Jennifer Byrne

Lack of a primary care provider may hinder an individual’s ability to undergo lung cancer screening, according to results of a quality improvement study.Researchers called hospitals via their main telephone numbers to ask about lung cancer screening. During these calls, researchers simulated individuals who wanted information about screening but did not have a primary care clinician.

Routine screening for financial toxicity during active cancer treatment is feasible, according to study results presented at ASCO Quality Care Symposium.However, efforts must be made to ensure that clinical workflows enable access and referrals to helpful resources for patients who screen positive, researchers concluded.

Many women with breast cancer struggle with unmet emotional or financial needs, according to research presented at American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.These challenges — revealed during an analysis of posts on the social media platform Reddit — persist during treatment and well into survivorship, findings of two poster presentations showed.

One-third of childhood cancer survivors reported high levels of fear of cancer recurrence even decades after treatment, according to results of a cross-sectional analysis.Researchers evaluated a subset of participants from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, a retrospective cohort study of long-term childhood cancer survivors who underwent treatment at 31 North American institutions between 1970

The addition of lorazepam to haloperidol reduced symptoms of agitated delirium among individuals with advanced cancers, according to study findings.The double blind randomized trial included 75 patients with advanced cancer admitted to acute palliative care units with delirium and recalcitrant agitation. Trial participants had received nonpharmacologic treatment and low-dose haloperidol.

When referring to individuals with cancer, emphasizing the person rather than the condition improves patient morale and refocuses clinicians on the mission of patient-centered care, according to an opinion paper published in JAMA Oncology. Frederic Ivan L. Ting, MD, medical oncologist in the division of medical oncology at Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital and associate

A cancer diagnosis may lead to higher risk for psychological or cardiovascular illnesses among a patient’s family members, according to retrospective study results.Researchers used the Utah Population Database to identify 49,284 people diagnosed with genitourinary cancers between 1990 and 2015, as well as 77,938 of their first-degree relatives. The analysis also included a matched control

More than a quarter of cancer-related crowdfunding stories explicitly related experiences of medical financial hardships, according to cross-sectional study results.A high percentage of posts also cited health-related social needs, including food insecurity, income loss, unstable housing and lack of sick leave.

Guidelines for cannabis and prescription opioid use in the management of cancer-associated pain should reflect changing patient attitudes toward these approaches, according to study findings.Researchers reviewed survey data from four NCI-designated cancer centers in three states to evaluate patients’ perceptions of cannabis and opioid use for pain. They analyzed outcomes by race and

Women who breastfeed after undergoing treatment for breast cancer are not at elevated risk for recurrence or new breast cancers, two studies presented at ESMO Congress showed.In one multicenter, retrospective cohort study, researchers evaluated nearly 5,000 female breast cancer survivors aged 40 years or younger who had germline BRCA mutations.