Supportive Care

For patients receiving treatment for oral and head and neck cancer, maintaining adequate nutrition is an ongoing challenge.

Spending all day sitting on the couch to binge watch your favorite television show not only isn't great for your waistline, recent research suggests it could increase your risk for cancer.

Two recently published clinical studies demonstrated a strong association between higher levels of vitamin D and improved outcomes among patients with various cancers.

A new study published today online in CANCER shows that the majority of breast cancer patients did not meet national physical activity guidelines after they were diagnosed

Colon cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States and only 60% of Americans report being up-to-date with the recommended screening guidelines.

Persistent infection with specific subtypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) has been definitively linked to progression to cervical cancer.

A noninvasive stool DNA test may be a new option to increase rates of colorectal cancer screening, proving more sensitive in identifying colon cancer, advanced precancerous lesions, and polyps than currently available fecal immunochemical testing (FIT).

Attendees at the 2014 ONS Annual Congress were encouraged to "Get Up, Get Moving" by recommending physical activity to improve patient outcomes.

Carol Cannon, RN, BSN, OCN, Oncology Program Specialist, Nurse Oncology Education Program, Austin, Texas, discusses the importance of exercise and diet for cancer patients and how nurses can approach the subject.

The FDA has granted the first-ever approval for a diagnostic test alternative to Pap smear, the cobas HPV Test, despite objections from a number of organizations and healthcare providers.

A new study reported at the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium shows that a prescribed exercise program reduces joint pain in breast cancer survivors taking aromatase inhibitors (AIs), with pain reductions observed at all levels of exercise.

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.

Dawn Hershman, MD, MS, medical oncologist, Columbia University Medical Center, discusses the HOPE Study, a randomized trial of exercise vs. usual care on aromatase inhibitor-associated arthralgias in women with breast cancer.

Laurel Northouse's interest in supporting the family caregivers of patients with cancer began nearly four decades ago when the young BSN graduate became a caregiver herself at the age of 27, following her husband's diagnosis of Stage IV Hodgkin's Disease

Canadian researchers led by Salaheddin M. Mahmud, MD, PhD of the University of Manitoba conducted a study to assess the effectiveness of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (QHPV) vaccine against cervical dysplasia.

A systematic review finds limited evidence of benefit.

Oncology nurses can lead the way in efforts to protect the next generation from this type of cancer if they know the facts about HPV vaccination for both girls and boys

Amy Hoffman, MSN, PhD, RN, from Michigan State University's College of Nursing, offers practical tips to help initiate a regular exercise strategy for cancer patients and survivors.

USPSTF is inviting comments on screening by primary care professionals.

The incidence of cervical cancer, an HPV-associated cancer, declined slightly; however, incidence rates increased for oropharyngeal and anal cancer, which also are considered HPV-associated cancers.

For the first time, Consumer Reports issues ratings of cancer screening tests.

Robin McConnell, from John Theurer Cancer Center, Discusses Nutrition in Cancer Care

Although the role of adequate nutrition in cancer patients is gaining recognition as being important, the area is often neglected as a key component of nursing care.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network releases newest update.

Women are now advised to have fewer screenings over their lifetime.

The USPSTF releases its new recommendations for public comment.

Early screening and comprehensive assessment of risk for malnutrition is increasingly recognized as imperative in the development of standards of quality of care in oncology practices.

Two studies presented at SABCS refined knowledge about how to prevent lymphedema in patients with breast cancer.