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Having been in palliative care since 2006, my face is a familiar one at the cancer center. While it has bought me 12 years so far, and hopefully many more, I'm still trying to navigate a "new normal."

Patient-centered website partners with the FDA for drug safety surveillance.

A twice-per-week, 20-minute, acupuncture-like nerve stimulation treatment may help to relieve the symptoms of radiation-induced xerostomia (dry mouth).

Interactive town meeting will offer the latest information on lung cancer treatment and research.

Nausea and vomiting associated with anticancer therapies continue to be among patients' most troubling symptoms. Findings of a clinical trial found that olanzapine demonstrated comparative benefits in relieving these symptoms.

The number of women deciding to have breast-conserving therapy to treat their early-stage breast cancer has been steadily increasing, but these gains are muted for some women due to such factors as insurance status, income, and travel distance to treatment centers.

Diminished quality of life observed in women during the early survivorship period.

A number of effective strategies exist for addressing hand-foot skin reaction to help ensure patients remain on their treatment with regorafenib (Stivarga).

The lack of comprehensive rehabilitation services is a profound source of unnecessary suffering for survivors.

Nurses find that nature sounds and soothing music are effective.

Early-stage cancer patients who are physically active throughout chemotherapy have a reduced risk of experiencing cognitive impairment known as "chemobrain," and are less likely to have chronic inflammation.

Findings from an analysis of more than 34,000 participants in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study show that among those who have survived at least 5 years, all-cause mortality at 15 years after diagnosis dropped by half from 12.4% to 6%.

In a phase III trial the immunotherapy nivolumab (Opdivo) improved overall survival and was less toxic than docetaxel in both nonsquamous and squamous non–small cell lung cancer.

ASCO updates clinical guideline screening among patients at high risk for HBV infection or HBV reactivation after chemotherapy.

ASCO's first-ever clinical trial aims to match patients who have run out of treatment options with therapies that are FDA-approved to treat tumors with their genetic variant but for a different type of cancer.

Adding palbociclib (Ibrance) to standard fulvestrant more than doubled progression-free survival in pretreated patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, according to study results presented at the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting.

A new study reported at the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting suggests that anastrozole may be better than tamoxifen for many women who choose adjuvant therapy to prevent recurrence after DCIS.

Cancer Support Community tackles the CLL experience in new cancer experience registry.

Effectively communicating with patients is essential for oncology nurses and can have a tangible impact on the success of treatment. But what is effective communication?

Complementary and alternative therapies like yoga and acupuncture are becoming more popular among cancer patients and survivors to help ease symptoms like pain, fatigue, and distress, but what drives-and deters-the use of these integrative therapies is not well understood.

More Than $1.35 Million Awarded to Young Adult Survivors Since 2005.

A study by researchers at the Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven provides further support for the use of standardized measures of distress.

No one should fight lung cancer alone. Free ME from Lung Cancer helps raise much-needed money for lung cancer research, education, and community support.

Weight training was shown to help stave off deterioration of physical function in breast cancer survivors, conferring a benefit twice that of women in a control group who did not participate in the weight-lifting intervention.

It is only human to have feelings of fear, anger, depression, disappointment, and confusion after receiving a diagnosis of cancer.

ASCO has updated and expanded its set of treatment and survivorship care plan (SCP) templates for oncology professionals and patients with cancer.

Caregiver Choices is a resource for all those who find themselves in the role of caregiver for someone who has been diagnosed with lung cancer.

Huddle boards-permanent bulletin boards that display daily status and improvement plans for a workgroup-are part of the Kaizen lean production method, a rapid improvement initiative designed for businesses.