Patient & Survivor Care
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EGFR Status May Explain Depression-Survival Link in NSCLC
Major Finding: None of 16 patients with EGFR mutations met criteria for depression, but 4 of 27 patients (15%) with wild-type mutations and 17 of...
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Transition to Survivor Care Requires Link to Community Physicians
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Bevacizumab Doubles Risk of GI Adverse Events in Key Ovarian Cancer Trial
Major Finding: GI adverse events occurred in 1.7% women who were treated only with standard therapies, compared with 3.4% of the two bevacizumab...
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Rising Cancer Survivorship Rates Spark Research Need
Major Finding: The largest group of cancer survivors was breast cancer survivors (22%), followed by prostate cancer survivors (19%) and colorectal...
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Improving Access to Pediatric Palliative Care
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Imaging Recommendations Largely Ignored in Prostate Cancer
Major Finding: More than one-third (39%) of men who were diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer did not receive the recommended radiographic...
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Financial Worries Top Psychosocial Concern of Cancer Patients
Major Finding: Issues involving financial need comprised 49% of recent requests for psychosocial assistance at a comprehensive cancer center.Data...