Chad Ulman, AIA, NCARB, LEED, AP BD+C

The most important thing, say the experts interviewed for this article, is for oncology nurses to reassure patients that they are not alone.

Doctors may be able to use pretreatment PET imaging to better fight aggressive cancers, according to a study presented at the 2010 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Chandler, Arizona.

Patients with malignant wounds can suffer from significant pain, but the providers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa found topical morphine can dampen the discomfort associated with these lesions

Cancer is a disease of aging yet, often, older adults do not receive the same aggressive treatment as other patients.

Oral mucositis is a common side effect of both chemotherapy and radiation that patients find distressing, yet there are interventions that seem to help.

Laboratory tests performed on patients receiving chemotherapy often fall outside normal parameters, necessitating modifications to the plan of care.

Cancer patients often experience respiratory complications, whether related to the malignancy or treatment with radiation to the chest area or chemotherapy.