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Lymphoproliferative Disease Post Transplantation
This topic is an actual presentation from a national conference conducted by Contemporary Forums and includes the streaming, synchronized audio with visual materials. CE Credit is optional. Contemporary Forums: Providing Quality, Accredited Continuing Education to Thousands of Healthcare Professionals For More Than 25 Years and Now Offering both Live Conferences and Online Conference Content Via the Online CE Library. -
New Drugs & Treatment Strategies in the Therapeutic Pipeline
This topic is an actual presentation from a national conference conducted by Contemporary Forums and includes the streaming, synchronized audio with visual materials. CE Credit is optional. Contemporary Forums: Providing Quality, Accredited Continuing Education to Thousands of Healthcare Professionals For More Than 25 Years and Now Offering both Live Conferences and Online Conference Content Via the Online CE Library. -
Breaking the Bad News: Communicating with Patients and Families
This topic is an actual presentation from a national conference conducted by Contemporary Forums and includes the streaming, synchronized audio with visual materials. CE Credit is optional. Contemporary Forums: Providing Quality, Accredited Continuing Education to Thousands of Healthcare Professionals For More Than 25 Years and Now Offering both Live Conferences and Online Conference Content Via the Online CE Library. -
Assessment and Management of Dermatologic Toxicities Following Targeted Therapies
This topic is an actual presentation from a national conference conducted by Contemporary Forums and includes the streaming, synchronized audio with visual materials. CE Credit is optional. Contemporary Forums: Providing Quality, Accredited Continuing Education to Thousands of Healthcare Professionals For More Than 25 Years and Now Offering both Live Conferences and Online Conference Content Via the Online CE Library. -
The Use of Adjunctive Therapies in the Management of Bone Metastasis
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Addressing Oncology Emergencies: Sepsis, DIC, and Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
This topic is an actual presentation from a national conference conducted by Contemporary Forums and includes the streaming, synchronized audio with visual materials. CE Credit is optional. Contemporary Forums: Providing Quality, Accredited Continuing Education to Thousands of Healthcare Professionals For More Than 25 Years and Now Offering both Live Conferences and Online Conference Content Via the Online CE Library. -
PSA screening cuts prostate cancer deaths by a fifth
MedWire News: The risk of death from prostate cancer is reduced by 20% with prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening, although there is also a high risk for overdiagnosis, the results of a pan-European study indicate. The impact of PSA-based screening on prostate cancer morality remains unclear, despite the known benefits in terms of detecting early prostate cancer. Consequently, the European Randomized Study ...Submitted by Shan4691 | -
Clinical trial results influence breast cancer treatment patterns
MedWire News: Treatment practices for early-stage breast cancer have changed in recent years at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) in response to the results of clinical trial findings, study analysis shows. Treatment for early stage breast cancer, particularly in terms of use of adjuvant therapy and surgical practices, has improved considerably over recent years. The study, published ...Submitted by Shan4691 | -
Review of Case-Control Studies Related to Breastfeeding and Reduced Risk of Childhood Leukemia
ABSTRACT. to evaluate the evidence for the effect of breastfeeding on the risk of developing childhood leukemia. Objective. To conduct a systematic review Review Methods. regarding the association of breastfeeding and occurrence of childhood leukemia. Studies were identified by using Medline, US Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, National Centre for ...Submitted by Shan4691 | -
BREASTFEEDING REDUCES RISK OF BREAST CANCER
Washington, DC— As the country recognizes National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, one protective factor often goes unmentioned: the reduction in the risk of breast cancer shown in women who have breastfed their infants. Many Americans hear that breast cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed and second most deadly cancer among women. Similarly, when discussing breast self-exams with their ...Submitted by Shan4691 | -
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome [SBLA Syndrome (Sarcoma, Breast, Leukemia, and Adrenal Gland)]
Individuals with LFS are at increased risk for developing multiple primary cancers.Submitted by prettykitty64 | -
The Effects of ciprofloxacin and paclitaxel on metastatic and recurrent chondrosarcoma
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Video Game Improves Treatment Adherence in Young Cancer Patients
By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 05 - Playing a specially designed video game can help adolescents and young adult cancer patients adhere more closely to their prescribed treatment, new research published in Pediatrics shows. "Targeted video games can help improve the lives of young people with cancer, most importantly improve their adherence to their treatment," Dr. Pamela M. ...
Submitted by prettykitty64 |
Contemporary Management of Women At High Risk for Breast Cancer
This topic is an actual presentation from a national conference conducted by Contemporary Forums and includes the streaming, synchronized audio with visual materials. CE Credit is optional. Contemporary Forums: Providing Quality, Accredited Continuing Education to Thousands of Healthcare Professionals For More Than 25 Years and Now Offering both Live Conferences and Online Conference Content Via the Online CE Library.
Pediatric Brain Tumors
This topic is an actual presentation from a national conference conducted by Contemporary Forums and includes the streaming, synchronized audio with visual materials. CE Credit is optional. Contemporary Forums: Providing Quality, Accredited Continuing Education to Thousands of Healthcare Professionals For More Than 25 Years and Now Offering both Live Conferences and Online Conference Content Via the Online CE Library.
Radiation Therapy
Medical Author: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR What is radiation therapy? What are the types of radiation therapy? What are the side effects of radiation therapy? What is radiation therapy? In radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy), high-energy rays are used to damage cancer cells and stop them from growing and dividing. A specialist in radiation therapy is called a ...
Submitted by StarlightRN |
Understanding and checking for Melanoma
Melanoma Melanoma occurs when melanocytes (pigment cells) become malignant. Most pigment cells are in the skin; when melanoma starts in the skin, the disease is called cutaneous melanoma. Melanoma may also occur in the eye (ocular melanoma or intraocular melanoma). Rarely, melanoma may arise in the meninges, the digestive tract, lymph nodes, or other areas where melanocytes are found. Melanomas ...
Submitted by AbusyRN2go |
Skin Cancer, prepare for summer
Summer’s Coming: Time to review Skin Cancer Risk with Patients Nurses cannot spend too much time reminding patients about the damaging effects of the sun. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, and, since 1930, there has been an 1,800% increase in malignant melanoma. The increase is most likely due to a combination of factors, says Karrie ...
Submitted by AbusyRN2go |
Can oral Sex Cause Throat Cancer
Teenagers and young adults- roughly 75% of them have turned to oral sex as a " less risky option. Instead of intercourse. Is it safe? It might prevent against pregnancy, but you are not protected form any viruses. For the first time ever, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have established a link between oral sex, the human papillomavirus ( the same ...
Submitted by cuttie |
Breast Cancer Treatment
Estimated new cases and deaths from breast cancer (women only) in the United States in 2007: * New cases: 178,480. * Deaths: 40,460. Note: Some citations in the text of this section are followed by a level of evidence. The PDQ editorial boards use a ranking system to help the reader judge the strength of evidence linked to the reported results ...
Submitted by JonZ |
