Psychosocial support: Meeting the standard for quality patient care
Clinicians and even patients themselves tend to undervalue the need for help with nonclinical concerns.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Radiation tweaks reduce xerostomia in oral cancer
A correlation between radiation doses to submandibular glands and the output saliva of those glands has been documented, in the largest study to date.
Elderly can benefit from palliative radiotherapy
Researchers recommend that palliative radiotherapy be considered for painful bone metastases in the elderly, after patients demonstrated a meaningful response to this treatment with no QoL reduction.
Pain management in patients receiving palliative care
Understanding pain mechanisms and the types, triggers, and alleviating factors is needed to provide effective analgesia for patients with cancer.
‘Index patients’ aid mCRPC guideline
The AUA developed its new clinical guideline on castration-resistant prostate cancer by creating six index patients to represent the most common clinical scenarios encountered when managing the disease.
Neurotoxicity from oxaliplatin
What are some of the potential autonomic issues related to acute neurotoxicity from oxaliplatin?
What happens after: The emotional response of finishing treatment
The end of cancer treatment is a turning point for patients. Some may embrace the change in their perspective on life, but some feel a sense of loss of their former selves and need help accepting who they are now.
Breast IMRT reduces side effects
Findings show that IMRT yields better cosmesis-related outcomes than does standard 2D radiotherapy for early breast cancer cases.
ED visits at the end of life: Helping patients maintain their care decisions
Patients at the end of life often forego their resolve to die in their home, and visit an emergency department for care. A recent study sought to understand this decision.
Can radiation therapy help resolve the liver cancer ‘paradox’?
Few patients with HCC are candidates for curative treatment at diagnosis. However, a new study demonstrated that stereotactic body radiotherapy…
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