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

Incidence and mortality has decreased 30% over past 10 years.

Study suggests that more than half of all patients received second and third line therapies.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 79 million Americans, most in their late teens and early 20s, are infected with the human papillomavirus. Each year, about 14 million people become newly infected.

International researchers from seven countries conducted a prospective study to determine risk reduction of ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation after oophorectomy and examine other factors, such as impact of this procedure on mortality and five year survival.

Second largest drugstore chain phasing our tobacco products by 10/1/14

On February 3, 2014 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) enacted a rule that will give patients direct access to their laboratory results.

In 2012, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recommended routinely offering palliative care to patients with metastatic cancer and uncontrolled symptoms to improve symptom control and quality of life and reduce caregiver burden.

Searchable phone app provides information on herbs, complementary therapies, and more.

Social Security Administration now includes several more cancer diagnoses.

However, incidence still far surpasses the Healthy People 2020 goal.

It's been well established now that cancer survivorship begins on the day of diagnosis. Despite the positive spin that this presents for patients, families, friends, and coworkers, most people still associate cancer survivorship with completing treatment and getting on with life.

Occupational exposure to hazardous drugs is a known risk of working in settings in which these drugs are administered.

A hot topic of discussion at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in June was the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often referred to as the ACA) and what it means for the future of oncology care in the United States.

It is no surprise that increasing rates of obesity are linked to increasing cancer incidence, but what is interesting is just how bad things are now, and how bad they are predicted to become in the years ahead.

Although the number of survivors is impressive, survivorship also brings challenges, as many cancer survivors experience long-term physical and psychosocial effects of the disease and its treatment.

Screening rates are lower than desired, and disparities continue.

Updated Cochrane review supports the benefits of aerobic exercise.