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October 8, 2020
Association of Current Opioid Use With Serious Adverse Events Among Older Adult Survivors of Breast CancerBookmark
George Lundberg, MDResearch paper from JAMA Network Open curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
This study linked continued opioid use after breast cancer treatment to many serious adverse effects in older women.
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February 11, 2020
‘Impressed With Impact’ of Ketamine in Cancer Palliative CareBookmark
George Lundberg, MDArticle from Medscape curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
Depression is, for obvious reasons, common in patients with advanced cancer. The old, inexpensive drug ketamine—already approved for medical use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—seems rapidly effective, according to small studies.
Go to full article published by Medscape.
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October 14, 2019
Pediatric Palliative Care: A Specialty Comes of Age
For a child with cancer, palliative care can provide much-needed relief from stress and symptoms—for the patient and their family alike. Palliative care is given alongside cancer treatment, and is not synonymous with “end-of-life” care. In fact, anyone with a… Read more »
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October 7, 2019
Emphasizing Oncogeriatrics
With:A Q&A with Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti, MD, Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, and Chair of the Young Interest Group of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG); nicolo.battisti@gmail.com Q: Everyone knows that… Read more »
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August 26, 2019
Long-Term Infection Risk in Kids With LeukemiaBookmark
George Lundberg, MDArticle from MedPage Today curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
Survivors of childhood leukemia are more susceptible to infections than are others, even many years later.
Go to full article published by MedPage Today.
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August 26, 2019
Two Ministers, 26 Years: A Reflection on Engaged Hope in CancerBookmark
George Lundberg, MDArticle from the Journal of Clinical Oncology, selected by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
A hospital chaplain describes a nearly 30 year experience about the importance of engaged hope as he copes with his advanced liver cancer.
Go to full article published by the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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April 8, 2019
New Study Suggests Diet May Affect Response To Cancer Immunotherapy DrugsBookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt:
“People with a type of skin cancer who consumed a high-fiber diet responded better to immunotherapy treatment than those with poorer diets, according to data presented at a media preview of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting.
“Melanoma is a type of skin cancer which although very treatable if caught early, still kills approximately 9,000 Americans a year, mainly people who are diagnosed a more advanced stage of disease where the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.”
Go to full article published by Forbes on Feb 27, 2019.
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December 3, 2018
Best Uses of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Patients with Cancer
With:A Q&A with Val Jones, MD, Medical Director of Admissions, Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, Spokane, WA Originally published February 1, 2017 Q: Your principal practice in Spokane, Washington is physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). What do you find to be… Read more »
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September 14, 2018
Huge Progress in Palliative Care
With:A Q&A with Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, Director, Center to Advance Palliative Care; Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York, NY; diane.meier@mssm.edu Originally published November 8, 2017 Q: You wrote in… Read more »
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July 23, 2018
Cancer Pain and the Opioid Epidemic
George Lundberg, MDA Q&A with Kevin Sevarino, MD, PhD, President-elect of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and Consulting Psychiatrist at Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford, CT Q: Opioid abuse, addiction, and overdose are huge American problems right now. Many cancer patents experience chronic… Read more »