On October 17 (next Monday) at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, our friends at CureTalks will be running a call-in teleconference on palliative care for cancer patients that may be of interest to some of our readers. … READ MORE …
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Another interesting media story — particularly for those men and their families who are dealing with very late stage forms of prostate cancer — if the one about palliative care published yesterday in the San Francisco Chronicle. Palliative care (as opposed to hospice care) is a growing option for many who live in or near major metropolitan centers here in the USA.
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The American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has just released a formal “provisional clinical opinion” on the integration of palliative care into standard care for patients with cancer. The full text of this article is available on line. … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 