A 49 year old woman was diagnosed with Philadelphia negative B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) and subsequently started on induction chemotherapy with systemic cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, ...

In 2009, ASCO and the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) published standards for the safe use of parenteral chemotherapy in the outpatient setting, including issues of practitioner orders, preparation, ...

Objectives: To determine patient preferences and cost differences between home-based and hospital-based chemotherapy. Design: Randomised crossover trial. Setting: A tertiary cancer hospital in ...

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) represents one of the most distressing and debilitating side effects experienced by cancer patients undergoing treatment, significantly impacting ...

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting are among the most distressing side effects of anti-cancer treatment, particularly for those receiving highly emetogenic regimens such as anthracycline plus ...

You transitioned to electronic medical records a few years back and your practice has streamlined. Why then should you go for specialized EMR solutions? For a few specialties it is the only way ...

A new study published in JCO Precision Oncology has identified a relatively simple method to predict the cancer patients most likely to develop severe toxicities from chemotherapy. If doctors can ...