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Bone Complications
 Skeletal Health After Continuation, Withdrawal, or Delay of Alendronate in Men With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Androgen-Deprivation Therapy
Susan L. Greenspan, Joel B. Nelson, Donald L. Trump, Julie M. Wagner, Megan E. Miller, Subashan Perera, and Neil M. Resnick
J Clin Oncol 26:4426-4434, 2008

 Metastatic bone pain: treatment options with an emphasis on bisphosphonates
Roger von Moos, Florian Strasser, Silke Gillessen, Kathrin Zaugg
Supportive Care In Cancer, Volume 16, Number 10 / October, 2008, pp 1105 – 1115

Education

 Colon Polyps (JAMA Patient Page)
Janet M. Torpy; Cassio Lynm; Richard M. Glass
JAMA 2008;300 1480

Fatigue
 Association between fatigue and other cancer-related symptoms in patients with advanced cancer Sriram Yennurajalingam, J. Lynn Palmer, Tao Zhang, Valerie Poulter, Eduardo Bruera 10.1007/s00520-008-0466-5 Supportive Care In Cancer, Volume 16, Number 10 / October, 2008, pp 1125 - 1130

Infection
 Lung infections after cancer chemotherapy
The Lancet Oncology, Vol. 9, Iss. 10, 2008, Pages 982-992
Sandro Vento, Francesca Cainelli and Zelalem Temesgen

 Empirical antifungal therapy for patients with neutropenia and persistent fever: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Elad Goldberg, Anat Gafter-Gvili, Eyal Robenshtok, Leonard Leibovici and Mical Paul
European Journal of Cancer, Vol. 44, Iss. 15, 2008 Pages 2192-2203

Mucositis
 Phase III, Double-Blind Study of Depot Octreotide Versus Placebo in the Prevention of Acute Diarrhea in Patients Receiving Pelvic Radiation Therapy: Results of North Central Cancer Treatment Group N00CAJames A. Martenson, Michele Y. Halyard, Jeff A. Sloan, Gary M. Proulx, Robert C. Miller, Richard L. Deming, Stephen J. Dick, Harold A. Johnson, T. H. Patricia Tai, Angela W. Zhu, Joan Keit, Kathy J. Stien, and Pamela J. Atherton
J Clin Oncol published 2 September 2008, 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.1546

Nutrition
 A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a ?-hydroxyl ?-methyl butyrate, glutamine, and arginine mixture for the treatment of cancer cachexia (RTOG 0122)
Lawrence Berk, Jennifer James, Anna Schwartz, Eugen Hug, Anand Mahadevan, Michael Samuels, Lisa Kachnic
Supportive Care In Cancer , Volume 16, Number 10 / October, 2008, pp 1179 – 1188

 Small bowel bacterial overgrowth and lactose intolerance during radical pelvic radiotherapy: An observational study
L. Wedlake, K. Thomas, C. McGough and H.J.N. Andreyev
European Journal of Cancer, Vol. 44, Iss. 15, 2008 Pages 2212-2217

Oral Care
 Providing oral care in haematological oncology patients: Nurses’ knowledge and skills
Carin M.J. Potting, Arno Mank, Nicole M.A. Blijlevens, J. Peter Donnelly and Theo van Achterberg
European Journal of Oncology NursingVolume 12, Issue 4, (September 2008), Pages 291-298

Palliative Medicine
 Nebulized Furosemide for the Management of Dyspnea: Does the Evidence Support Its Use?

Phillip J. Newton, Patricia M. Davidson, Peter Macdonald, Richard Ollerton and Henry Krum
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 36, Iss. 4, 2008, Pages 424-441  

 Delirium with Severe Symptom Expression Related to Hypercalcemia in a Patient with Advanced Cancer: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Treatment
Marvin Omar Delgado-Guay, Sriram Yennurajalingam and Eduardo Bruera
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 36, Iss. 4, 2008Pages 442-449

Pediatric
 Availability and Use of Palliative Care and End-of-Life Services for Pediatric Oncology Patients

Donna L. Johnston, Kim Nagel, Debra L. Friedman, Jane L. Meza, Craig A. Hurwitz, and Sarah Friebert
J Clin Oncol 26:4646-4650, 2008

Psychosocial
 Randomized Controlled Clinical Effectiveness Trial of Cognitive Behavior Therapy Compared With Treatment As Usual for Persistent Insomnia in Patients With Cancer

Colin A. Espie, Leanne Fleming, James Cassidy, Leslie Samuel, Lynne M. Taylor, Craig A. White, Neil J. Douglas, Heather M. Engleman, Heidi-Louise Kelly, and James Paul
J Clin Oncol 26:4651-4658, 2008

Quality of Life
 The Role of Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Clinical Decision Making in Surgery for Esophageal Cancer: A Systematic Review
R. Parameswaran, A. McNair, K. N. L. Avery, R. G. Berrisford, S. A. Wajed,
M. A. G. Sprangers, and J. M. Blazeby
Ann Surg Oncol 2008;15 2372-2379

Rehabilitation and Survivorship
 Symptom management in premenopausal patients with breast cancer

Charles L Loprinzi, Sherry L Wolf, Debra L Barton and Nadia NI Laack
The Lancet Oncology, Vol. 9, Iss. 10, 2008, Pages 993-1001

 Medical Care in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
Paul C. Nathan, Mark L. Greenberg, Kirsten K. Ness, Melissa M. Hudson, Ann C. Mertens, Martin C. Mahoney, James G. Gurney, Sarah S. Donaldson, Wendy M. Leisenring, Leslie L. Robison, and Kevin C. Oeffinger
J Clin Oncol 26:4401-4409, 2008

 Skin Toxicity
Evolving Strategies for the Management of Hand–Foot Skin Reaction Associated with the Multitargeted Kinase Inhibitors Sorafenib and Sunitinib
Mario E. Lacouture, Shenhong Wu, Caroline Robert, Michael B. Atkins, Heidi H. Kong, Joan Guitart, Claus Garbe, Axel Hauschild, Igor Puzanov, Doru T. Alexandrescu, Roger T. Anderson, Laura Wood, and Janice P. Dutcher

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