Side Effect Management | News

EP 1: How Pharmaceutical Innovation is Saving the World From a Pandemic

January 13th 2021

By Mike Hennessy Sr., Chairman

Let’s not mince words: The U.S. and the world must appreciate the role of the pharmaceutical industry — the researchers and physicians — who are rescuing the world from COVID-19.

EP 2: Sizing Up the COVID-19 Vaccines: What Patients with Cancer Should Know

January 12th 2021

By Jessica Skarzynski

With two different COVID-19 vaccines out there, it's important for patients with cancer to understand the different side effects for both. We help break down what patients and survivors can possibly expect.

EP 3: What is Genetic Cancer Testing and How Do Patients Get Tested?

January 4th 2021

By Colleen Moretti

Dr. Barry Tong, a genetic counselor in the cancer genetics and prevention program at UCSF, discusses what genetic cancer testing is, the different types of testing, different results, and why going to a genetic counselor beforehand is so important.

EP 4: COVID-19 Pandemic May Impact Clinical Trial Enrollment Due to Increased Exposure to the Virus

January 4th 2021

By Darlene Dobkowski, MA

In participants who reported that the pandemic negatively impacted their decision to enroll in a clinical trial, some of the most common reasons included exposure to the virus and limited access to care.

EP 5: Waiting For The Lesion To Go Away

January 3rd 2021

By Laura Yeager

Waiting is the hardest part when wondering about cancer complications.

EP 6: Talking About The Side Effects From Cancer

December 30th 2020

By Martha Carlson

Sometimes it’s hard to bring up the many side effects of cancer treatment, but talking about them can help your doctor provide the best care.

EP 7: FDA Authorizes Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use, Marking the Second Vaccine for Virus Prevention

December 19th 2020

By Darlene Dobkowski, MA

The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine is delivered similarly to the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine, with two doses a month apart. This adds a second vaccine to the arsenal for COVID-19 prevention.

EP 8: Weighing The Pros and Cons of Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine

December 15th 2020

By Tamera Anderson-Hanna

With the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized by the FDA, a cancer survivor weighs the pros and cons of taking a COVID-19 vaccine and what more information is needed.

EP 9: Cardiometabolic Risk Factors May Impact Survival in Postmenopausal Women with Cancer

December 15th 2020

By Darlene Dobkowski, MA

Risk factors, in particular, high blood pressure, waist circumference, type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol, in postmenopausal women may increase risk for all-cause death, in addition to death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.

EP 10: Patients Who Experienced Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea/Vomiting During First Cycle of Cancer Treatment May Be at Greater Risk for Recurrence of the Side Effect

December 12th 2020

By Brielle Benyon

Approximately half of the patients with breast cancer who failed anti-nausea or vomiting therapy for chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting during their first cycle of treatment failed to avoid the side effect at some point during the next three treatment cycles.

x