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Integrating structured patient-provider conversations about costs into the shared decision-making model of cancer care may help identify financial toxicity and allow for early intervention, according to a review in JCO Oncology Practice.

A five-factor risk model effectively predicted 2-year lymphedema-free survival among a cohort of patients with breast cancer, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

An American College of Surgeons initiative reduced postoperative hospitalization among older adults with cancer, according to study findings.

World Cancer Day will be observed Feb. 4.

Offering image-guided superficial radiation therapy to rural populations could mend health disparities in nonmelanoma skin cancer treatment, according to a study published in Cancers.

An analysis of adults with malignant glioma revealed that men were diagnosed at a younger age and women had worse preoperative status, but researchers found no other sex-related differences or clinical advantage.

An American Society of Radiation Oncology survey has shined a spotlight on the impact prior authorization has on providers and patients.

The addition of adjuvant nivolumab to standard-of-care radiotherapy and cisplatin improved survival for patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

In September, the FDA implemented new mammogram rules mandating that providers inform patients about their breast density.