Supportive Care Archives - Cancer Therapy Advisor

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Geriatric Assessment Summaries Facilitate Oncologist-Patient Conversations

By

Leah Lawrence

March 29, 2022

Geriatric assessment summaries can prompt and enhance oncologist-patient conversations about functional or physical performance.

Breast Cancer

Tailored Strategies Can Up Depression Referrals in Breast Cancer

January 7, 2022

Referrals were made for 7.9% of patients in the tailored screening program and 0.1% of control patients.

General Oncology

Managing Cancer-Related Pain in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

By

Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

January 6, 2022

The patient’s prognosis should inform the decision to add full-agonist opioids to treatment.

Head and Neck Cancer

Baseline Dysphagia May Predict Response to Treatment, Survival in Esophageal Cancer

By

Leah Lawrence

September 6, 2019

Patients with higher dysphagia scores also experienced worse febrile neutropenia and diarrhea.

Lung Cancer

Association Between Corticosteroid Exposure and Immunotherapy Outcome Identified

By

Christina Bennett, MS

June 28, 2019

Patients with lung cancer who were treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors had worse outcomes if they received corticosteroids for palliative indications.

The novelty of immunotherapies means that physicians and patients lack extensive experience dealing

Side Effect Management

Managing Adverse Events in the Era of Immunotherapy

By

Carlos Harrison

February 15, 2018

The novelty of immunotherapies means that physicians and patients lack extensive experience dealing with them.

Publication of all data is critical to ensure the forward movement of research that is needed to cre

General Oncology

Cancer-specific Reference Values Established for PROMIS Domains

By

Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

April 21, 2017

This study’s information can inform policy issues, particularly the collection of patient-reported outcome data and its use in clinical practice.

SIADH can be difficult to treat as a paraneoplastic syndrome, especially if the patient has concurre

General Oncology

Workplace Discrimination Still a Challenge for Patients With Cancer

By

Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

April 18, 2017

Study authors suggest that oncologists and oncology providers can help design effective, personalized workplace accommodations for patients with cancer.

Increased doses created severe late toxicity, and more research is needed to make stereotactic body

General Oncology

Clinician Communication, Perceived Burden Critical for Adherence to Oral Chemotherapy

By

Bryant Furlow

April 11, 2017

Patients who reported better clinician communication or an improved satisfaction with their treatment were more likely to be adherent.

A psychosocial telephone counseling intervention can be beneficial for cervical cancer survivors

HOPA 2017

Interprofessional Teams To Improve Oncology Care

By

Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

March 31, 2017

Interprofessional practice provides benefits to patients, team members, and the health care system, by working collaboratively to support and assist each other.