Patient & Survivor Care
Conference Coverage
ASH 2022: New clinical data challenge long-held assumptions
Fresh research to be unveiled at the 2022 American Society of Hematology conference seems to overturn conventional wisdom across a range of issues...
Perspectives
Diagnosed too late
We take a course in giving bad news, but every doctor has his or her own approach.
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Patient safety in hospitals improved in past decade: Report
Safety improvements saved an estimated 16,000 lives during the 10-year period, the report said.
From the Journals
Hiccups in patients with cancer often overlooked, undertreated
When poorly controlled, persistent hiccups can affect a patient's quality of life.
From the Journals
Chronic stress, especially race related, may hasten cancer death
High allostatic load was associated with an 80% increased risk of cancer death among all study participants.
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$38,398 for a single shot of a very old cancer drug
The first issue is unrelenting price increases on old drugs that have remained branded as manufacturers find ways to extend patents for decades...
Feature
‘Financial toxicity’: Harsh side effect of cancer care
High costs of cancer treatment can induce more anxiety and distress than the treatment itself.
Latest News
Reminder that COVID-19 and cancer can be a deadly combo
“This analysis provides additional empirical evidence on the magnitude of risk to patients with cancer whose immune systems are often weakened...
News
The broad and challenging – but promising – landscape of peripheral neuropathy
This review of peripheral neuropathy summarizes the more common causative entities, diagnostic tools, and treatments to prevent, slow, or reverse...
Conference Coverage
I am not fine: The heavy toll cancer takes
“I thought I was as exhausted, and isolated, and neglected as I could get, and then he came home.”
Diminutio
Cancer as a full contact sport
The complexity of cancer care has long necessitated a team approach to planning cancer treatment.