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Education
 Genetics: the Basics (JAMA Patient Page)
Janet M. Torpy; Cassio Lynm; Richard M. Glass
JAMA. 2008;299(11):1388

 
Evaluation of a tablet PC technology to screen and educate oncology patients
Tami L. Mark, Barry Fortner, Gina Johnson
Supportive Care In Cancer,
Volume 16, Number 4 / April, 2008, Pp 371 – 378

General Oncology  
 
The management of dyspnea in cancer patients: a systematic review
Raymond Viola, Cathy Kiteley, Nancy S. Lloyd, Jean A. Mackay, Julie Wilson, Rebecca K. S. Wong
Supportive Care In Cancer,
Volume 16, Number 4 / April, 2008, Pp 329-337

 
Randomized Trial of Intravenous Iron Supplementation in Patients With Chemotherapy-Related Anemia Without Iron Deficiency Treated With Darbepoetin Alfa
Paolo Pedrazzoli, Antonio Farris, Salvatore Del Prete, Filomena Del Gaizo, Daris Ferrari, Clara Bianchessi, Giuseppe Colucci, Alberto Desogus, Teresa Gamucci, Alessandro Pappalardo, Giuseppe Fornarini, Paola Pozzi, Alessandra Fabi, Roberto Labianca, Francesco Di Costanzo, Simona Secondino, Enrico Crucitta, Federica Apolloni, Antonio Del Santo, and Salvatore Siena
J Clin Oncol 26:1619-1625, 2008

Hemostasis
 
Cancer and thrombosis: an increasingly important association
Wolfgang Korte
Supportive Care In Cancer,
Volume 16, Number 3 / March, 2008, Pp 223 – 228 Genetics: the Basics (JAMA Patient Page)Janet M. Torpy; Cassio Lynm; Richard M. Glass 2008;299(11):1388

Genetics: the Basics (JAMA Patient Page)Janet M. Torpy; Cassio Lynm; Richard M. Glass 2008;299(11):1388    

Myelosuppression
Clinical practice guidelines for the use of colony-stimulating factors in cancer treatment: Implications for oncologynurses
Nora Kearney and Christopher Friese
European Journal of Oncology Nursing Vol 12, Issue 1, Feb 2008,
Pages 14-25
 
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Mucositis
 
Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study of chlorhexidine prophylaxis for 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis with nonblinded randomized comparison to oral cooling (cryotherapy) in gastrointestinal malignancies
Jens Benn Sorensen, Torben Skovsgaard, Ellen Bork, Lars Damstrup, Sten Ingeberg
Cancer Volume 112 Issue 7 (1 April 2008), Pp 1600-1606

Neurological Complications
 
Cancer and cancer-therapy related cognitive dysfunction: an international perspective from the Venice cognitive workshop
J. Vardy, J. S. Wefel, T. Ahles, I. F. Tannock, and S. B. Schagen
Ann Oncol April 2008, 19: 623-629.

Nutrition
 
Biomarkers for cancer cachexia: is there also a genetic component to cachexia?
B. H. L. Tan, D. A. C. Deans, R. J. E. Skipworth, J. A. Ross, K. C. H. Fearon
Supportive Care In Cancer,
Volume 16, Number 3 / March, 2008, Pp 229 - 234

Palliative Medicine
Measuring Patient-Oriented Outcomes in Palliative Care: Functionality and Quality of Life
Clara Granda-Cameron, Sara R. Viola, Mary Pat Lynch and Rosemary C. Polomano
 
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, Volume 12, Number 1 / 2008 Pp 65-77

Pain Management
 
Managing an Acute Pain Crisis in a Patient With Advanced Cancer: "This Is as Much of a Crisis as a Code"
Natalie Moryl; Nessa Coyle; Kathleen M. Foley
JAMA 2008;299 1457-1467

 
Tetrodotoxin for Moderate to Severe Cancer Pain: A Randomized, Double Blind, Parallel Design Multicenter Study
Neil A. Hagen, Patrick du Souich, Bernard Lapointe, May Ong-Lam, Benoit Dubuc, David Walde, Robin Love and Anh Ho Ngoc
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 35, Iss. 4, 2008,
Pages 420-429

Pediatric
 
The Safety of Concurrent Administration of Opioids via Epidural and Intravenous Routes for Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Oncology Patients
Doralina L. Anghelescu, Catherine E. Ross, Linda L. Oakes and Laura L. Burgoyne
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 35, Iss. 4, 2008, Pages 412-419

 Hypnosis and Pain in Children(Review Article)
Chantal Wood and Antoine Bioy
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 35, Iss. 4, 2008, Pages 437-446

 Easing of Suffering in Children With Cancer at the End of Life: Is Care Changing? Joanne Wolfe, Jim F. Hammel, Kelly E. Edwards, Janet Duncan, Michael Comeau, Joanna Breyer, Sarah A. Aldridge, Holcombe E. Grier, Charles Berde, Veronica Dussel, and Jane C. Weeks
J Clin Oncol 26:1717-1723, 2008

 Primary Care Management of the Childhood Cancer Survivor
The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 152, Issue 4, April 2008, Pages 458-466
Beth A. Kurt, Gregory T. Armstrong, Darlene Kaye Cash, Matthew J. Krasin, E. Brannon Morris, Sheri L. Spunt, Leslie L. Robison and Melissa M. Hudson

Psychosocial
Health promotion and empowerment from the perspective of individuals living with head and neck cancer
Margereth Björklund, Anneli Sarvimäki and Agneta Berg
European Journal of Oncology Nursing Vol 12, Issue 1, Feb 2008,
Pages 26-34
 
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Quality of Life
C.M. Gillham, N. Aherne, S. Rowley, J. Moore, D. Hollywood, K. O'Byrne and J.V. Reynolds
 
Quality of Life and Survival in Patients Treated with Radical Chemoradiation Alone for Oesophageal Cancer
Clinical Oncology, Vol. 20, Iss. 3, 2008, Pages 227-233

Rehabilitation and Survivorship
 
Adult life after surviving lymphoma in childhood
Nicolas X. von der Weid
Supportive Care In Cancer,
Volume 16, Number 4 / April, 2008, Pp 339 - 345

 Health-related quality of life in cancer survivors between ages 20 and 64 years : Population-based estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System  
Lisa C. Richardson, Phyllis A. Wingo, Matthew M. Zack, Hatice S. Zahran, Jessica B. King
Cancer Volume 112 Issue 6 (15 March 2008), p 1380-1389

 Economic Evaluation Alongside a Clinical Trial of Psycho-Educational Interventions to Improve Adjustment to Survivorship Among Patients With Breast CancerJeanne S. Mandelblatt, Jennifer Cullen, William F. Lawrence, Annette L. Stanton, Bin Yi, Lorna Kwan, and Patricia A. Ganz
J Clin Oncol 26:1684-1690, 2008

Skin Toxicity
 
Chemotherapeutic agents and the skin: An update
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Volume 58, Issue 4, April 2008, Pages 545-570
Noushin Heidary, Haley Naik and Susan Burgin

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