Supportive Care

A recent trial is evaluating a new drug to treat cachexia, testing its efficacy in dogs currently.

Amanda Bontempo, MS, RD, CSO, CDN, gives some tips for healthy eating. Join us on 4/18 at 1 PM for our tweetchat, with Bontempo as moderator, to discuss more nutrition.

There may be a shift away from the USPSTF's opposition to routine PSA screening for prostate cancer in some men.

A recent meta-analysis found that the most effective treatments for cancer-related fatigue are exercise and psychological interventions.

People with certain disabilities were found to be less likely to follow recommended guidelines for colorectal cancer screening.

On March 21, at 9 PM EST, the #CureConnect tweetchat will be focusing on screening and prevention. Sharyn Worrall, Patient Education Manager for FightCRC will be comoderating on this topic, which is especially important for colorectal cancer.

A poor diet earlier in life could be linked to a greatest risk of breast cancer before menopause.

Partow Kebriaei, MD, from MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses how nurses can monitor patients for cytokine release syndrome.

A recent study found that telenutrition services may be beneficial for patients with high-risk cancer.

A recent trial found that patients who receive telephone-based smoking cessation counseling at the time of lung cancer screening are more likely to quit smoking.

Group exercise programs are beneficial to survivors of cancer, and can offer motivation from peers to continue living a healthy lifestyle.

Elizabeth Repasky, PhD, discusses the effect that lifestyle factors can have on immune reponses in patients with cancer.

Patients in a small study who were placed on a certain diet plan for three months saw a decrease in fatigue from breast cancer treatments.

A recent study sought to evaluate clinician expectations of benefits and harms of treatments, imaging, and screening.

A recent study examined factors associated with decreased levels of physical activity following cancer diagnosis and aimed to identify barriers to staying physically active.

According to new analysis, patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who engaged in daily exercise demonstrated improved outcomes.

A recent study found that weightlifting and resistance training may be a viable option to mitigate the risk and progression of lymphedema.

Karen Lee discusses the the importance of an actively involved caregiver for patients with cancer.

Patients with cancer can be vulnerable to to caregiver abuse and should know the warning signs.

Dr. Puneeth Iyengar expresses the importance of nutrition and hydration for patients with stage III lung cancer.

Recent development of a tool to detect early signs of cachexia, characterized by muscle loss, anorexia and weakness, in patients with cancer may help with early diagnosis, leading to better prognosis and quality of life.

Stressing self care, a Mei Fu developed an online platform for prevention and treatment of lymphedema.

Nurses can model and encourage patients toward healthy behaviors making it E.A.S.I.E.R in just a few simple steps.

Alene Nitzky will moderate our next #CureConnect twitter chat about helping patients to get active and fit physical activity into their routine.

Arvind Shinde, MD, MBA, MPH, assistant clinical professor at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses the potential benefits of monitoring patients with fitness trackers.

Cancer survivors are not more likely than the general population to fully engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors. Interventions to increase physical activity and smoking cessation programs are needed.

The health benefits of yoga are many, but in the oncology setting, studies of the approach have focused primarily on women with breast cancer. However, a small, first-of-its-kind study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is exploring how yoga may also improve treatment-related symptoms in men who are undergoing radiotherapy for their prostate cancer. And the results, thus far, are promising.

Kathryn H. Schmitz, PhD, MPH, professor of Public Health Sciences and associate director of Population Sciences at the Penn State Cancer Institute, discusses what researchers already know regarding diet and exercise and breast cancer, and what questions are yet to be answered.