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Microwave Ablation May Offer Pain Relief for Patients with Bone Tumors

Microwave Ablation May Offer Pain Relief for Patients with Bone Tumors

Two recent studies demonstrate that microwave ablation offers rapid pain relief with few complications.

Pain Management for Bone Metastases

Pain Management for Bone Metastases

Managing pain as a result of cancer metastatic to the bone is an important element of a patient's overall treatment plan.

Duloxetine Effective at Reducing Chemotherapy Pain

Duloxetine Effective at Reducing Chemotherapy Pain

Duloxetine is effective in reducing pain in patients with painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, especially in those receiving drug as initial treatment.

Sublingual Sufentanil NanoTabs Are Superior to IV Morphine for Acute Post-Surgical Pain Management, AcelRx Announces

Sublingual opioid sufentanil NanoTab PCA is superior to intravenous PCA morphine for post-surgical acute pain management.

MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation Offers New Treatment Option for Bone Tumor Pain

MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation Offers New Treatment Option for Bone Tumor Pain

The FDA announced the approval of InsighTec's ExAblate magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound thermoablation system, the first device approved in the US for pain palliation in patients with bone metastasis.

ASCO Fertility Preservation Guidelines Updated

ASCO Fertility Preservation Guidelines Updated

Minor revisions were made to the 2006 American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines on fertility preservation for children and adults with cancer.

Combination Anti-emetic Therapy Provides Improved Relief for Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting

NEPA offers patients with cancer improved relief from nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy compared to palonosetron alone, according to data presented at ASCO 2013.

What is Palliative Care?

This fact sheet answers common questions patients may have about palliative care.

Creative Arts Therapies Improve Mental Health, QOL for Cancer Patients

Creative Arts Therapies Improve Mental Health, QOL for Cancer Patients

A review shows significant reductions in anxiety, depression, and pain as well as improved QoL during cancer treatment with use of creative arts therapies.

Guidelines Focus on Reproductive Health in Young Cancer Survivors

Guidelines Focus on Reproductive Health in Young Cancer Survivors

An update to the Children's Oncology Group guidelines provides recommendations for monitoring reproductive and sexual health in female survivors of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer.

New Studies Help Better Define Cognitive Changes Due to Cancer Therapies

New Studies Help Better Define Cognitive Changes Due to Cancer Therapies

The latest research on chemobrain explores aspects of cancer treatment other than chemotherapy that may affect brain function.

The Challenge of Managing Cancer-Associated Seizures

The Challenge of Managing Cancer-Associated Seizures

Understanding the etiology of seizures in patients with cancer can be complex, and clinicians must carefully consider many factors to properly manage them.

Selenium May Alleviate Oral Mucositis Associated with High-Dose Chemotherapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

In patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for leukemia, selenium supplements may reduce the severity and duration of oral mucositis.

Sublingual Sufentanil NanoTabs Are Superior to IV Morphine for Acute Post-Surgical Pain Management, AcelRx Announces

Sublingual opioid sufentanil NanoTab PCA is superior to intravenous PCA morphine for post-surgical acute pain management.

FDA Approves MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Bone Metastasis Pain

The FDA has approved a noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound (MRIgFU) ablation therapy for palliation of painful metastatic bone tumors among patients who cannot undergo or have not responded to palliative radiotherapy.

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