By: Maurie Markman, MD From: medscape.com Hello. I’m Dr Maurie Markman, from City of Hope. I’ll be briefly discussing a very interesting paper, which recently appeared in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, entitled, “Costs of Cancer Prevention: Physical and Psychosocial Sequelae of Risk-Reducing Total Gastrectomy.” Clearly, the oncology community is very familiar with risk-reducing surgery. Certainly, based on the experience …
Common Cancer Myths and Misconceptions
Source: National Cancer Institute From: cancer.gov Certain popular ideas about how cancer starts and spreads—though scientifically wrong—can seem to make sense, especially when those ideas are rooted in old theories. But wrong ideas about cancer can lead to needless worry and even hinder good prevention and treatment decisions. This page provides the latest science-based information about some common cancer myths …
Chemo Hacks: Tips I Used to Make My Breast Cancer Treatment a Bit Easier
By: Deborah Blake-Ontiveros From: webmd.com Going through chemotherapy isn’t exactly a walk in the park. It’s tough, no doubt about it but so are you. I’m currently going through chemo and have picked up some tips and tricks that are making this process a little more bearable. Here are some chemo hacks to help you or your loved one get …
Gen X May Face Higher Cancer Rates Than Baby Boomers
By: Ralph Ellis From: .webmd.com Gen-Xers are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than generations that came before them, according to a new study published in JAMA Open Network.Researchers from the National Cancer Institute examined health records of 3.8 million people diagnosed with malignant cancer in the U.S. from 1992 to 2018. Cancer rates were determined for members of …
ASTRO guideline on radiation therapy for bone mets emphasizes patient-centered care
he American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) published yesterday an updated clinical guideline that details best practices for treating patients who have symptomatic bone metastases and ways to improve their quality of life. The guideline is available as a free access article in Practical Radiation Oncology, ASTRO’s clinical practice journal. Many types of cancer can spread to a patient’s skeletal …
Ending Oncology’s Toxic Relationship With High Chemotherapy Doses
By: Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS From: medpagetoday.com Optimizing doses can improve patient outcomes and lower costs Many years ago, my patient, a woman in her fifties with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), got her routine, yearly lab work returned showing a white blood cell count that was 10 times higher than normal. In my practice, which focuses exclusively on treating …
Ableism in cancer care a prevalent, often overlooked health disparity
By: Jennifer Byrne By: Cheri Blauwet, MD From: healio.com As the broader health care field strives to identify and address health care disparities, a commentary published in The Lancet Oncology underscored the importance of eliminating ableism from cancer care. “For many years, people working in cancer care who have knowledge of disability-competent care and concepts of ableism have been calling …
Our Health Care Information as a Cancer Survivor
View PostNumbing agent lidocaine may have cancer-fighting properties
Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine From: news-medical.net Lidocaine-;often used as numbing agent for outpatient medical procedures-;activates certain bitter taste receptors through two unique mechanisms that result in cancer cell death, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Their findings, published today in Cell Reports, pave the way for a clinical trial …