The Role of Physical Activity in Cancer Prevention, Treatment, Recovery, and Survivorship
June 15th 2013This article will review these intersections of exercise and oncology, discuss the known mechanisms by which exercise exerts its salutary effects, and touch upon the future directions of exercise research in the oncology setting. Finally, recommendations are provided for clinicians to help patients with and without cancer take advantage of the benefits of physical activity.
Fertility Preservation in Women With Breast Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities
June 15th 2013Collaboration between oncologists and reproductive endocrinologists/infertility specialists not only will improve patient care, but it also will facilitate advances in the field through cooperative research and education.
ASCO: Rapid, Durable Bone Met Pain Relief With MR Guided Focused Ultrasound
June 4th 2013The use of magnetic resonance–guided focused ultrasound ablation therapy for the management of painful bone metastases resulted in a high rate of pain response that was rapid, durable, and clinically meaningful, according to an abstract presented at the 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago.
ASCO: For Painful Bone Mets, Single Fraction Irradiation Noninferior to Multiple-Fraction Therapy
June 3rd 2013The use of a single 8 Gy fraction of re-irradiation for the treatment of painful bone metastases was noninferior to multiple fractions, according to the results of the NCIC CTG SC.20 trial presented at the ASCO 2013 Annual Meeting in Chicago.
ASCO: DNR Completion at End of Life Influenced by Perception of Caregiver Support
June 3rd 2013Results of a new study indicated that patients with terminal cancer are more likely to have completed a do-not-resuscitate order when they prefer, and believe that their caregiver prefers, comfort at the end of life.
Don't Tell Me Anything Negative
May 15th 2013I looked after one of my partner’s patients who is approaching death from advanced, refractory ovarian cancer. She asked me not to talk about anything negative with her. We can’t really make any decisions without discussing negative things. Should I just remain silent about them at her request?
Rising PSA Level in a 46-Year-Old Man
May 15th 2013A 46-year-old man sought consultation for an abnormal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of 9 ng/mL and one prior negative biopsy. Five months ago, while traveling, he had presented to an urgent care facility with a 24-hour history of fever, chills, nausea, and vomiting.
I Can’t Talk to You With a Gun in My Face
May 3rd 2013How many times have you been killed for being the messenger with the bad news? You can often tell who is going to be angry when the CT scan shows recurrent disease. It is one of many things that are so stressful about being an oncologist. Let’s be honest; over the course of our career, we give a lot of bad news.
In Mouse Model, Imaging Strategy Follows Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis Response to Cabozantinib
April 22nd 2013A mouse model of bone metastasis can be used to follow real-time response to therapeutics in preclinical development, such as cabozantinib, according to results presented in the poster session of the 2013 AACR annual meeting.
ASCO 2013 Prostate Cancer Intro
April 22nd 2013Cancer Network and the journal ONCOLOGY present exclusive prostate cancer coverage from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Check out the stories below for write-ups of the most important information to come out of this year's event.
Zoledronic Acid Did Not Prevent Bone Metastases in High-Risk Prostate Cancer
April 19th 2013The use of zoledronic acid (Zometa) had no effect on the prevention of bone metastases in patients with high-risk prostate cancer, according to the first results of the Zometa European Study, or ZEUS, presented at the European Association of Urology 28th Annual Congress in Milan, Italy.