Improving Childhood Cancer Survivor Care Through Web-Based Platforms
Here, we review the barriers to adherence, including those unique to childhood cancer survivors, and the rationale for distribution of a survivorship care plan. We also discuss advantages and potential limitations of delivering survivorship care plans via web-based platforms, and describe the unique features of one of these platforms, Passport for Care.
Combating Endocrine Resistance in Breast Cancer With Novel Agents, Combinations
January 12th 2018This video reviews endocrine resistance mediated by CDK4/6, FGFR, and PI3K in HR-positive breast cancer, and highlights the latest efforts to inhibit these pathways with novel targeted drugs and combinations.
Terminal Cancer Patients in California Made Majority of Aid-In-Dying Drug Requests
January 3rd 2018Experience with the recently enacted California End of Life Option Act has shown that a high percentage of patients who requested aid-in-dying drugs in California have proceeded with ingesting the drugs. The majority of these requests were made by terminal cancer patients.
Community Oncology Practices Poorly Implement Breast MRI Screening Guidelines
December 21st 2017A recent analysis from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium revealed that community oncology practices are neglecting to use MRI screening for at-risk women, and lower-risk women are being unnecessarily screened.
Oldest Patients Underrepresented in Hematologic Cancer Trials
December 20th 2017A new study has found that there are significant gaps in participation among people aged 75 and older in clinical trials of hematologic malignancies when considered against the incidence of these malignancies in this age group.
SIO President Lynda Balneaves Hopes to Continue Work on Expanding the Society’s Reach
December 15th 2017In this interview we discuss the goals of SIO, the response to donations intended for interdisciplinary integrative health, and how palliative care and psychosocial oncology can enhance each other.
Certain Factors Linked With Future Carcinoid Syndrome Diagnosis
December 15th 2017Patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors with carcinoid syndrome are more than twice as likely to have certain pre-existing diagnoses compared with patients without carcinoid syndrome, according to the results of a study.
Poverty, Travel Time Drive Disparities in Access to National Cancer Institute-Designated Centers
December 15th 2017Patient access to NCI Cancer Centers is influenced by a complex mix of cancer center distribution and density, ethnicity, urbanicity, and travel time to care, according to a recently published statistical model.
Combo Antiemetic Therapy Safe, Effective for Testicular Cancer Patients on Cisplatin Chemotherapy
December 12th 2017Researchers found that combining palonosetron, aprepitant, and dexamethasone represents an effective and well-tolerated treatment to prevent CINV in testicular cancer patients receiving cisplatin.
Aprepitant Warrants More Study for CINV in Patients on FOLFOX for CRC
November 16th 2017Aprepitant plus palonosetron and dexamethasone showed early promise for preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among patients with colorectal cancer who are undergoing FOLFOX chemotherapy, according to results of a small pilot study.