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‘New standard of care’ for capecitabine hand-foot syndrome
“For me as a GI oncologist, topical diclofenac for prevention of HFS for patients on capecitabine is practice changing,” ...
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Widespread carboplatin, cisplatin shortages: NCCN survey
Only 64% of centers said they are still able to continue treating all current patients receiving carboplatin.
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Blood cancer patient takes on bias and ‘gaslighting’
Having battled Hodgkin lymphoma and the health care system itself, a young public relations specialist is on a mission.
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Focus of new ASH VTE guidelines: Thrombophilia testing
New guidelines recommend testing for thrombophilia in patients with VTE provoked by a nonsurgical major transient risk factor or associated with...
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Review supports continued mask-wearing in health care visits
Masks continue to lower the risk of catching the virus during medical visits.
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DLBCL: Major new treatment breakthroughs
After decades of slow progress, new drugs and therapies are paving the way to more effective treatment of DLBCL.
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ASCO honors Hagop Kantarjian, MD, for leukemia research
Noted Lebanese-American oncologist who leads the leukemia department at MD Anderson Cancer Center is to receive a top award at ASCO 2023.
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Key red flags for early-onset colorectal cancer
Two symptoms in particular – rectal bleeding and iron-deficiency anemia – point to the need for timely endoscopy and follow-up.
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Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.
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Veterans Will Benefit if the VA Includes Telehealth in its Access Standards
VA choice not to include telehealth in wait time calculations could have far-reaching...
