Supportive Care | Specialty

Sexual Health Considerations in Cancer Treatment and Survivorship

December 20th 2012

Cancer impacts the lives of patients in many different ways, but one way in which adults facing a cancer diagnosis may be affected is the impact that the disease and its subsequent treatment can have on sexual function.

Pain in Oncology Outpatients With Solid Tumors Remains Undertreated

December 3rd 2012

Pain is as prevalent in ambulatory oncology patients with common solid tumors as it was nearly two decades ago despite the dramatic increase in opioid prescriptions.

Enzalutamide Delays First Skeletal-Related Event, Improves Pain and QOL in Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer

November 27th 2012

Enzalutamide significantly delayed the time to first SRE and significantly improved pain and QOL compared with placebo in men with mCRPC who had received prior docetaxel.

How Can We Get Better Value in End-of-Life Care?

November 9th 2012

The last year of life is associated with high health expenditures in the United States, and the costs are increasingly focused on patients' last few months.

L-carnitine Not Effective for Cancer Fatigue

November 8th 2012

Patients receiving a daily regimen of L-carnitine did not experience improved fatigue versus placebo on the widely validated Brief Fatigue Inventory.

When Toxicity Counts: It's Time to Reappraise Non-Severe but Clinically Relevant Side Effects

November 2nd 2012

As an increasing number of cancers are considered chronic diseases treatable with continuous drug delivery, it is essential that our vocabulary describing the side effects experienced by our patients more appropriately reflects this new paradigm.

Management of Comorbidities in Early Breast Cancer

October 25th 2012

Novel Strategies for Treatment of Early Breast Cancer, Part II

October 25th 2012

Novel Strategies for Treatment of Early Breast Cancer, Part I

October 25th 2012

Anthracyclines for Early-Stage HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

October 25th 2012

Hormonal and HER2-Targeted Therapy in Early Breast Cancer

October 25th 2012

Dr. Krychman on Treating Cancer-Related Sexual Issues

October 18th 2012

Michael L. Krychman, MD, Executive Director of the Southern California Center for Sexual Health and Survivorship Medicine, discusses managing and treating sexual health concerns in cancer patients and survivors.

Karen Masino on Building a Survivorship Program

October 17th 2012

Karen Masino, from Ingalls Memorial Hospital, discusses the intricacies of developing a survivorship program.

Rajni Kannan on the Side Effects of Yervoy and Zelboraf

October 12th 2012

Rajni Kannan discusses the importance patient education or managing the side effects associated ipilimumab and vemurafenib in metastatic melanoma.

Aprepitant Helps Prevent CINV in Men With Germ Cell Tumors

October 10th 2012

The addition of aprepitant to standard antiemetic prophylaxis significantly improved the complete response rate in patients with germ cell tumors undergoing 5-day cisplatin combination chemotherapy regimens.

Opportunity Knocks: New ACoS Standard Requires Navigation Process in Place by 2015

October 8th 2012

Facilities seeking Commission on Cancer accreditation now need to have a patient navigation process in place by 2015.

Dr. Kathleen Foley on the Goal for Cancer Pain Management

September 28th 2012

Kathleen M. Foley, MD, from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, on the history and future goals for cancer pain management.

Screening and Management: Distress and the Nurse Navigator, Part II

September 28th 2012

Cancer and its treatment creates or aggravates psychosocial distress, while unresolved physical and practical problems can also add to the distress of patients attempting to complete their treatment and recovery.

When Cancer Treatment Causes Menopause: Tips for Preparing and Coping

September 19th 2012

Whether brought about by surgery or medical treatments, induced menopause forces women to deal with a number of emotional, physical, and practical issues-all in addition to the original diagnosis.

Carrie Stricker on the Efficacy of Survivorship Care Plans

September 17th 2012

Carrie Stricker from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania on the Efficacy of Survivorship Care Plans for Posttreatment Breast Cancer Survivors.