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The OncLive Supportive Care condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on supportive care and management of patients with cancer. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, best practices, and ongoing research as it relates to supportive care for patients with cancer.

From a Distance: Managing Side Effects in Outpatients

June 12th 2012

Checking in with patients can bring positive results, since oncology nurses are able to offer interventions for most symptoms of cancer treatment. Includes an in-depth look at telephone triage.

The Treatment Should Not Be Worse Than the Disease

June 8th 2012

It's commonplace to hear newly diagnosed patients and their families talk about relatives, neighbors, and friends who underwent cancer treatment and experienced debilitating, and sometimes lethal, side effects.

Study Finds Cymbalta Reduces Peripheral Neuropathy Pain

June 5th 2012

The antidepressant duloxetine relieved pain associated with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy for 59% of patients.

Dr. Rotkowitz on BRAF/MEK Combination Side Effects

June 1st 2012

Dr. Michael Rotkowitz, from Cancer Treatment Centers of America, on Dabrafenib and Trametinib Combination Side Effects

Dr. Markman on Long-Term Chemotherapy Side Effects

May 29th 2012

Dr. Maurie Markman, from Cancer Treatment Centers of America, on Awareness of Long-Term Chemotherapy Side Effects

Olanzapine Proves Effective in Breakthrough CINV

May 16th 2012

Olanzapine, an antipsychotic medication that is often used off-label, has proved highly effective in controlling breakthrough chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Dr. Markman on PCP Awareness of Long-Term Side Effects

May 16th 2012

Dr. Maurie Markman, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, on Primary Care Physician Awareness of Long-Term Chemotherapy Side Effects

PCPs Highly Unaware of Long-Term Chemotherapy Side Effects

May 16th 2012

Many primary care providers and some oncologists are unaware of the long-term effects of four chemotherapy drugs used to treat two of the most common forms of cancer.

Dr. Kazmi Discusses Olanzapine for Breakthrough CINV

May 16th 2012

Dr. Shayma Kazmi, from Cancer Treatment Centers of America, on Olanzapine for Breakthrough Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting

Long-Term Breast Cancer Patient Follow-Up Care: Money Well Spent?

May 8th 2012

J. Michael Dixon, MBChB, MD, and Patrick I. Borgen, MD, discuss the pros and cons of long-term clinical follow-up care of patients with breast cancer.

Krista Rubin on Managing Ipilimumab-related Dermatitis

May 6th 2012

Krista Rubin, MS, RN, FNP-BC, from Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, on Managing Ipilimumab-related Dermatitis.

Oncology Nurses Can Help Mitigate Treatment-Related Side Effects in Head and Neck Cancers

May 5th 2012

Treatment of head and neck cancer often leaves patients with aftereffects that are bothersome at the very least and life-altering at their worst.

Anne Katz Discusses Cancer and Sexuality

May 4th 2012

Anne Katz, from the University of Manitoba, Discusses Cancer and Sexuality

Kim Kelly on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Mucositis

May 2nd 2012

Kim Kelly, from John Theurer Cancer Center, on the Updated MASCC/ISOO Clinical Practice Guidelines for Mucositis

Challenges and Breakthroughs in Cancer Pain Management

May 1st 2012

Cancer pain management has greatly improved with advances in oral and intravenous medication. However, several challenges still exist in administration.

Urgent Need for Survivorship Planning

April 10th 2012

Thanks to earlier detection and improved treatment, the population of cancer survivors has increased dramatically and will continue to increase as the baby boomers age.

Chemotherapy-Related Fatigue Persists Over Time

April 4th 2012

Patients who undergo chemotherapy for breast cancer may develop fatigue that remains problematic long after they complete treatment.

What Patients Don't Know Might Hurt Them

March 26th 2012

Complementary! Sounds good, how could it hurt? When applied in cancer therapy, however, what sounds good may not always be good for patients.

Dr. Davidson Discusses Breast Cancer Chemoprevention

March 23rd 2012

Dr. Nancy Davidson, from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Discusses Breast Cancer Chemoprevention

Premature Tamoxifen Withdrawal Is Common in Male Patients With Breast Cancer

February 20th 2012

New data show that roughly one-fifth of tamoxifen-treated male patients with breast cancer stop treatment early because of side effects.