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2014 ESMO Congress Highlights

October 9th 2014

Anamorelin Improves Appetite, Slows Weight Loss in Lung Cancer

September 27th 2014

Patients with advanced lung cancer had improved appetite, less weight loss, and a significant increase in lean body mass when treated with the ghrelin agonist anamorelin.

Dr. Blinderman on Early Palliative Care for Patients With Metastatic Disease

September 24th 2014

Craig Blinderman, MD, Attending Physician in Medicine & Anesthesiology NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Palliative Care (Medicine & Anesthesiology), Columbia University, discusses starting palliative care early in patients with metastatic disease.

Screening for Distress Now a Routine Part of Quality Cancer Care-At Last

September 23rd 2014

At the 2014 ASCO meeting, OncologyLive sat down with Jimmie C. Holland, MD, the Wayne E. Chapman Chair in Psychiatric Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the recipient of the 2014 Giants of Cancer Careâ„¢ Award for her pioneering contributions in the field of supportive care.

Differences Identified Between What Medicare Covers and What Patients with Cancer Want

September 15th 2014

Does Medicare coverage for patients with cancer match up to what they actually want covered? There appears to be a mismatch between covered benefits and beneficiary preferences that involves quality of life and financial burden of care, according to a study from Duke University.

Individualized Treatment Strategies Needed for Managing Breakthrough Cancer Pain

September 9th 2014

Breakthrough pain is a common and disabling reality for patients with advanced cancer. Its root causes vary, and experts agree that this type of pain is often inadequately managed.

Dr. Parsons Discusses the Link Between Exercise and Bladder Cancer Risk

August 25th 2014

J. Kellogg Parsons, MD, associate professor of surgery (urology), University of California, San Diego, discusses modifiable lifestyle factors associated with bladder cancer.

DHEA Therapy Offers Relief From Vaginal Symptoms in Cancer Survivors

August 21st 2014

A randomized multicenter trial examining the efficacy of adding dehydroepiandosterone (DHEA) to a vaginal bioadhesive moisturizer in postmenopausal survivors of breast or gynecologic cancer has found that daily rather than as-needed use of such a moisturizer significantly relieves symptoms of vaginal atrophy in these women.

Medicare to Pay Docs for Chronic Care Coordination

August 18th 2014

Starting in January 2015, Medicare will begin paying physicians for the care coordination they provide beneficiaries with chronic conditions.

The Pivotal Role of Cooperative Group Trials

August 8th 2014

Managing Toxicities Associated With Regorafenib

August 8th 2014

Case Studies in Advanced Colorectal Cancer

August 8th 2014

Optimal Dosing of Regorafenib in CRC

August 8th 2014

Treatment Options for Advanced CRC

August 8th 2014

Final Thoughts on Optimizing the Treatment of mCRC

July 23rd 2014

TAS-102 in Refractory mCRC

July 23rd 2014

Optimizing Treatment With Regorafenib in mCRC

July 23rd 2014

BRAF-Mutated Colorectal Cancer

July 23rd 2014

Second-Line Treatment Options in mCRC

July 23rd 2014

Future Analyses From the 80405 mCRC Trial

July 23rd 2014