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Instead, they’re focusing more on identifying doses that produce fewer side effects but are still effective against a person’s cancer. </p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/cancer-drugs-lower-doses">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/cancer-symptoms-stepped-collaborative-care"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2024-05/iStock-1292496620.jpg?h=0624ca61&itok=2Fy_3YTA" width="228" height="171" alt="An older woman sitting on a couch at home with a laptop. She is on a video call with a therapist." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/cancer-symptoms-stepped-collaborative-care" onclick=""> <span>New Approach May Help People with Cancer Better Manage Depression, Pain, and Fatigue</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-05-14T12:00:00Z">May 14, 2024</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>Assessing and offering people with cancer stepped collaborative care may help better manage symptoms of depression, pain, and fatigue than the standard referral to providers for treatment, according to a recent study.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/cancer-symptoms-stepped-collaborative-care">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/preventive-gastrectomy-long-term-consequences"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2024-01/gastrectomy.PNG?h=d4dcf701&itok=fuRa0vIm" width="228" height="171" alt="Two medical illustrations of gastrointestinal anatomy. One illustration shows normal GI anatomy with dotted lines where incisions are made during total gastrectomy surgery, and the other shows GI anatomy after a total gastrectomy." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/preventive-gastrectomy-long-term-consequences" onclick=""> <span>For People with Inherited Risk of Stomach Cancer, Gastrectomy Has Lasting Consequences</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-01-12T12:00:00Z">January 12, 2024</time>, by Shana Spindler </div> <p>In a recent study, more than 90% of people who’d had their stomach surgically removed to prevent cancer experienced a least one chronic complication 2 years out from their surgery. For some, the complications are life altering.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/preventive-gastrectomy-long-term-consequences">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/mind-body-fitness-cancer-side-effects"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-12/Woman%20with%20cancer%20yoga%20at%20home.jpg?h=6ca59b08&itok=ahqktNX9" width="228" height="171" alt="A middle-aged woman with a shaved head, sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat in front of a laptop computer." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/mind-body-fitness-cancer-side-effects" onclick=""> <span>Virtual Mind–Body Fitness Classes Show Unexpected Benefit in People with Cancer</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-12-15T12:00:00Z">December 15, 2023</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>In a clinical trial, people being treated for cancer who participated in virtual mind–body fitness classes were less likely to be hospitalized, and had shorter stays when they were hospitalized, than people who did not take the classes.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/mind-body-fitness-cancer-side-effects">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/cancer-caregivers-distress-screening"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-10/daughter%20caregiver%20with%20mother.jpg?h=0c62c89a&itok=IuPY-wzi" width="228" height="171" alt="A daughter sits next to her mother, who's in a wheelchair" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/cancer-caregivers-distress-screening" onclick=""> <span>Study Finds Shortcomings in Monitoring Caregivers' Emotional Health</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-10-27T12:00:00Z">October 27, 2023</time>, by Sharon Reynolds </div> <p>In a survey of more than 100 US community cancer clinics, only 16% routinely screened informal caregivers of their patients for distress. In contrast, more than 90% regularly screened patients for distress and provided referrals to supportive care services.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/cancer-caregivers-distress-screening">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/cancer-survivors-alcohol-drinking-common"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-09/Cancer%20Currents-Alcohol-Factoid-Aug%202023.jpg?h=07780d35&itok=yLhOptRm" width="228" height="171" alt="A factoid highlighting that 40% of cancer survivors reported heavy drinking" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/cancer-survivors-alcohol-drinking-common" onclick=""> <span>Drinking Alcohol, Often Heavily, Common among People with Cancer and Long-Term Survivors</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-09-15T12:00:00Z">September 15, 2023</time>, by Carmen Phillips </div> <p>Many people being treated for cancer and longer-term cancer survivors reported regularly drinking alcohol—some heavily and often, a new study shows. The study’s leaders said the findings should be “wake-up call” for cancer care providers.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/cancer-survivors-alcohol-drinking-common">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/lymphoma-statin-reduces-chemo-heart-damage"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-09/heart%20valve%20illustration3.PNG?h=339b915b&itok=vt2BiYCu" width="228" height="171" alt="An illustration of the heart and its chambers" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/lymphoma-statin-reduces-chemo-heart-damage" onclick=""> <span>Cholesterol Drug May Help Protect the Heart during Chemotherapy for Lymphoma</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-09-08T12:00:00Z">September 8, 2023</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>The cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin (Lipitor) may help reduce the risk of heart failure in people with lymphoma who receive chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines, results from a clinical trial suggest. Anthracyclines, such as doxorubicin, are used to treat many types of cancer.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/lymphoma-statin-reduces-chemo-heart-damage">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/low-grade-glioma-optimum"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-08/Liz%20Salmi.jpg?h=c3ab86c5&itok=7iNS0MSb" width="228" height="171" alt="Liz Salmi standing on stage during the MedInfo23 conference" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/low-grade-glioma-optimum" onclick=""> <span>Engaging People with Low-Grade Glioma in Cancer Research</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-08-24T12:00:00Z">August 24, 2023</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>An NCI-supported study called OPTIMUM, part of the Cancer Moonshot, was launched to improve the care of people with brain tumors called low-grade glioma in part by bringing them into glioma-related research. </p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/low-grade-glioma-optimum">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/gvhd-prevention-stem-cell-transplant-cyclophosphamide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-07/Patient%20IV.jpg?h=dd6ba603&itok=ct9Cqrjf" width="228" height="171" alt="A photo of a patient's arm with an IV in it just below the elbow." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/gvhd-prevention-stem-cell-transplant-cyclophosphamide" onclick=""> <span>Three-Drug Regimen Improves Protection against GVHD after Stem Cell Transplant</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-07-14T12:00:00Z">July 14, 2023</time>, by Carmen Phillips </div> <p>A large clinical trial has shown that in people with blood cancers, a cyclophosphamide-based regimen better protects against graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) after an allogeneic stem cell transplant than the standard regimen.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/gvhd-prevention-stem-cell-transplant-cyclophosphamide">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/cancer-care-financial-navigation-saves-money"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-04/OCC-Cancer-Currents-Conceptual-Cartoon.png?h=73b948f7&itok=NEEURsi0" width="228" height="171" alt="A conceptual cartoon of financial navigation" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/cancer-care-financial-navigation-saves-money" onclick=""> <span>Financial Navigation Can Reduce the Financial Toxicity of Cancer Care</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-04-21T12:00:00Z">April 21, 2023</time>, by Carmen Phillips </div> <p>The high cost of cancer care can cause added distress and life disruptions for patients as well as their loved ones. Researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center found that a financial navigation program saved patients and their loved ones an average of about $2,500 each.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/cancer-care-financial-navigation-saves-money">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/disparities-opioids-cancer-pain-end-of-life"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-02/opioid-disparities-end-of-life.jpg?h=9fc5c908&itok=mC9oD7Yt" width="228" height="171" alt="A pair of hands clasping the hands of another person." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/disparities-opioids-cancer-pain-end-of-life" onclick=""> <span>Study Finds Disparities in Access to Opioids for Cancer Pain at End of Life</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-02-14T12:00:00Z">February 14, 2023</time>, by Elia Ben-Ari </div> <p>Black and Hispanic patients nearing the end of life are less likely than White patients to get opioids needed to control their cancer pain, a new study shows. Black patients were also more likely than White patients to undergo urine tests that screen for drugs.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/disparities-opioids-cancer-pain-end-of-life">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/pausing-breast-cancer-treatment-to-conceive"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-01/Shayla-and-Ronin-Johnson.jpeg?h=66c4defe&itok=FsQ_l7NQ" width="228" height="171" alt="A photo of Shayla Johnson and her nearly 1-year-old son Ronin." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/pausing-breast-cancer-treatment-to-conceive" onclick=""> <span>Pausing Long-Term Breast Cancer Therapy to Become Pregnant Appears to Be Safe</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-01-20T12:00:00Z">January 20, 2023</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>Many young women who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer want to become pregnant in the future. New research suggests that these women may be able to pause their hormone therapy for up to 2 years as they try to get pregnant without raising the risk of a recurrence in the short term.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/pausing-breast-cancer-treatment-to-conceive">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/covid-vaccines-immune-checkpoint-inhibitors-safe"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2022-11/COVID-19-vaccine.jpg?h=2daf42d7&itok=7En9a47w" width="228" height="171" alt="Health care provider filling syringe with liquid from a vial with a woman seated in the background." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/covid-vaccines-immune-checkpoint-inhibitors-safe" onclick=""> <span>COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe for People Receiving Cancer Immunotherapy, Study Confirms</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2022-11-15T12:00:00Z">November 15, 2022</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>mRNA COVID-19 vaccines did not increase the type, frequency, or severity of immune-related side effects among people taking immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat cancer, a study at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center found. CDC and other medical groups generally recommend that people with cancer receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/covid-vaccines-immune-checkpoint-inhibitors-safe">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="blog-pager clearfix"> <a class="older" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?topic=survivorship-supportive-care&page=1">< Older Posts</a> </div> </div> </div> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="article-footer"> </footer> </article>  </div> </main> </div>   <div class="cgdpl desktop:grid-col-3"> <div id="nvcgSlListBlogRTRail" class="right-rail"> <div class="slot-item"> <div class="managed list with-date"> <h2 id="Featured+Posts">Featured Posts</h2> <ul> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/medical-cannabis-oncologists-patients-communication">Oncologists Struggle to 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href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=11"> November </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=10"> October </a> (5) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=09"> September </a> (6) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=08"> August </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=07"> July </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=06"> June </a> (8) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=05"> May </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=04"> April </a> (7) </li> <li class="month"> <a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog?year=2022&month=03"> March </a> (8) </li> <li class="month"> <a 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