Advanced Cancers

More than one-fourth of adolescents and young adults with cancer who wished to die at home did not attain this goal, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

High muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness reduced mortality for people diagnosed with cancer, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

World Cancer Day will be observed Feb. 4.

Extensive research published or presented in the past year highlights the value of clear provider-patient communication about topics that may be uncomfortable to discuss.

The addition of lorazepam to haloperidol reduced symptoms of agitated delirium among individuals with advanced cancers, according to study findings.

Compared with non-Hispanic white individuals, patients from racial and ethnic minority groups experienced similar clinical benefits when participating in phase 1 trials for advanced cancers, data published in JAMA Network Open showed.

CHICAGO — Individuals with advanced cancer who received a two-component medical cannabis oil reported improvement in cancer-related pain, results from a randomized study showed.

CHICAGO — An application-based intervention improved communication about advance care planning between oncologists and patients with advanced cancers, according to randomized study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

More than one-third of patients and one-fourth of patient caregivers favor focusing on symptom management of advanced cancers over life extension, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Intermittent milademetan appeared effective and mitigated dose-limiting hematologic adverse events among patients with advanced solid tumors and lymphomas, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.