Side Effect Management

A digital tool for caregivers of patients with cancer in hospice care significantly reduced some of the caregiver burden while improving their mood.

Slower infusion rates of antiemetic drugs may help manage nausea and vomiting in patients with gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancers.

Some treatment-related cardiovascular events, such as atrial fibrillation, may be more common in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, research shows.

There were certain characteristics associated with a perceived loss of dignity in patients with cancer, according to recent research.

It’s important to know what kinds of treatments are available for bladder cancer and understand that having a “tailored” treatment is important for patients, experts said.

A cancer-related side effect I faced was constipation caused by pain medication.

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Patients recently treated for cancer who required hospitalization for COVID-19 were at risk for venous thromboembolisms (VTEs), recent research has found, with investigators determining that patients who experience a thromboembolic event (TEE) are at a 20% to 25% risk of death.

Recent research determined that two specific biomarkers may help predict and protect survivors of childhood cancer from heart risks, such as cardiomyopathy.

Children with cancer tended to feel less anxiety after undergoing four sessions of creative art therapy, recent research showed.

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The use best use of opioids or NSAIDS may vary based on the type of pain patients with cancer are experiencing, recent research found.

Breast cancer treatment can disrupt patients’ quality and quantity of sleep, leaving them fatigued and restless during the day.

A recent study showed that incorporating immunotherapy checkpoint blockade into treatment before and after surgery can increase treatment-related side effects.

The FDA granted an orphan drug designation for the novel drug, NT-17, to treat people with acute radiation syndrome.

Receiving palliative care is important for adolescent and young adult patients, as they experience a time of identity development, an expert told CURE®.

A phase 3 trial found that testosterone recovery after androgen deprivation therapy leads to better quality of life following high-risk prostate cancer.

Managing side effects from lung cancer treatment with dose reductions is an approach experts have been using more, even though some patients voice concerns about lowering a drug’s impact on the disease.

One expert explains why palliative care for patients with cancer “is about aligning the patient's goals and the family's goals with the therapeutic goals.”

The benefit of neurofeedback by a closed-loop brain-computer interface was prominent when treating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with breast cancer.

Adding debulking surgery to chemotherapy did not cause a significant decrease in health-related quality of life for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, research showed.

More than half of patients may experience PMPS, a type of chronic nerve pain, following mastectomy and breast surgery.

“Integrative therapies can be utilized at any point along the cancer spectrum from diagnosis, throughout treatment and into survivorship,” an expert said.

A new phase 2b/3 trial was approved to study of S-pindolol benzoate to treat cachexia, a wasting disease associated with cancer.

New preoperative and postoperative models can help identify those at high risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema following surgery.

The recent publication of a guideline recommending mindfulness-based interventions highlight how important it is as a tactic to address symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with cancer.

Patients experiencing chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment may forget where they put things or even stop paying their bills, an expert said.

Wearable fitness devices can offer valuable insights for patients with cancer and the doctors treating them.

Exercise was shown to reduce chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in ovarian cancer survivors, according to findings from a recent study.

A majority of women with a history of colorectal cancer experience long-term gastrointestinal symptoms, which may be associated with psychological distress, according to recent research.