Patient & Survivor Care
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Sleep problems exact high toll in women with breast cancer
It’s important to ask about sleep and provide targeted interventions to improve sleep and quality of life in women with breast cancer, researchers...
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When to skip regional nodal radiation in breast cancer
“Based on the data, it’s a reasonable conclusion that radiotherapy can be avoided.”
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What will help ease the financial toll of breast cancer?
Programs that offer financial assistance and transportation as well as grants that help cover expenses are among the key strategies that can help...
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HER2+ Combo Shows Promise in Breast Cancer Brain Mets
Brain metastases are common in HER2+ breast cancers, but patients have few treatment options and a poor prognosis.
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Compelling case for skipping RT in some early breast cancers
Results of the PROSPECT study have defined a role for preoperative MRI in identifying a subgroup of women with early breast cancer who could...
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How the microbiome influences the success of cancer therapy
Disruptions of the microbial system in the gut, as occur during antibiotic therapy, can have significant effects on a patient’s response to...
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How to address chemo-related amenorrhea in early breast cancer to help improve quality of life
Management of premenopausal women with early breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy should include adapted strategies for risk communication,...
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ASCO details how to manage ongoing cancer drug shortage
“This guidance document aims to support clinicians, as they navigate the complexities of treatment planning amid the drug shortage.”
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Avoid anti-HER2 cancer therapies during pregnancy
Exposure to anti-HER2 agents was associated with “severe specific adverse pregnancy and fetal or newborn outcomes compared with exposure to other...
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Low vitamin D linked to paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy
These results also “suggest that vitamin D supplementation in patients with lower levels of vitamin D may reduce peripheral neuropathy ...”
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Prior authorizations interfere with recommended cancer care
Policy interventions and advocacy efforts at the patient, clinician, and hospital level will be needed to reform the PA process.