PTSD may be surprisingly prevalent and severe in cancer patients, and may persist among survivors long after primary treatment ends. Oncology Nursing Forum
Minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer is becoming popular, but the oncologic safety of these new procedures is often not being evaluated thoroughly. Medscape Medical News
Results from a phase 3 trial showed no improvement in disease-free survival with cisplatin, and a significantly worse colostomy rate. Medscape Medical News
Combining high-cutoff hemodialysis with chemotherapy allowed multiple myeloma patients in acute renal failure to regain kidney function, and also significantly improved their survival. Medscape Medical News
Dr. Clayton Smith has moved to the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), where he is now director of the Hematologic Malignancies Program. Medscape Medical News