Drs Ursula A. Matulonis and Panagiotis A. Konstantinopoulos discuss hormonal therapy updates and different ways to target and ...

Side effects of megestrol may include: Oxandrolone is an anabolic steroid commonly used to treat muscle and weight loss caused by illness, surgery, or trauma. Anabolic steroids are artificial ...

The goal of palliative care is to manage this pain effectively. Opioid analgesics are considered the most effective treatment ...

Several medications are used to treat reduced appetite in cancer patients. They include Zyprexa (olanzapine), which reduces nausea and vomiting, and Megace ES (megestrol acetate), which stimulates ...

They include Zyprexa (olanzapine), which reduces nausea and vomiting, and Megace ES (megestrol acetate), which stimulates appetite and reduces weight loss. Each medication works uniquely. You may also ...

Poor appetite is a common nutritional challenge for patients with pancreatic cancer. Sometimes surgery, prescription drugs or the cancer itself can change the way food tastes or cause the patient’s ...

1 Frequency of emesis in the absence of effective antiemetic prophylaxis. 2 May be highly emetogenic in certain patients. 3 Routine premedication may not be required. An individualized approach is ...

Are you always hungry and wondering why? Hunger is the way that your body lets you know it needs nutrition. However, being hungry all the time is a generally abnormal state which may be due to dietary ...