2014 MASCC/ISOO
Dignity, Personhood, and the Culture of Medicine
Cancer patients need more than good health care: they need health caring, according to palliative care specialist Harvey M. Chochinov, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University ...
Supportive Care in Pediatric Patients With Cancer: Recent Developments in Treating Febrile Neutropenia
Recent developments in supportive care for children with cancer can be broken down into three categories: doing the simple things well, applying evidence-based medicine to daily practice, and extendin...
NEPA for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: Key Endpoints and Additional Analyses Show Strong Efficacy
For the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, NEPA, a novel combination of a neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist and the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron (Aloxi), has been s...
Mucositis Remains a Challenge in Head and Neck Cancer
Chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer requires intensive supportive care by a knowledgeable and proactive multidisciplinary team, according to Avraham Eisbruch, MD, Professor of Radiation Oncolog...
Katherine C. Lee, MD, on Emergency Surgery and End-of-Life Care
Kathryn J. Ruddy, MD, MPH, on Breast Cancer and Quality of Life: Expert Perspective
Eva M. Ciruelos, MD, PhD, on HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Results From the PATRICIA Trial
Robert A. Figlin, MD, on RCC: Results From the ADAPT Trial
Andrew D. Seidman, MD, and Miguel Martín, MD, PhD, on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Results From the CIBOMA/GEICAM Trial
