June 2014 Cancer. 2014 Apr 28. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28607. [Epub ahead of print] Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on long-term employment of survivors of early-stage breast cancer Jagsi R, Hawley ST, Abrahamse P, Li Y, Janz NK, Griggs JJ, Bradley C, Graff JJ, Hamilton A, Katz SJ In this longitudinal, USA based, multicenter cohort survey of […]
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June 2014 Support Care Cancer. 2014 May;22(5):1409-15 How long do the effects of acupuncture on hot flashes persist in cancer patients? Frisk JW, Hammar ML, Ingvar M, Spetz Holm AC A systematic literature search identified 222 articles which evaluated the long-term effects ofacupuncture on vasomotor symptoms in women with breast cancer and men with […]
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June 2014 Palliat Med. 2014 Mar 24. [Epub ahead of print] The ‘surprise’ question in advanced cancer patients: A prospective study among general practitioners Moroni M, Zocchi D, Bolognesi D, Abernethy A, Rondelli R, Savorani G, Salera M, Dall’olio FG, Galli G, Biasco G; on behalf of the SUQ-P group In a prospective cohort […]
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May 2014 Psychooncology. 2014 May;23(5):481-92 Physical and psychosocial problems in cancer survivors beyond return to work: a systematic review Duijts SF, van Egmond MP, Spelten E, van Muijen P, Anema JR, van der Beek AJ This systematic review of employed cancer survivors screened nearly 9000 articles, with 30 studies (20 quantitative and 10 qualitative) […]
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May 2014 J Clin Oncol. 2014 Apr 14. [Epub ahead of print] Prevention and Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Hershman DL, Lacchetti C, Dworkin RH, Lavoie Smith EM, Bleeker J, Cavaletti G, Chauhan C, Gavin P, Lavino A, Lustberg MB, Paice […]
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May 2014 BMJ 2014 March. [Epub ahead of print] Associations between palliative chemotherapy and adult cancer patients’ end of life care and place of death: prospective cohort study Alexi A Wright, Baohui Zhang, Nancy L Keating, Jane C Weeks, Holly G Prigerson This study investigated the relationship between chemotherapy in patients with metastatic cancer […]
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May 2014 Cancer J. 2014 Jan-Feb;20(1):8-14 A Randomized, Double-blind, 2-Period, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial of a Sustained-Release Methylphenidate in the Treatment of Fatigue in Cancer Patients Escalante CP, Meyers C, Reuben JM, Wang X, Qiao W, Manzullo E, Alvarez RH, Morrow PK,Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Wang XS, Mendoza T, Liu W, Holmes H, Hwang J, Pisters K, […]
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May 2014 J Anal Toxicol. 2013 Oct;37(8):476-85 In vitro inhibition of methadone and oxycodone cytochrome P450-dependent metabolism: reversible inhibition by H2-receptor agonists and proton-pump inhibitors Moody DE, Liu F, Fang WB The effect of Histamine 2 (H2)-receptor antagonists and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) on the metabolism of oxycodone and methadone was evaluated in an in vitro […]
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April 2014 Palliat Med. 2013 Dec 23. [Epub ahead of print] Economic impact of hospitalisations among patients in the last year of life: An observational study Gardiner C, Ward S, Gott M, Ingleton C In this observational retrospective study in two English hospitals, 483 patients who died within 1 year of admission to hospital, […]
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March 2014 J Am Heart Assoc. 2014 Jan 2;3(1):e000544. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.113.000544. “Not the ‘grim reaper service’”: an assessment of provider knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding palliative care referral barriers in heart failure Kavalieratos D, Mitchell EM, Carey TS, Dev S, Biddle AK, Reeve BB, Abernethy AP, Weinberger M To investigate barriers to palliative care […]