The Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute
For Oncology Pharmacists, Patient Education Is Key

The Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, by 4 physicians. At that time, it was one of only a few group practices in the United States. This group practice model was very familiar to 3 of the founders—George Crile Sr, Frank Bunts, William Lower—as they served together in military hospitals near the front lines of World War I.

News & Updates

Decrease in Melanoma Deaths Only Occurring Among the Most Educated
Colon Cancer Patient Survival Improved With Oxaliplatin
Voraxaze Approved by FDA to Lower High Blood Levels of Chemotherapy
Highly Accurate New Test for Colorectal Cancer

Recent Issues

December 2011

October 2011

September 2011

BREAST CANCER

Emerging Therapies in the Treatment of Breast Cancer

Promising data on several new breast cancer agents, including one new cytotoxic, were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Symposium 2011 held September 8-10 in San Francisco, California.

Bevacizumab in Metastatic Breast Cancer: Is This the End of the Line?
Novel Cancer Therapies in the Pipeline
13 Comorbid Conditions Decrease Survival, Increase Mortality in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients

CONFERENCE NEWS: BREAST CANCER SYMPOSIUM

Chemoprevention in Breast Cancer: Which Agents for Which Patients?

A number of interventions can help reduce breast cancer among women at high risk, but uptake is sluggish, and there can be confusion about which agent to prescribe to a given patient. Seema Khan, MD, professor of surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, addressed the topic of pharmacologic risk reduction at the 2011 Breast Cancer Symposium.

Continuing Education

Update on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Alignment of the Current Treatment Landscape and Value-Based Care
Available until: 02/28/2011 - 02/28/2012
Metastatic Breast Cancer: Advances in Treatment and Management
Available until: 02/04/2011 - 02/04/2012

SUPPORTIVE CARE

Effects of Chemotherapy on Fertility May Be Underestimated Significantly

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) say their analysis of the age-specific, longterm effects of chemotherapy provides new insights that will help patients and clinicians make more informed de cisions about future reproductive options, such as egg harvesting

Novel Dosing of Rasburicase Reduces Cost of Prevention
Flaxseed No More Effective Than Placebo for Hot Flashes
Managing Hypersensitivity Reactions

CONFERENCE NEWS: AACR

Secondary Breast Cancer Rates Higher in African-American Women

Researchers have found that, when cancer is diagnosed in women aged younger than 45 years, the incidence of primary breast cancer is higher among blacks than among whites.