Supportive Care Trial Results
Acupuncture Reduces Joint Pain in Some Women with Breast Cancer
(Posted: 02/03/2010) - In a small randomized clinical trial, breast cancer patients experiencing joint pain and stiffness from aromatase inhibitor (AI) treatment reported an improvement in pain from acupuncture.
Home Care Nursing Improves Cancer Symptom Management
(Posted: 12/16/2009) - Home care nursing (HCN) improves the management of symptoms in breast and colorectal cancer patients who take the oral chemotherapy drug capecitabine, according to a study published online November 16, 2009, in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Weight Lifting Does Not Exacerbate and May Improve Lymphedema Symptoms After Breast Cancer
(Posted: 09/16/2009) - Slowly progressive weight lifting did not aggravate limb swelling among breast cancer survivors with lymphedema, according to a randomized clinical trial in the August 13, 2009, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Gabapentin Helps Hot Flashes From Prostate Cancer Treatment
(Posted: 06/20/2007, Updated: 03/19/2009) - The drug gabapentin (Neurontin®) effectively reduced the intensity and duration of hot flashes in a clinical trial of more than 200 men receiving hormonal treatment for their prostate cancer, according to findings presented at the 2007 ASCO meeting in Chicago.
Depression Management Effective in Low-Income Hispanic Cancer Patients
(Posted: 11/20/2008) - A collaborative-care intervention to treat depression in cancer patients was more effective than usual care in relieving symptoms of depression among low-income Hispanics, according to the Sept. 20, 2008, Journal of Clinical Oncology.
(Posted: 02/03/2010) - In a small randomized clinical trial, breast cancer patients experiencing joint pain and stiffness from aromatase inhibitor (AI) treatment reported an improvement in pain from acupuncture.
Home Care Nursing Improves Cancer Symptom Management
(Posted: 12/16/2009) - Home care nursing (HCN) improves the management of symptoms in breast and colorectal cancer patients who take the oral chemotherapy drug capecitabine, according to a study published online November 16, 2009, in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Weight Lifting Does Not Exacerbate and May Improve Lymphedema Symptoms After Breast Cancer
(Posted: 09/16/2009) - Slowly progressive weight lifting did not aggravate limb swelling among breast cancer survivors with lymphedema, according to a randomized clinical trial in the August 13, 2009, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Gabapentin Helps Hot Flashes From Prostate Cancer Treatment
(Posted: 06/20/2007, Updated: 03/19/2009) - The drug gabapentin (Neurontin®) effectively reduced the intensity and duration of hot flashes in a clinical trial of more than 200 men receiving hormonal treatment for their prostate cancer, according to findings presented at the 2007 ASCO meeting in Chicago.
Depression Management Effective in Low-Income Hispanic Cancer Patients
(Posted: 11/20/2008) - A collaborative-care intervention to treat depression in cancer patients was more effective than usual care in relieving symptoms of depression among low-income Hispanics, according to the Sept. 20, 2008, Journal of Clinical Oncology.
