May 2014
2014 NCCN Guideline Updates: Experts Highlight New Recommendations for Clinical Practice
June 11, 2014
Article
Conference Highlights
At the recent National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) 19th Annual Conference, experts discussed this year's updates to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. The meeting also included reviews of NCCN Task Force reports on issues in supportive care. We asked eleven NCCN panel members to select the most significant updates and insights presented at the conference.
Rethinking Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
May 30, 2014
Article
Nurse's Notes
In 2012, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) convened a working group to explore the overdiagnosis of cancer, which often leads to the overtreatment of cancer.
Continuing Essential Cancer Treatment While Maximizing Protection of the Heart
May 29, 2014
Article
Partner Perspectives
The cardio-oncology program at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven is a combined inpatient and outpatient consultative service that addresses the cardiovascular complications of cancer and its treatment.
Raising Awareness of Inflammatory Breast Cancer
May 27, 2014
Article
Feature Story
Nobody Is Listening: Stories of Inflammatory Breast Cancer chronicles the accounts of women affected by inflammatory breast cancer, the most aggressive type of breast cancer.
Managing Breakthrough Pain Calls for Individualized Treatment Strategies
May 23, 2014
Article
Cover Story
Breakthrough pain is a common and disabling reality for patients with advanced cancer. Its root causes vary, and experts agree that this type of pain is often inadequately managed.
Chemotherapy Safety Precautions Essential Across Practice Settings and in the Home
May 21, 2014
Article
Feature Story
Careful adherence to safety guidelines for administering chemotherapy is not only critical in the inpatient setting but also in ambulatory facilities and increasingly in the home with a growing number of oral agents in use now and in the oncology drug pipeline.
Addressing Concerns About HPV Vaccination
May 19, 2014
Article
Partner Perspectives
Persistent infection with specific subtypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) has been definitively linked to progression to cervical cancer.