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A recent study has determined that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not an independent risk factor for lung cancer. Read More ›

Results from a retrospective analysis of more than 36,000 individuals with colon cancer indicated that patients with early-stage disease plus diabetes or high blood pressure have an increased risk of death or cancer recurrence compared with those colon cancer patients without either condition. Read More ›

A variety of therapies exist for the severe, debilitating fatigue that often follows cancer treatments. Read More ›

Chronic pain is a reality for more than 100 million Americans, including many cancer patients. Read More ›

The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, located on the campus of Sibley Memorial Hospital, provides medical oncology services to cancer patients in the Washington, DC, community. Read More ›

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 54th Annual Meeting, held in Boston, Massachusetts, coincided with Superstorm Sandy. Despite the havoc wreaked by the storm, Boston was largely spared, although ASTRO canceled Monday afternoon’s Plenary Session when public transportation was shut down. Read More ›

Genetics as it pertains to cancer risk tends to be a hot topic in the news lately. Patients may see a story that states, for example, “Researchers have found that the risk of developing cancer in women with a mutation in gene Q is 500% higher,” but what does that risk actually mean? Read More ›

As healthcare professionals who work with people living with cancer, we often see patients when they are most vulnerable. For many patients, their moments of greatest vulnerability are at the time of diagnosis and while discussing treatment. During such moments, patients typically feel overwhelmed and inundated with a large amount of information to process and assimilate, while at the same time dealing with the emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis. Read More ›

This issue of The Oncology Nurse-APN/PA (TON) brings you highlights of the news from the 2012 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting. Part of our ASTRO coverage includes the results of a study that show that many patients with incurable lung cancer misunderstood the goals of palliative radiation therapy. Read More ›

For preventing bone metastases in women with early breast cancer, the current body of evidence does not support the use of osteoclast-targeting agents, ie, bisphosphonates, according to Julie Gralow, MD, director of Breast Medical Oncology at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. Read More ›