Patient & Survivor Care
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Cervical cancer: Vaginal dilation linked to less stenosis after treatment
Sexual intercourse and dilator use may reduce risk of vaginal stenosis following treatment for cervical cancer.
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Longer edoxaban may benefit cancer patients with distal DVT
“This is the first and only randomized trial to show the superiority of longer duration over shorter duration of anticoagulation therapy for...
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Advanced practice radiation therapists: Are they worth it?
The APRT role helps reduce physician burnout and optimize patient experience.
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Cost concerns lead to cancer treatment delays, nonadherence
Hospital-based financial navigators may help cancer patients negotiate the intricacies of insurance coverage, experts suggest.
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It’s safe to skip SLNB for small, ultrasound-negative breast cancer
Trial results support “the argument that sentinel node positivity is not, in and of itself, a critical parameter that determines therapeutic plans...
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Omitting sentinel lymph node biopsy safe for some early breast cancers
Data support “the argument that sentinel node positivity is not, in and of itself, a critical parameter that determines therapeutic plans and...
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Adhering to endocrine therapy is hard. What can be done?
Given the array of potential obstacles to endocrine therapy adherence, improving long-term use may be equally complex.
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Discussing family history post–genetic testing may prevent breast cancer overtreatment
A first-degree family history confers higher cancer risk, thus family history should be taken into consideration to limit exposing lower-risk...
Commentary
The safety of vaginal estrogen in breast cancer survivors
Concomitant use of vaginal estrogen and aromatase inhibitors was associated with a higher risk for breast cancer recurrence than was use of...
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Osimertinib plus chemo ups PFS, toxicity in first line
Combining osimertinib with chemotherapy improved progression-free survival in EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer, new interim data show, but...
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Surgery may worsen pleural mesothelioma survival outcomes
The first randomized, controlled trial shows greater mortality than chemotherapy alone, though surgical expertise may be a confounder.