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You Are Not Alone in Your Struggle with Anxiety Years After Cancer Treatment has Ended
July 30th 2020A 10-year breast cancer, and six-year melanoma survivor reassures other survivors that they are not alone if they are struggling with anxiety, depression or PTSD years after their cancer treatments have ended.
Early Mobility Program For Patients With Cancer Helps to Maintain or Improve Their Mobility
July 29th 2020The use of a mobility aide program in a cancer unit among the Mount Sinai Health System helped 76% of patients hospitalized for their cancer either maintain or improve their mobility scores, helping to reduce excess days spent in the hospital and readmission rates.
Numerous Quality-of-Life Disturbances Affect Patients with Cholangiocarcinoma, Survey Finds
July 27th 2020A survey administered by pharmaceutical company Incyte and the nonprofit Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation found that patients with bile duct cancer face more than a dozen symptoms or treatment-related side effects that negatively affect their daily lives.
FDA Approves First CAR T-Cell Therapy, Tecartus, for Relapsed or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma
July 24th 2020The FDA’s approval of Tecartus for adults with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is based on data that showed that the CAR T-cell therapy induced a response in 87% of patients.
Cooking with CURE: Sweet Potato Salad Recipe
July 23rd 2020Tired of boring “greens and veggie” salads? This slightly sweet and slightly savory Sweet Potato Salad recipe from the oncology dietitians at the John Theurer Cancer Center pairs well with any main course and can be prepared in no time at all – because it only contains only five ingredients!
Immunotherapy Use Not Associated with Increased Risk of Death in Patients with Cancer and COVID-19
July 22nd 2020More than half of the patients (61%) admitted to either the hospital or ICU were discharged and 12% remained in the hospital. Nine patients had died by the time data collection was cut off for this study.