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PolitiFact Evaluates Obama-Biden Promise to Increase Participation in Cancer-Related Clinical Trials
In 2008, Barack Obama promised to increase patients' access to clinical trials for new drugs by requiring coverage of patient clinical…

Protons for Prostate Cancer: the Dream Versus the Reality
In an editorial published in the January 2, 2013, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Theodore Lawrence and Mary…

Deciding About Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
To make truly informed decisions, patients must understand the potential risks and benefits of their treatment options. In this Forbes…

When the Patient Knows Best
Oncology nurse Theresa Brown shares Amy Berman’s decision to forego aggressive treatment for her Stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer…

Article Reports Tendency of Investigators to Underreport Side Effects of Chemo in Clinical Trials
In an article in the Annals of Oncology, Ian Tannock and colleagues from Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto report on the tendency…

Readers Respond to Ezekial Emanuel’s Op Ed Piece on the Cost of Care at End-of-Life
Writers offered a range of interesting perspectives on Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel’s opinion piece on the cost of care at the end of life,…

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s Plans for Improving Cancer Survivorship Care
In a statement published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology on January 7, 2013, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)…