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Talking about end-of-life planning might not be so simple. Data suggests that patients want to know more about their prognosis, but sometimes physicians aren't sure how to bring up the discussion. Four supportive oncology experts discuss the importance and challenges of end-of-life planning during the 7th annual Chicago Supportive Oncology Conference.

Reviews & Peer Viewpoints
REVIEW: Comprehensive Management of Respiratory Symptoms in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer

Patients with advanced lung cancer experience a high symptom burden with great impact upon functional status and quality of... »

PEER VIEWPOINT: Targeting the Symptoms of Lung Cancer, Not Just the Disease

Lung cancer accounts for a large percentage of cancer deaths worldwide. In the United States, an estimated 222,520 new... »

PEER VIEWPOINT: Respiratory Symptoms in Advanced Lung Cancer: A Persistent Challenge

Drs. McCannon and Temel have written an interesting review on the management of respiratory symptoms in advanced lung cancer... »

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How We Do It
Managing Side Effects of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy to Optimize Adherence in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: The Role of the Midlevel Practitioner

In the last decade, the development of imatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has brought about unprecedented change in the... »

Coordination of Care in Breast Cancer Survivors: An Overview

The number of breast cancer survivors in the United States is increasing. With longer survival, there has been an increase... »

Guiding Patients Facing Decisions about “Futile” Chemotherapy

When deciding whether or not chemotherapy is “futile,” the concept of medical futility must be explored.1 Though it remains... »

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Original Research
The Impact of Myelodysplastic Syndromes on Quality of Life: Lessons Learned from 70 Voices

Findings revealed a multifaceted description of how MDS affects QOL. MDS was found to cause a substantial and sustained... »

Determinants of Physical Activity in Palliative Cancer Patients: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Affective attitude, self-efficacy, and intention were the strongest correlates of total physical activity levels, and... »

AIP: The Role of Spirituality and Religious Coping in the Quality of Life of Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy

National palliative care guidelines outline spiritual care as a domain of palliative care, yet patients' religiousness... »

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Commentaries & Letters
The Attitudes of Nurses Toward Opioid Analgesics at a Hospital in Colombia

We have read with great interest the articles “Palliative Care Education in Ghana: Reflections on Teaching in West Africa”... »

Dartmouth Atlas: Putting End-of-Life Care on the Map but Missing Psychosocial Detail

In many ways, the Dartmouth Atlas has put end-of-life (EOL) care on the map of health-care policy debates. It has proven an... »

'What Is Mental Health Parity, and Why Do I Care?'

Your patients may have gained insurance coverage for mental health services as of January 1, 2012. »

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Current Issue


The Journal of Supportive Oncology Focused on symptom and side-effect management, communication issues, and end-of-life care for patients with cancer.



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calendar
Jan 26 - 28
San Francisco, CA		 Jonathan Wood & Associates: T-cell Lymphoma Forum
Jan 26 - 28
Phoenix, AZ		 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO): Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium
Jan 31 - Feb 2
Paris, 		International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment (ICACT)
Feb 2 - 4
San Francisco, CA		 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): Genitourinary Cancers Symposium
Feb 6 - 9
Orlando, FL		 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR): Advances in Prostate Cancer Research
Feb 23 - 25
Miami, FL		 American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS): Annual Conference
Mar 3 - 6
Washington, DC		 American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO): Annual Meeting
Mar 12 - 14
Baltimore, MD		 Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC): Annual National Meeting
Mar 14 - 18
Hollywood, FL		 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN): Annual Conference: Clinical Practice Guidelines & Quality Cancer Care
Mar 17 - 20
Gdansk, 		European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)/ European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO): Combined Drug-Radiation Treatment
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