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Significant progress in the treatment of cancer, coupled with early detection, has led to meaningful im - provement in survival and quality of life. Novel symptom and pain-control interventions have made it possible for more patients with cancer to continue to work while receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapy, as well as biologic, hormonal, and targeted agents. In addition, the trend of delivering cancer treatments in the outpatient setting, as opposed to inpatient hospital stays, has reduced time away from work during treatments. Read More ›

Golf balls may be small, but if struck by one, you would know that they have tremendous impact. So it was in the beginning of the Play for P.I.N.K. (PFP) organization when a small group of women proved to make a huge impact on funding for breast cancer research.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a neoplastic disease characterized by the accumulation of monoclonal lymphocytes in blood, bone marrow, and lymphoid tissue.¹ It is the most common form of leukemia in adults worldwide, with prevalence increasing with age. Read More ›

CHICAGO—Patients are more willing than their oncologists to discuss the cost of cancer care, according to a recent survey of patients with cancer.

It was announced on September 19, 2011, that two new indications for Prolia^® (denosumab) were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). One indication allows for building bone mass in women receiving adjuvant aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer and with an increased likelihood of fracture. The other indication is for increasing bone mass in men being treated with androgen deprivation therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer and at great risk for fracture. Read More ›

Monroe Township, NJ. September 15, 2011—Green Hill Healthcare Communications, LLC, a privately held medical communications firm, announced today the launch of a ground-breaking first-of-its-kind journal, Personalized Medicine in Oncology (PMO),the official publication of the Global Biomarkers Consortium (GBC) in Oncology (www.globalbiomarkersconsortium.com).

Patients diagnosed with cancer are living longer than ever before as a result of greater awareness, earlier detection, and improvement in therapies. However, living longer also means facing the symptoms of cancer survivorship, which may have a considerable impact on quality of life for many patients. One such symptom is chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain, a neurotoxic effect of some chemotherapeutic agents. Unfortunately, currently approved pain medications can have unbearable side effects that preclude the use of effective doses.