Supportive Care | Specialty

2014 NCCN Guideline Updates: Experts Highlight New Recommendations for Clinical Practice

June 6th 2014

At the recent National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) 19th Annual Conference, experts discussed this year's updates to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. The meeting also included reviews of NCCN Task Force reports on issues in supportive care. We asked eleven NCCN panel members to select the most significant updates and insights presented at the conference.

Early Palliative Care for Caregivers Improves Their Wellbeing, Too

May 31st 2014

A phone-based intervention that offers practical tools to help family caregivers support their loved one with advanced cancer-as well as emphasizing the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle themselves-resulted in less caregiver depression and better quality of life, according to the findings of a new study presented May 30 at the 50th Annual ASCO Meeting in Chicago.

2nd Annual Giants of Cancer Care Awards Honor Leading Researchers

May 30th 2014

The ballots are in, and 16 leading researchers whose discoveries have propelled the field of cancer treatment forward will be honored during the 2014 Giants of Cancer Care award ceremony on May 30 at Riva Restaurant on Navy Pier in Chicago.

Patients With Advanced Cancer Benefit When Palliative Care Starts Earlier

May 29th 2014

Patients with advanced cancer who received early specialized palliative care reported better quality of life and satisfaction.

Free Massage Therapy Sessions an Important Part of Care For Patients at NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center

May 22nd 2014

Part of the Medical Center's Commitment to a "Supportive Oncology" Approach to Cancer Treatment

Dr. Beer on the Immune-Related Adverse Events of Ipilimumab in mCRPC

May 16th 2014

Tomasz Beer, MD, FACP, professor of medicine, deputy director of the Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, characterizes the immune-related adverse events associated with ipilimumab in a phase III metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer trial.

Cancer-Related Pain Fraught With Therapeutic and Ethical Complexities

May 2nd 2014

As long-term cancer survival rates continue to surge, an increasing percentage of patients with cancer-related pain are progressing to the chronic pain arena, which necessitates more contemporary treatment approaches to cancer pain management.

Cardio-Oncology Clinic Established at The Mount Sinai Hospital

April 29th 2014

Cardiologists and cancer experts at The Mount Sinai Hospital have joined forces to establish its first Cardio-Oncology Clinic at The Tisch Cancer Institute.

Braiteh Describes Cancer-Related Pain

April 22nd 2014

Conclusion: Management of Breakthrough Cancer Pain

April 22nd 2014

Personalizing Analgesic Selection for Breakthrough Pain

April 22nd 2014

Safety Concerns With Breakthrough Cancer Pain Treatments

April 22nd 2014

TIRF Products for Breakthrough Cancer Pain

April 22nd 2014

Long-Term Management of Breakthrough Cancer Pain

April 22nd 2014

Selecting Treatments for Breakthrough Cancer Pain

April 22nd 2014

Role of the Oncology Nurse in Breakthrough Cancer Pain

April 22nd 2014

Assessing and Treating Breakthrough Cancer Pain

April 22nd 2014

Numeric Rating Scales for Breakthrough Cancer Pain

April 22nd 2014

Introduction: Breakthrough Pain in Patients With Cancer

April 22nd 2014

Yoga Lessens Fatigue and Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors

March 27th 2014

Breast cancer survivors who took two yoga classes a week for 3 months after treatment were less fatigued and demonstrated less systemic inflammation than their counterparts who did not take the classes