Tag: Cancer: Misc.
Lung Cancer Now Leads Cancer Mortality in Developed Nations
Leading cancer killer of American women for many years
Guidelines for VTE Prophylaxis, Treatment in Cancer Unchanged
Thromboprophylaxis required throughout hospitalization for most patients with active cancer
January 2015 Briefing – Hematology & Oncology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Hematology & Oncology for January 2015. This roundup includes...
CIO: Bacteria Could Be Useful in Fight Against Cancer
Weakened strain of Clostridium novyi-NT bacteria thrives in low oxygen environment
Recommendations Presented for MRI Use in Multiple Myeloma
MRI is gold standard for imaging axial skeleton, assessing painful lesions, ID'ing benign fractures
Cancer Diagnosis Impacts Patient Adherence to Diabetes Rx
Effect more pronounced with poor cancer prognosis
ASCO Reports Biggest Clinical Cancer Advances for 2015
The advance of the year is approval of four new therapies for treatment of CLL
More Stressors for Radiation Therapists Than Oncology Nurses
Also have high coping strategy frequency; no difference in anxiety, depression, burnout, well-being
Physicians Hit Barriers in Making Cancer Referrals
Sixty percent of physicians report encountering any barrier to cancer specialty referrals
Therapy Dogs May Help Patients Persevere With Cancer Treatment
'I would've stopped the treatment, but I wanted to come see the dog'
