Patient & Survivor Care
Conference Coverage
Cancer’s Other Toll: Long-Term Financial Fallout for Survivors
Patients with cancer face a range of financial challenges that often lasted years following their diagnosis.
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For Radiation ‘Downwinders,’ Cancer Compensation Is On Hold
A federal program to compensate patients whose exposure to radiation caused cancer has expired, but screenings and efforts to revive and expand...
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Should First-Line Dual Checkpoint Blockade Be Used for NSCLC With Specific Mutations?
These findings are drawn from a post hoc analysis of phase 3 data and are backed up by cell line and mouse data revealing clear mechanisms of...
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Cannabis in Cancer: What Oncologists and Patients Should Know
Access to and use of cannabis alongside cancer care have outpaced the science on evidence-based indications, according to an ASCO expert panel.
News from the FDA/CDC
Gotistobart Trial for NSCLC on Partial Clinical Hold
The trial assessed the safety and efficacy of the agent vs docetaxel as monotherapy in patients with metastatic NSCLC that progressed despite...
From the Journals
Adjuvant Chemo Beneficial in TNBC With High Immune Infiltration
Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of a phase 3 trial to identify the specific population that benefited from adjuvant capecitabine....
Commentary
Is It Possible To Treat Patients You Dislike?
Physician asks if patients can receive the best care if the doctor-patient relationship breaks down.
From the Journals
Risk Assessment Tool Can Help Predict Fractures in Cancer
Researchers collected data on bone mineral density and fractures in 9,877 patients with cancer and 45,875 matched control individuals without...
From the Journals
SBRT or Prostatectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Is One Better?
Researchers compared and evaluated quality-of-life outcomes among patients with prostate cancer who were assigned to undergo either SBRT or...
From the Journals
Is BMI Underestimating Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women?
Researchers conducted a case-control study including 1,033 breast cancer cases and 1,143 postmenopausal population controls; both BMI and body fat...
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The New Cancer Stats Might Look Like a Death Sentence. They Aren’t.
Data show that people under 50 are experiencing higher rates of cancer than any generation before them.