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About one-fifth of adults are smokers; secondhand smoke exposure remains high among nonsmokers [more]

Overall survival not improved with gemcitabine versus fluorouracil plus folinic acid [more]

The hallucinogen appears to be effective; no clinically significant adverse events noted [more]

Those receiving statins have same rates of cancer and death as those given placebo [more]

In advanced disease, outcome depends mostly on size of residual tumor, not chemotherapy timing [more]

Drug appears to decrease aberrant colonic foci in humans and lung tumor burden in mice [more]

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Management of Dyspnea in Cancer Patients - Continuing Education This continuing education activity is designed for nurses in clinical practice to learn about the nursing management and treatment of patients experiencing dyspnea. This activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hours . Greetings from CancerLand: Something Good New blog from Alysa Cummings Do Quitters Never Win? New Beating the Beast blog post from Rodney Warner, JD Virtual Grocery Tour The Joan Karnell Cancer Center conducts supermarket tours specifically for cancer survivors. This is now available in five easy to view segments. Brown Bag Chat: Issues Facing Young Adults After a Cancer Diagnosis Live Webchat, September 16, 2010, 12:30pm EST. TransOral Robotic Surgery (TORS) Videos Learn more about this minimally invasive surgical approach developed by head & neck surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania, which has recently been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Chemotherapy Primer: Why? What? and How? Allogeneic Transplant (Bone Marrow & Stem Cell) Allogeneic transplants use donor stem cells or bone marrow. This articles discusses the steps of a transplant and potential side effects. What Is Chemoprevention? This article addresses chemoprevention, the use of medications to prevent cancer, specifically in breast, prostate and colon cancers. Management of Radiodermatitis - Continuing Education New Nursing Continuing Education on radiodermatitis Dose-Dense Chemotherapy This article discusses the dose dense concept of chemotherapy administration, what studies have found and for which cancers it is used. In Sickness and In Health New "Beating the Beast" blog post from Rodney Warner, JD Donating Blood and Organs New Bob Riter Cancer Column on blood and organ donation. Patient Perceptions of Proton Therapy: An Internet Based Survey This survey will help us to understand common patient perceptions of proton therapy - an increasingly popular form of external radiation treatment. View All What's New | What's New RSS

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