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 NCCN

Using anticoagulants to manage venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

Lisa A. Thompson, PharmD, BCOP; Miryoung Kim, PharmD May 09, 2012

Incidence of VTE is higher in oncology patients. Its signs and symptoms should be heeded with prompt therapeutic and mechanical interventions.
 

Psychosocial distress screening program can improve outcomes in cancer patients

May 04, 2012

A screening program put together by a multidisciplinary team was effective at measuring and reducing distress among cancer patients.
 

Distress: Assessing the effects of coping with cancer

April 11, 2012

A cancer diagnosis can cause high levels of distress. Nurses should assess patients frequently and know how to intervene promptly.
 

Oxaliplatin improves survival in general colon cancer population

February 09, 2012

The survival advantage seen with the addition of oxaliplatin to adjuvant 5-FU was just as evident outside of randomized clinical trials as within.
 

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BI-RADS and breast MRI useful in predicting malignancy

Delicia Honen Yard May 30, 2012

The Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) terminology is useful in predicting malignancy in breast lesions detected with MRI.
 

Posttransplant lenalidomide can slow down multiple myeloma

Delicia Honen Yard May 29, 2012

Lenalidomide use after autologous stem-cell transplant significantly improved progression-free and overall survival in patients with myeloma.
 

Melanoma genome study implicates sun and new genetic culprits

Delicia Honen Yard May 28, 2012

Genetic mutations increased along with chronic sun exposure in persons with melanoma, and yet another gene may contribute to disease risk as well.
 

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