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Patients may have high expectations of phase 1 trials
Photo courtesy of NCI Clinical Center/Mathews Media Group Expectations may not correspond to reality for cancer patients considering enrollment...
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Dying cancer patients may be under-treated for pain
Photo courtesy of CDC New research suggests that many patients who die of cancer do not receive strong opioid medications in their last year of...
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Cancer report details progress, predicts problems
Photo by Rhoda Baer A new report highlights recent advances made in the fight against cancer but suggests the burden of cancer in the US is still...
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Effects of caring for advanced cancer patients
SAN FRANCISCO—Family caregivers of patients with high-mortality cancers may often experience high levels of depression and anxiety, results of a...
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Study reveals barriers to accessing palliative care services
©ASCO/Todd Buchanan 2016 SAN FRANCISCO—Patients may face challenges when trying to access palliative and supportive care services at cancer...
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Cancer patients’ caregivers may carry greater burden
©ASCO/Todd Buchanan 2016 SAN FRANCISCO—New research suggests caring for a loved one with cancer may be more burdensome than caring for a loved...
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BSIs costly for pediatric transplant, cancer patients
Staphylococcus infection Photo by Bill Branson Ambulatory bloodstream infections (BSIs) can be costly in young cancer patients and recipients of...
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Massage therapy seems to benefit cancer patients
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Music may alleviate cancer patients’ symptoms
Photo by Lars Frantzen Results of a systematic review suggest music can help alleviate symptoms of anxiety, pain, and fatigue in cancer patients...
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Cancer survivors have ‘normal’ sex lives, survey says
receiving treatment Photo by Rhoda Baer A new study suggests cancer survivors and the general population have comparable sex lives, although...
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Microneedle system could replace blood draws, team says
Photo courtesy of Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi A new microneedle drug monitoring system could one day replace invasive blood draws, according to...