Chemo Brain in Cancer Patients: What Is It and How Can It Be Managed?
June 24th 2019Many patients complain of "chemo brain," or a drop in cognitive function during or after receiving chemotherapy, but there are strategies to manage chemo brain, as well as research on how chemotherapy affects the brain long-term.
Top News in Genetic Testing for Cancer
February 5th 2018In this slide show we highlight some of the top news from the past year on genetic testing for cancer, including gene signatures for identifying different sub-types of breast cancer, the influence of genetics on RCC outcomes, and the utility of liquid biopsies.
FDA Cancer Drug Approvals in 2017
November 10th 2017This slide show highlights some of this year’s FDA approvals of cancer treatments, including new therapies and indications for breast cancer, lung cancer, and various blood cancers, as well as the first approval based not on disease site but by tumor marker.
10 Tricks for Surviving and Thriving at ASCO’s Annual Meeting
May 30th 2017This slide show presents tricks for surviving and thriving at the ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago. Everything from transportation, McCormick Place, planning your days, using social media, which sessions to attend, how to network, where to eat, and how to be a tourist in Chicago.
Confronting Americas Smoking Pandemic, Part 4: 2000–2016
October 18th 2016Dr. Alan Blum and Cancer Network have partnered to assemble a four-part slideshow series addressing the history of America’s smoking pandemic. Part 4 highlights a period of further regulation on the tobacco industry, the advent of e-cigarettes, and more.
Confronting America’s Smoking Pandemic, Part 3: 1986–1999
May 4th 2016Dr. Alan Blum and Cancer Network have partnered to assemble a four-part slideshow series addressing the history of America’s smoking pandemic. Part 3 highlights a period of regulation and legislation against the tobacco industry, and litigation in the form of class action and state lawsuits.