Bette Weinstein Kaplan

An incentive spirometer was the inspiration for a video game to help young cancer patients rebuild lung function.

The ancient Eastern medicinal art can relieve one of the most distressing effects of cancer and cancer treatment: fatigue.

Skin conditions like rash, itching and dryness are common side effects of cancer treatment. In this fact sheet, patients can learn how to keep skin problems like these under control.

Surrogacy can be an overwhelming responsibility for a patients’ friend or family member. Patients should carefully consider who they want to serve as a surrogate and include that person.

High-dose vitamin D may relieve, even resolve, severe pain in patients on aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer.

The recipient of the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncologists/ American Cancer Society award is a pioneer in palliative medicine.

A recently FDA-approved treatment and an experimental BRAF inhibitor offer hope to patients with metastatic melanoma.

Media devices can offer patients entertainment and education during their outpatient visits for cancer treatment.

Treatment-related pain is debilitating for patients. Many medications are not effective, but some techniques can alleviate patients’ discomfort.

Once considered to be a poor risk group, adolescents with ALL had higher overall survival rates with a new treatment protocol.