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Weight Based Chemo Doses Urged for Obese Cancer Patients
Major guidelines call for full weight based chemotherapy for the obese as undertreatment by under dosing is linked to higher mortality. Doctors note that heavier patients may tolerate and respond to standard doses better, while overcaution with dose limits harms survival across breast, colon, lung, ovarian cancers and leukemia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Gary Lyman
Duke University
Food and Drug Administration
Cancer Drug
Richard Pardur
Jennifer Griggs
University of Michigan
Lyman
Griggs
Nature
Gerry Broome
Tracy Smith
Duke Cancer Center
Durham
N.C
Smith
Duke