Lisa Schulmeister, MN, RN, ACNS-BC, OCN , FAAN

Omega-3 may be harmful when taken in conjunction with chemotherapy.

Free online resource available.

The Search for Well-Being: Treating the Whole Person in the New Health Care Era. A Primer on Integrative Medicine is a free booklet that can be viewed online or downloaded

An oncologist told me he retired because he couldn't pronounce the names of the drugs anymore.

Increased risk of bone fracture noted among patients aged 45-64 years.

ASCO's report identifies progress and challenges

The terminology of aging has changed over the past decade or so, and we're now using phrases such as young old (aged 60 to 69 years), middle old (aged 70 to 79 years), and the very old (aged 80+).

Recent statistics predict lifetime probabilities.

Optimistic messages convey a higher level of compassion.

Online patient education program provides short videos.

Older adults are at higher risk for interactions

Screening for psychosocial distress is an important component of care, and has even been referred to as the "sixth vital sign."

Part II of a series on these new agents

Part I of a series on these newly approved agents.

Protective effect of tamoxifen continues after treatment stops.

Focus is often on physical, and not psychosocial, concerns.

Decline seen for older adults but rates are rising for young adults.

Brittany Maynard is now the face of the "right-to- die movement" after the news media began covering her controversial decision to end her life, on her own terms, on November 1, 2014.

A third of patients die within a week of initiating hospice care.

A third of patients in a large study reported distress within the prior month

Unusual, but does occur.

Office practice identifies ways to improve monitoring and adherence.

Patients report that financial and work-related hardships persist beyond treatment.

Institute of Medicine report notes that major reform is needed.

ASCO publishes 32-page information guide.

Oncology care team is essential to helping patients make lifestyle changes.

A single dose of the combination drug prevents acute and delayed nausea.

A number of practices are grappling with how to implement meaningful use objectives, including patients' access to their medical records.

An oncologist who recently retired from practice told me that he retired because he couldn't pronounce the names of the drugs anymore. We can all relate to his observation that the number of new anticancer agents is increasing.

To address the question of whether axillary dissection is necessary in older women, researchers in Milan, Italy recruited 238 women aged 65-80 years with cT1cN0 breast cancer and randomized them to receive conservative surgery with or without axillary node dissection.