Researchers sought to understand the perceptions of adolescents and young adults with cancer, their caregivers, and their healthcare team regarding meals while undergoing treatment.
What are the risks of consuming cannabis products for symptom management while receiving immunotherapy for cancer? — Name withheld on request With an increasing number of states legalizing medicinal and/or recreational marijuana and related products, more and more people with cancer are using these products. As of this writing, the US Drug Enforcement Agency lists…
For patients with cancer and chronic constipation, elobixibat was shown to be safe and effective during an observational study, the results of which were published in The Oncologist. Chronic constipation affects up to 87% of patients with cancer receiving palliative care and has been associated with reduced quality of life and extreme discomfort. To address…
The language in a patient’s medical record can convey information not only about the patient’s condition but about the attitude of the clinician writing the report.
Early results demonstrate the potential of personalized 3D-printed shields for protecting healthy GI tissue in patients undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer.
Researchers report on the sensitivity, specificity, and positive/negative predictive values of a machine-learning tool designed to help identify candidates for clinical trials.
Researchers sought to determine when and to what extent survivors of head and neck squamous cell cancers would recover their senses of taste and smell.
This review proposes changes to nurse education regarding insertion, care, and management of peripheral intravenous catheters to standardize and improve nursing care.
As cancer treatments advance and survival rates increase, how is the quality of life among cancer survivors? Outside factors such as employment can play a large role in this. Among patients who are undergoing treatment or have survived cancer, what can the specifics of their occupational status tell us about their quality of life?
