Patient & Survivor Care
Hard Questions
Dear Marisol
I know you don’t remember me. We met when you were just a baby. Now that you’re older, I want to tell you a story about your mom you may not know...
Opinion
Patient-centered care in clinic
Use the computer as a bond to strengthen your relationship with your patient.
News
FDA approves first drug for steroid-refractory acute GVHD
Ruxolitinib will be made available to appropriate patients immediately, according to Incyte.
From the Journals
Literature review shows inconsistent measurement of financial toxicity
Systematic review reveals lack of validated instruments to effectively measure the financial burden experienced by cancer patients.
Conference Coverage
Diet linked to lower risk of death from breast cancer
A balanced, low-fat diet was associated with a 21% lower risk of death from breast cancer in a randomized study.
Conference Coverage
Bioimpedance spectroscopy may better identify lymphedema progression
In an interim analysis from the PREVENT trial, there was a 10% absolute reduction and 67% relative reduction in lymphedema progression in the...
Conference Coverage
Opioid management program reduced number of narcotics prescribed after breast surgery
Researchers examined 100 consecutive patients after a 3-month implementation period and found a statistically significant reduction in median...
Hard Questions
Blast crisis, no crisis? Caring for the apathetic patient
There’s no right or wrong or sensible reaction to cancer. There’s only a swirl of messy, overwhelming feelings. It’s trying to bring effective...
Conference Coverage
Biomarker testing may transform treatment of acute GVHD
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – Testing patient blood samples for two biomarkers may help guide early treatment of acute GVHD.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC warns against misuse of opioid-prescribing guideline
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are advising against misapplication of the agency’s guideline on opioid prescribing....
From the Journals
Quality of life decrement with salvage ASCT is short-lived
Salvage stem cell transplant in patients with multiple myeloma was linked to short-term, but not long-term, declines in quality of life, compared...