Intervention Reduces Use of Systemic Therapy at End of Life in Cancer Patients
An intervention can increase serious illness conversations and reduce the use of systemic therapy at the end of life in patients with cancer.
An intervention can increase serious illness conversations and reduce the use of systemic therapy at the end of life in patients with cancer.
Compared with the general population, survivors of childhood and adolescent cancers have an increased risk of 6 major psychiatric disorders.
Awareness of factors that cause cancer is especially poor among people who reject vaccines, prefer alternative medicine, or believe conspiracy theories.
In a survey of US adults, most were not aware that drinking alcoholic beverages can increase the risk of cancer.
Roughly half of hospitals accredited by the ACS-CoC failed to disclose the cost of 5 common cancer surgeries, researchers found.
The prior authorization process can delay cancer care, leading to disease progression and death, according to a survey of ASCO members.
Researchers sought to determine if automated standing orders for prophylaxis colony-stimulating factor would improve adherence to clinical guidelines for use according to risk for febrile neutropenia.
A Plan-Do-Study-Act approach was used to validate a tool for measuring distress and clinical depression in patients with cancer.
Researchers sought to determine whether initiating exercise during chemotherapy was superior to initiation after chemotherapy.
Nearly a third of female oncologists surveyed said they experienced some form of discrimination during pregnancy.