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From The Oncology Report
FDA Approves Axitinib for Advanced Kidney Cancer

Axitinib, a kinase inhibitor, received approval for the treatment of advanced renal cell cancer and is the seventh drug... »

FDA Approves Subcutaneous Bortezomib for Marketed Indications

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a subcutaneous formulation of bortezomib, which will join the intravenous... »

Erlotinib Dose Doubled for Smokers With Head/Neck Cancer

PHOENIX – Giving smokers a higher, short-course dose of erlotinib before definitive surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of... »

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From Community Oncology
Regional nodal irradiation cuts breast cancer recurrence

Adding regional nodal irradiation to whole-breast irradiation significantly improved disease-free survival in women at high... »

Warm reflections and a bittersweet farewell

The first issue of Community Oncology was published in May 2004 after many months of preparation. I was honored to serve the... »

Despite accommodations in the ACO final rule, oncology remains on the periphery

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its final rule implementing the Medicare Shared... »

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Multimedia
Videos

When it comes to cancer, communication is key, Dr. Anthony Back explains in this Physicians' Roundtable discussion from the Chicago Supportive Oncology Conference.

Slideshow
David H. Henry, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital
Podcasts
The Policy & Practice Podcast covers health care regulation and reform for physicians.
From Journal of Supportive Oncology
The Attitudes of Nurses Toward Opioid Analgesics at a Hospital in Colombia

We have read with great interest the articles “Palliative Care Education in Ghana: Reflections on Teaching in West Africa”... »

Managing Side Effects of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy to Optimize Adherence in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: The Role of the Midlevel Practitioner

In the last decade, the development of imatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has brought about unprecedented change in the... »

PEER VIEWPOINT: Targeting the Symptoms of Lung Cancer, Not Just the Disease

Lung cancer accounts for a large percentage of cancer deaths worldwide. In the United States, an estimated 222,520 new... »

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Original Research
Determinants of Physical Activity in Palliative Cancer Patients: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Affective attitude, self-efficacy, and intention were the strongest correlates of total physical activity levels, and... »

AIP: Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Asian Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Anthracycline-Based Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Although studies have noted that ethnicity influences nausea and vomiting in other contexts, there is a paucity of research... »

AIP: Can Counseling Add Value to an Exercise Intervention for Improving Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors? A Feasibility Study

Improved survivorship has led to increased recognition of the need to manage the side effects of cancer and its treatment.... »

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 How We Do It
Coordination of Care in Breast Cancer Survivors: An Overview

The number of breast cancer survivors in the United States is increasing. With longer survival, there has been an increase... »


iOncologist
Easier Browsing for Medical Apps on iTunes

Browsing through the ever-growing numbers of medically-related apps has become a bit easier now that iTunes has created an... »


What Matters
CLEOPATRA: Success With Dual HER2 Blockade in Breast Cancer

SAN ANTONIO – Dr. Howard A. Burris III, Dr. William J. Gradishar, and Dr. Hope S. Rugo remark on the implications of the... »


Supportive Insights
ARTICLE IN PRESS: Dartmouth Atlas: Putting End-of-Life Care on the Map but Missing Psychosocial Detail

In many ways, the Dartmouth Atlas has put end-of-life (EOL) care on the map of health-care policy debates. It has proven an... »


Blognosis
Liability Reform: A Broken Promise?

Republicans on the House Energy & Commerce Committee took President Obama to task on Tuesday in a short video that ... »

Reviews
REVIEW: Comprehensive Management of Respiratory Symptoms in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer

Patients with advanced lung cancer experience a high symptom burden with great impact upon functional status and quality of... »

Regional nodal irradiation cuts breast cancer recurrence

Adding regional nodal irradiation to whole-breast irradiation significantly improved disease-free survival in women at high... »

2011 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: New therapies, genetic assays translate into early detection of recurrence, encouraging outcomes

The following reports are based on presentations at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held December 6–10, 2011. »

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Jan 26 - 28
San Francisco, CA		 Jonathan Wood & Associates: T-cell Lymphoma Forum
Jan 26 - 28
Phoenix, AZ		 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO): Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium
Jan 31 - Feb 2
Paris, 		International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment (ICACT)
Feb 2 - 4
San Francisco, CA		 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): Genitourinary Cancers Symposium
Feb 6 - 9
Orlando, FL		 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR): Advances in Prostate Cancer Research
Feb 23 - 25
Miami, FL		 American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS): Annual Conference
Mar 3 - 6
Washington, DC		 American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO): Annual Meeting
Mar 12 - 14
Baltimore, MD		 Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC): Annual National Meeting
Mar 14 - 18
Hollywood, FL		 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN): Annual Conference: Clinical Practice Guidelines & Quality Cancer Care
Mar 17 - 20
Gdansk, 		European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)/ European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO): Combined Drug-Radiation Treatment
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