Volume 5, Number 2 (February 2007) |
The articles in this month’s issue of The Journal of Supportive Oncology are summaries from selected presentations at the Second Annual Chicago Supportive Oncology Conference, held September 28–30, 2006, at the Hotel Intercontinental in Chicago, Illinois. Please see http://www.chicagosupportiveoncology.com for more information on the 2007 Chicago Supportive Oncology Conference, including the conference schedule, call for abstracts, continuing education programs, and registration. |
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Keynote Address and Issues in Supportive Care |
58 |
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Making the Patient Better—Whatever the Outcome
Based on a presentation by Eric J. Cassell, MD
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73 |
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Cancer Survivors: Issues in Symptom Management
Based on a presentation by Patricia Ganz, MD
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74 |
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Integrative Oncology: Complementary Therapy for Cancer Survivors
Based on a presentation by Barrie R. Cassileth, MS, PhD
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75 |
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Updates from the 2006 Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer International Symposium
Based on a presentation by Paul J. Hesketh, MD
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Breast Cancer |
60 |
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Can Lifestyle Choices Influence Breast Cancer Risk and Prognosis?
Based on a presentation by Jennifer A. Ligibel, MD
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Cancer-Related Pain |
61 |
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Opioid Receptors in Pain Control
Based on a presentation by Gavril W. Pasternak, MD, PhD
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61 |
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Peripheral Neuropathy: Experimental Findings, Clinical Approaches
Based on presentations by Gary J. Bennett, PhD, and Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN
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63 |
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Treating Cancer Pain in Patients Addicted to Drugs
Based on a presentation by Steven D. Passik, PhD
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Gastrointestinal Malignancies |
66 |
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Chemotherapy as Palliation in Advanced Colon Cancer
Based on a presentation by Patrick J. Loehrer, MD
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Hematologic Malignancies |
69 |
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Chronic GVHD Still Limits Success With Stem Cell Transplant
Based on a presentation by Krishna Komanduri, MD
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70 |
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Preventing Catheter-Related Infectious Complications
Based on a presentation by Rabih O. Darouiche, MD
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Lung Cancer |
78 |
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Controlling Symptoms in Elderly Lung Cancer Patients
Based on a presentation by Jeffrey Crawford, MD
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79 |
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Preventing Emesis in Lung Cancer Patients
Based on a presentation by Paul J. Hesketh, MD
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Malignant Bowel Obstruction |
81 |
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Malignant Bowel Obstruction: Individualizing Treatment
Based on presentations by Alexandra Easson, MSc, MD, Janet L. Abrahm, MD, Douglas G. Adler, MD, and Robin L. Fainsinger, MD
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Neuropsychology |
84 |
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Recognizing and Treating Depression
Based on presentations by Bruce E. Compas, PhD, and Michael J. Fisch, MD, MPH, FACP
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Prostate Cancer |
87 |
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Managing the Side Effects of Androgen-Deprivation Therapy
Based on a presentation by Bruce J. Roth, MD
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88 |
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Bone Complications: An Increasing Risk in Patients With Prostate Cancer
Based on a presentation by Robert Dreicer, MD
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89 |
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Erectile Dysfunction in Patients With Prostate Cancer
Based on a presentation by David F. Penson, MD, MPH
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91 |
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Sexual Dysfunction in Men With Prostate Cancer: Psychosocial Issues
Based on a presentation by Leslie R. Schover, PhD
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Rehabilitation |
93 |
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Rehabilitation After Brain Cancer Surgery
Based on a presentation by Elana Farace, PhD
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94 |
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Watch for Deconditioning in Cancer Patients and ‘Prescribe’ Exercise
Based on a presentation by Theresa A. Gillis, MD
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95 |
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Issues in Amputation
Based on a presentation by Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD
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