Oncology - Pain Management/Palliative Care News & Articles

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1 Relationship between background cancer pain, breakthrough pain, and analgesic treatment: a preliminary study for a better interpretation of epidemiological and clinical studies Current Medical Research and Opinion, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article

2 Rapid musculoskeletal ultrasound for painful episodes in adult haemophilia patients Haemophilia, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article

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3 Survey of European patients assessing their own noncancer chronic pain: results from Spain Current Medical Research and Opinion, May 21, 2013 Review Article

4 Understanding the experience of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who access specialist palliative care: A qualitative study Palliative Medicine, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article

5 Targeting 6-Phosphofructo-2-Kinase (PFKFB3) as a Therapeutic Strategy against Cancer Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, May 21, 2013 Review Article

6 Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for treatment of sarcoma cancer pain Pain Management, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

7 Exploring factors and caregiver outcomes associated with feelings of preparedness for caregiving in family caregivers in palliative care: A correlational, cross-sectional study Palliative Medicine, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article

8 Patient and family experiences of palliative care in hospital: ?What do we know? An integrative review Palliative Medicine, May 17, 2013 Review Article

9 What do patients with advanced incurable cancer want from the management of their pain? A qualitative study Palliative Medicine, May 17, 2013 Review Article

10 Influence of Sex Differences on the Progression of Cancer-induced Bone Pain Anticancer Research, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article

11 International palliative care experts view on phenomena indicating the last hours and days of life Supportive Care in Cancer, May 15, 2013 Review Article

12 Serum Concentration of Fentanyl During Conversion From Intravenous to Transdermal Administration to Patients With Chronic Cancer Pain The Clinical Journal of Pain, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article

13 Tibetan sound meditation for cognitive dysfunction: results of a randomized controlled pilot trial Psycho-Oncology, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article

14 Trajectories of psychological distress in adolescent and young adult patients with cancer: A 1-year longitudinal study Journal of Clinical Oncology, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article

15 A population-based prospective study of energy-providing nutrients in relation to cancer mortality and cancers of digestive organs mortality International Journal of Cancer, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article

16 A pilot study of prospective memory functioning in early breast cancer survivors The Breast, May 13, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article

17 Megestrol acetate in cancer patients with anorexia-cachexia syndrome: a meta-analysis Full Text Translational Cancer Research , May 13, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

18 Development, Implementation, and Compliance of Treatment Pathways in Radiation Medicine Frontiers in Oncology, May 13, 2013 Review Article

19 Pain in outpatients treated for breast cancer: prevalence, pharmacological treatment, and impact on quality of life Cancer Nursing, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article

20 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Impact on the care of Gynecologic Oncology patients in the absence of Medicaid expansion in Central Virginia Gynecologic Oncology, May 10, 2013 Review Article

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The ZORO study demonstrated that the addition of goserelin to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer in premenopausal women resulted in no change in post-chemotherapy rates of amenorrhea
A little over 50% of tumors in women with ER-positive, node-negative breast cancers will have a RS <18, and current data suggests that these women are UNLIKELY to receive a benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy
In patients with completely resected ER-positive DCIS when the surgical specimen also has LCIS, consider breast MRI screening in addition to mammography due to the lower sensitivity of mammograms for lobular disease

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VEGFR-1 is a prognostic marker for HCC

As reported in the Journal of Pathology, the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-1 is elevated in invasive hepatocellular cancer (HCC) specimens. In a study based on 135 HCC specimens, elevated VEGFR-1 was also associated with worse recurrence-free and overall survival.

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HCC risk increased in patients with AIDS

As reported in Cancer, researchers from the NCI have reported that patients with AIDS have a 4-fold increased risk of HCC compared to the general population. The study findings were based on 615,150 patients with AIDS between 1980 and 2009. The risk for HCC in patients with AIDS was essentially the same during the monotherapy/dual therapy and highly active anti-retroviral therapy eras.

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RAB25 is a prognostic marker for ovarian cancer

As reported in the International Journal of Cancer Research and Treatment, the pre-operative level of RAB25 is a predictor of disease-free survival (HR=18.2) and overall survival (HR=33.6) in patients with ovarian cancer. The study involved 36 and 16 women with ovarian cancer and benign tumors, respectively. The pre-operative cell-free DNA of genes (B2M, RAB25, CLDN4, and ABCF2) were measured and RAB25 was shown to be an independent prognostic factor.

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1 Changes in access to screening mammography, 2008-2011 Cancer Causes and Control, March 25, 2013 Review Article

2 Caffeine as an Adjuvant Therapy to Opioids in Cancer Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, April 1, 2013

3 Pain characteristics and management of inpatients admitted to a comprehensive cancer centre: a cross-sectional study Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, January 28, 2013

4 Changes in Symptom Intensity Among Cancer Patients Receiving Outpatient Palliative Care Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, April 17, 2013

5 Recreational and household physical activity at different time points and DNA global methylation European Journal of Cancer, March 25, 2013 Review Article

6 Insulin-like growth factor 1 and musculoskeletal pain among breast cancer patients on aromatase inhibitor therapy and women without a history of cancer Journal of Cancer Research & Clinical Oncology, April 16, 2013

7 Age Differences in the Presence of Pain and Psychological Distress in Younger and Older Cancer Patients Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, March 26, 2013

8 Advanced soft-tissue sarcoma in elderly patients: patterns of care and survival Annals of Oncology, March 27, 2013 Review Article

9 Pain and quality of life in Turkish cancer patients Nursing & Health Sciences, March 29, 2013

10 Eight ways to stay healthy after cancer: an evidence-based message Cancer Causes and Control, March 18, 2013 Review Article

11 Artificial nutrition and hydration in terminal cancer patients: the real and the ideal Supportive Care in Cancer, September 17, 2007

12 Place and Provision of Palliative Care for Children With Progressive Cancer: A Study by the Paediatric Oncology Nurses’ Forum/United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group Palliative Care Working Group Journal of Clinical Oncology, October 2, 2007 Free full text

13 Noninvasive methods for haemoglobin screening in prospective blood donors Vox Sanguinis, April 29, 2013

14 Features of cancer in teenagers and young adults in primary care: a population-based nested case-control study British Journal of Cancer, April 29, 2013 Review Article

15 Anaplastic thyroid cancer Oral Oncology , April 26, 2013

16 Age-related longitudinal changes in depressive symptoms following breast cancer diagnosis and treatment Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, April 19, 2013

17 Death with dignity from the perspective of the surviving family: A survey study among family caregivers of deceased older adults Palliative Medicine, April 19, 2013 Review Article

18 Clinical Trial of a Supportive Care Team for Patients With Advanced Cancer Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, April 17, 2013

19 Aged parents experiences during a critical illness trajectory and after the death of an adult child: A review of the literature Palliative Medicine, April 18, 2013 Review Article

20 Correlates of fruit and vegetable consumption among construction laborers and motor freight workers Cancer Causes and Control, March 21, 2013 Review Article

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Oncology - Pain Management/Palliative Care News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Oncology

Highlights in Oncology

VEGFR-1 is a prognostic marker for HCC

HCC risk increased in patients with AIDS

RAB25 is a prognostic marker for ovarian cancer

Most Popular Oncology Articles

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