7 Myths About Prostate Cancer Debunked
Despite how common prostate cancer is in American men, misconceptions about its symptoms, detection, treatment, and management persist.
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5 Skin Cancer Risk Factors During Winter
Patients may neglect their skin health when the weather gets cold, but they remain at risk of damaging their skin and developing cancer in the winter, too. What winter-specific risk factors can clinicians discuss with patients?
6 Emotional Health Concerns of Oncologists During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Researchers have found a concerning level of distress in oncologists as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that needs to be addressed so that they can better treat their patients and safeguard their own mental health.
Smoking Risks for Colorectal Cancer to Discuss With Patients
Smoking is consistently seen as a risk for various cancers, and in recent years it has been connected to colorectal cancer in particular.
How Can You Help Manage Distress in Patients With Lung Cancer During COVID-19?
As this research finds that many patients are distressed enough to require some form of intervention, a number of stress-reduction techniques are provided that can be easily put into practice.
5 Psychosocial Factors to Discuss With Breast Cancer Survivors
Researchers looked at dozens of studies and found an association between a number of psychosocial variables and quality of life in breast cancer survivors.
Does Type of Radiation Therapy in Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment Affect Lung Toxicity?
Researchers examined data from patients who were treated for Hodgkin lymphoma between 2009 and 2013 who had received radiation therapy as part of their treatment.
Effects of Drugs Targeting Mitochondrial Respiration in Melanoma
Despite relying on glycolysis, there is growing evidence that many tumor types still have high levels of mitochondrial energy metabolism and functioning oxidative phosphorylation. One such subset of tumors is melanoma, potentially playing a role in both tumor progression and resistance to therapy. This has led researchers to wonder whether targeting mitochondrial respiration could be…
Telemedicine and Quality of Life in Patients With Lung Cancer
Telemedicine has become more crucial than ever in the continuing wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that there was a 50% increase utilization of telehealth services in the first quarter of 2020 compared with 2019, and a 154% increase in week 13 of 2020…
Is There An Association Between DCIS and Breast Cancer Mortality?
How effective is surgical treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) at preventing an invasive recurrence of breast cancer? Treatment is intended to significantly lessen the lifetime risk of breast cancer and breast cancer-related mortality, but are patients diagnosed with DCIS still at risk for experiencing poor outcomes? A recent study in JAMA Network Open…
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