 2017
Study Identifies Factors Associated With Platinum-induced Ototoxicity in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
Treatment with a higher total cumulative dose of cisplatin, young age, and concomitant furosemide administration are associated with an...
Nov 18, 2016