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A physical therapist can significantly reduce costs and the need for intensive rehabilitation by diagnosing and treating breast cancer-related lymphedema early, according to an article published in the January issue of Physical Therapy, the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

According to new research, annual prostate cancer screening among men in their 50s and 60s and those with underlying health conditions does not reduce deaths from the disease.

According to the American Cancer Society, women diagnosed today with breast cancer have a higher chance of survival than those diagnosed in earlier decades. However, health concerns continue to plague survivors long after their treatments end. For instance, studies show that as many as 50% of breast cancer survivors suffer from depression. But now, a meditation technique can assist breast cancer survivors with improving their emotional and physical well-being, according to University of Missouri researchers in the Sinclair School of Nursing.

When blood clots develop in cancer patients, 78% of the time they occur when a person is out of the hospital, while on chemotherapy. This remarkable fact comes from a study of nearly 18,000 cancer patients by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC).

A new program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital aims to help staff alleviate “compassion fatigue.” Developed by a leader in the field of compassion fatigue, the program is unique in the United States.

The idea developed out of concerns from nurse managers of several oncology units that nurses were continually stressed and burned out. These feelings were leading to high turnover in the units.

According to a recent issue of The American Surgeon, a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center determined that breast reconstruction after mastectomy is safe for older women.

“The removal of a breast has implications for the psychological, social and sexual well-being of the patient, establishing the need that reconstruction should be offered,” said Marissa Howard-McNatt, MD, assistant professor of surgery at Wake Forest Baptist. “However, little is known about rates of reconstruction in elderly women after breast cancer.”

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has revised its guideline development process. The new methods align with new principles from the Institutes of Medicine (IOM) by:

When breast cancer patients’ doctors comanage their care with other specialists, the patients report greater satisfaction with their care. However, not all specialists are likely to share decision making with other physicians, according to a new study in Health Services Research.

 “Breast cancer is typically a condition that is managed by multiple specialists. Often a surgeon is involved as well as a medical oncologist, radiologist and primary care physician,” said Katherine Kahn, MD, and senior author of the study.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental new drug application for Velcade (bor tezomib) for Injection (Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company) that updates the label to include additional longterm (median follow-up 60.1 months) overall survival (OS) data from the VISTA trial. The VISTA trial examined the use of bortezomib-based therapy in patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma (MM).

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