Jesduvroq Approved for Anemia of CKD in Patients on Dialysis
Daprodustat is an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor.
Hematology/Oncology Information Center
What Is the Role of Palliative Care in Outpatient Oncology?
Palliative care should be viewed as a supportive element of care for patients with chronic illnesses at all stages of their disease.
Risk for Suicide Still Elevated for Individuals With Cancer
Elevated risks seen across all sociodemographic groups, with particularly high rates for Hispanics, Medicaid-insured, uninsured.
Moderna’s Experimental Cancer Vaccine Treats but Doesn’t Prevent Melanoma – A Biochemist Explains How it Works
Biochemist, Mark O’Brian, explains that preventive and therapeutic vaccines both train the immune system to fight disease, but they are used in different ways.
Top December 2022 FDA Approvals
December FDA approvals include treatments for weight loss in adolescents, major depressive disorder, lung cancer detection, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, multiple sclerosis, and lymphoma.
Many Thyroid Cancer Survivors Cite Inadequate Pretreatment Understanding
Self-reported failure to have understanding of treatment linked to failure to meet treatment expectations.
Screening Catches Only 1 in 7 Cancers
Vast majority of cancers diagnosed due to symptoms or other medical care.
On-Site Genetic Testing for Prostate Cancer Increases Patient Compliance
Implementation of on-site guideline-based genetic testing for prostate cancer patients increased compliance from 33.3% to 98.7%.
Infection-Unrelated Cancers Predominant Among Older Adults With HIV
Researchers evaluated rates of infection-related and infection-unrelated cancers among younger and older adults with HIV infection.
Medicine vs Food: the Patient Care Dilemma of ‘Financial Toxicity’
Experts are calling on colleagues to bring up the cost of care and its potential impact when discussing treatment options with patients.
For Patients With Sickle Cell Disease, Fertility Care Is About Reproductive Justice
Most patients with sickle cell disease are unaware that the disease and treatments, including chemotherapy, may cause infertility.
Moderna, Merck Report on Promising Melanoma Vaccine
Companies announced that the vaccine performed well in a small study of patients who had melanomasurgically removed
Breast Cancer: a Diagnosis That Extends Beyond the Patient
The authors present a case in which genetic testing for breast cancer may have affected outcomes in a 35-year-old woman.
Mindfulness Program Reduces Burnout, Compassion Fatigue in Nurses
A study sought to determine if mindfulness-based stress reduction would ease compassion fatigue and burnout among the facility’s pediatric oncology nurses.
Top Recent FDA Approvals
Recent FDA approvals include treatments for acute low back pain, postoperative nausea and vomiting, multiple myeloma, hemophilia B, and fibromyalgia pain.
USPSTF: Evidence Still Lacking for Routine Skin Cancer Screening
Current evidence is insufficient for assessing balance of benefits and harms of screening for asymptomatic teens, adults.
Trial Raises Questions About Effectiveness of Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Screening colonoscopy may provide a small reduction in the risk of colorectal cancer and no reduction in the risk of death, a study suggests.
Black Women Have Less Access to Newer Mammogram Technology
Among women with Medicare insurance, Black women less likely than White women to receive digital versus screen-film mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis.
Neoadjuvant Nivolumab-Ipilimumab Could Be New Standard Care in dMMR Colon Cancer
Neoadjuvant nivolumab and ipilimumab produced an “unprecedented” major pathologic response rate in the NICHE-2 study, according to the lead study author.
Effects of Breast Cancer Treatments on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
A review of the results of the Pathways Heart Study, which sought to identify the link between a history of breast cancer treatment and cardiovascular risks in women.
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