Patient & Survivor Care
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Alcohol consumption may not influence breast cancer prognosis, study
The findings could help in developing specific guidelines related to the prevention of breast cancer recurrence and death in survivors.
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Female CRC survivors may experience long-term GI symptoms
“Our findings shed light on the importance of psychosocial support as well as lifestyle interventions (specifically nutritional management) in...
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Survival, QoL trump PFS for most patients with cancer
“The results of our study demonstrate that more than half of patients with advanced cancer would not want a treatment that delays time to...
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Anticoagulants for cancer-related VTE: What works best?
These data may “help facilitate shared decision-marking and inform clinical guidelines for the treatment of such patients.”
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Palliative radiation therapy improves QoL in high-grade glioma
“Short-course palliative hypofractionated radiotherapy in patients with poor-prognosis [high-grade glioma] does not impair QoL in the short term...
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A risk for adverse events in cancer meds cleared renally
“We found a considerably higher rate of supratherapeutic drug levels and [adverse events] associated with select renally cleared medication.”
Commentary
Brisk walking: No-cost option for patients to improve cancer outcomes
The bottom line is that physical activity is positive, is not expensive, and focuses on what the individual patient can do for themselves.
Commentary
A teenage girl refuses more cancer treatment; her father disagrees
For those who have recurrent disease and now face only experimental options – if they say no, that’s something we really have to listen to very...
Latest News
Cannabis for cancer symptoms: Perceived or real benefit?
“The study findings indicate that patients with cancer perceived benefits to using cannabis for many symptoms.”
News
FDA pilot program aims to reduce risk of diagnostic tests for cancer
The agency has “become increasingly concerned that some tests made by laboratories and not authorized by the FDA may not provide accurate and...
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PET-CT scans move more women with LABC up to stage IV
The results of a new study comparing the use of PET-CT with conventional methods for staging locally advanced breast cancer has already changed...