Patient & Survivor Care
From the Journals
COVID booster mounts ‘brisk’ response in patients with cancer
“Anti-RBD can potentially be used to prioritize additional vaccine doses, especially in regions of the world with limited vaccine resources.”
Diminutio
Dodging potholes from cancer care to hospice transitions
The consequences of suboptimal hospice transitions can damage the mental health and well-being of patient and caregiver.
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Three symptoms suggest higher risk for self-injury in cancer
“Self-injury can be a means to cope with psychological difficulties for some patients, without intent for suicide.”
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Lasting immunogenicity of Pfizer COVID vaccine in patients with solid tumors
“Although humoral response was extensively studied in patients with cancer, to our knowledge, there are few data regarding cellular immunity and...
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Age, skin cancer risks for ICI-induced bullous pemphigoid identified
“It’s harder to understand why a presumably antibody-mediated side effect would be more likely to have that cross-reactivity where the tumor...
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Doc accused of killing 14 patients found not guilty
The trial raised the specific issue of what constitutes a medically justifiable dose of opioid painkillers during the end-of-life procedure known...
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Cancer survivors: Move more, sit less for a longer life, study says
What’s “alarming” is that so many cancer survivors have a sedentary lifestyle.
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Lancet Commission reexamines the current approach to death
“Death is a much more complex phenomenon: cultural, social, involving families and society. Not all of these aspects are taken into consideration...
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Ways to lessen toxic effects of chemo in older adults
Three recent high-quality randomized trials evaluated the use of geriatric assessment in older adults with cancer.
Conference Coverage
Why is there an increased risk of cancer in depressed patients?
“We have to think about depression as a systemic illness,” Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff said. “What is depression doing that’s creating a fertile...
Diminutio
Filling opioid prescriptions akin to a Sisyphean task
“Instead of preserving access to desperately needed pain medicine for those suffering with serious illness, states and insurers have aggressively...