Lori Smith, BSN, MSN, CRNP | Authors

June 24, 2019

Many patients complain of "chemo brain," or a drop in cognitive function during or after receiving chemotherapy, but there are strategies to manage chemo brain, as well as research on how chemotherapy affects the brain long-term.

June 17, 2019

This slideshow reviews the latest guidelines and updates on colorectal cancer screening.

May 23, 2019

This slideshow reviews the latest clinical updates surrounding the management of treatment-associated nausea and vomiting, including recommendations, newly approved agents, and more.

April 19, 2019

In this slideshow, various clinical guidelines on breast cancer screening are summarized, including the ACP's recent recommendations that have come under some scrutiny.

April 05, 2019

This slideshow summarizes recent US Food and Drug Administration approvals of new oncology drugs and oncology drug indications.

December 06, 2018

Researchers in England investigated whether risk for suicide was elevated in cancer patients, and which cancer types might have the greatest risk.

December 04, 2018

Erin McMenamin, CRNP, of Penn Medicine, discusses how oral side effects affect head and neck cancer patients.

November 12, 2018

We spoke with Erin McMenamin, CRNP, of Penn Medicine, about the recent study on opioid switching in cancer patients.

November 09, 2018

We spoke with Kelly Hogan, MS, RD, about the recent JAMA study on the association between organic food consumption and cancer risk.

October 11, 2018

We take a look at how a healthy diet can improve quality of life in breast cancer survivors.