Pain
Pain
12/11/2012
<p>Pain need not be an unbearable fact of life for most adults who have, or who have been treated for, cancer. Cancer-related pain can usually be controlled.</p>
12/11/2012
Oncology
Oncology
07/19/2012

M. DUGGAL, MD, N. SHAH, MD, and ARUNABH, MD
Forest Hills, NY

M. DUGGAL, MD, N. SHAH, MD, and ARUNA...
Woman with a history of smoking underwent a chest film and CT scan and was diagnosed with cavitary lung cancer with metastases.
07/19/2012
Cancer in Older Adults
Cancer in Older Adults
03/16/2012

Melissa Jill Cohen, MD; Carey Gross, MD; and Arash Naeim, MD, PhD Series Editor: Theodore T. Suh, MD, PhD, MHS Dr. Cohen is Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Westlake Village, CA. Dr. Naeim is Director, Geriatric Oncology Program, and Co-Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. Dr. Gross is Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Suh is Associate Professor, Division of Community Geriatrics, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, and Medical Co-Director, Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) Unit, Christus Santa Rosa City Centre Hospital, San Antonio, TX.  

Melissa Jill Cohen, MD; Carey Gross, ...
Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.
03/16/2012
Case in Point
Case in Point
04/30/2011

By Drs Mubashir Shah and Roderick Remoroza

By Drs Mubashir Shah and Roderick Rem...
As many as 95% of malignant tumors of the pancreas are ductal adenocarcinomas.
04/30/2011
Lung Cancer Screening
Lung Cancer Screening
04/28/2011

Ronald N. Rubin, MD

Ronald N. Rubin, MD
A 57-year-old man requests an extensive medical evaluation as part of a transition in the ownership of his business.
04/28/2011
Colon Cancer
Colon Cancer
04/28/2011

NEVENA DAMJANOV, MD, ELIZABETH DUNPHY, OCN, CRNP, DARILYN MOYER, MD, and RONALD N. RUBIN, MD

NEVENA DAMJANOV, MD, ELIZABETH DUNPHY...
Primary HIV infection causes a flu-like syndrome whose symptoms include fever, sore throat, fatigue, adenopathy, headache, rash, and arthralgia or myalgia.
04/28/2011
Rectal Cancer
Rectal Cancer
04/27/2011

TONY TALEBI, MD, ANNE V. HERDMAN, MD, SANDRA NARAYANAN, MD, ALBERTO MONTERO, MD, and JOHN KAUH, MD — Emory University School of Medicine

TONY TALEBI, MD, ANNE V. HERDMAN, MD,...
The most common features of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis are cranial nerve palsies, headache, cerebral disturbances, mental changes, and limb weakness.
04/27/2011
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
04/26/2011

By LEE S. CAPLAN, MD, PhD, MPH
Morehouse School of Medicine | May 4, 2010

By LEE S. CAPLAN, MD, PhD, MPH Moreho...
Dr Mara Schonberg presents the pros and cons of continued breast cancer screening in elderly women and explains why the current guidelines are vague.
04/26/2011