Current Oncology, Volume 21, Issue 4

Early in clinical training, medical oncologists are taught that the goals of any palliative oncologic therapy include symptom control, quality-of-life improvement through disease stabilization, and prolongation of progression-free survival.[...]

In 2007, the U.S. Institute of Medicine delivered a report titled Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs¹, in which gaps in the provision of psychosocial care for cancer patients were identified.[...]

As elegantly reported by Drs. Shea–Budgell, Donnellan, and colleagues in the last issue of Current Oncology, venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent clinical problem in cancer patients^1,2.[...]

(1) Background: Now more than ever, cancer patients want health information. Little has been published to characterize the information needs and preferred sources of that information for patients who have completed cancer treatment. (2) Methods: We u...

(1) Purpose: In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurotoxicity (cipn) on psychological distress and sleep quality in cancer patients. (2) Methods: A total of 706 cancer patients were interviewe...

(1) Background: Adjuvant chemotherapy started more than 56 days after colon cancer resection has been associated with lesser overall survival among patients with stage iii colon cancer. The objective of the present population-based study was to deter...

Background: Hospitalized patients with advanced cancer often have a poor performance status, which is considered a relative contraindication to cytotoxic chemotherapy. We investigated outcomes in hospitalized solid tumour oncology patients who receiv...

Evidence-based treatment guidelines exist to improve quality of care for patients and are based on randomized trials that show evidence of benefit.[...]

As I reflect on my almost two decades in politics, I am proud of the accomplishments of the governments I was part of....[...]

(1) Purpose: Research suggests that physicians neglect preventive care for cancer survivors. A survivor’s self-motivation with respect to preventive care is unknown. Using protective skin care as a proxy, our aims were to characterize preventive care...