Given the rapidly rising healthcare costs, it is important to understand the economic costs of
hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), a procedure that is being used more frequently in …

Background Head and neck cancers are of particular interest to health care providers, their
patients, and those paying for health care services, because they have a high morbidity, they …

Purpose Patients with a cancer diagnosis experience complex issues that can cause
distress. The purpose of this study is to identify factors associated with overall distress for a …

Family caregivers provide uncompensated care and assistance to a family member who has
cancer. When patients move through the care trajectory into the survivorship phase, roles …

Background Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is one of the most
debilitating toxicities associated with cancer treatment. Although effective antiemetic agents …

The pharmaceutical industry is shifting its focus from blockbuster small molecules to
specialty pharmaceuticals. Specialty pharmaceuticals are novel drugs and biologic agents …

Introduction Risk factors for employment difficulties after cancer diagnosis are incompletely
understood, and interventions to improve post-cancer employment remain few. New targets …

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed nondermatologic cancer and the second
leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States and, thus, is responsible for …

Purpose: Cancer costs are increasing at an unprecedented rate. Key cost drivers include
chemotherapy, hospital admissions/emergency room visits, and aggressive end-of-life care …

Introduction In stage IV non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), survival has significantly
improved. Despite such trends, it has been noted that patients frequently refuse treatment …