Survivorship News

An early mobility program for hospitalized patients with cancer yielded a reduction in hospital readmissions and improvements in mobility and functional status, according to a study conducted at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

An estimated 18.1 million cancer survivors live in the United States, according to American Cancer Society.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with the Patient Empowerment Network’s Tracy Rode about providing patients with tools for advocacy, developing accessible patient resources and more.

Only a small proportion of patients with cancer and survivors who use cannabis know the concentration of THC and CBD they typically consume, according to results of a survey.

Survivors of cancer in adolescence and young adulthood face increased risk for subsequent HPV-related cancer diagnoses, according to research conducted at University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute.

More than one-third of LGBTQ+ patients with cancer have faced discrimination in a health care setting because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, according to survey results from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Medidata’s Alicia Staley about enhancing the patient care experience from a former patient’s perspective, building empathetic technical solutions and more.

Unmet supportive care needs appeared associated with worse clinical outcomes among a cohort of ambulatory patients with cancer, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

CHICAGO — An electronic frailty index may help to predict risk for poor outcomes, including mortality, in patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of five stories from ASCO Voices, a session during ASCO Annual Meeting focused on the human side of oncology.