Some cancer patients can safely skip chemo treatments, say 2 studies at American Society of Clinical Oncology conference

The findings — presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago — could allow doctors to “focus on the patients we think would truly benefit from chemotherapy and avoid the side effects for patients for whom it’s likely unnecessary,” one expert said.

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