The Supportive Care and Symptom Management program supports studies on the prevention or treatment of acute and chronic symptoms and morbidities related to cancer and its treatment. This includes the impact on the quality of life of patients and their informal caregivers. The program also supports studies of patients and their caregivers at the end of life.
Learn more About Supportive Care and Symptom Management.
News and Information
Articles from the:
- NCI Cancer Currents blog
- DCP Cancer Prevention Science blog
- Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Upcoming Building Bridges in Cancer Symptom Science Webinar
In this webinar, Dr. Alberti will discuss methods for studying chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in preclinical studies and building collaborative translational teams. Dr. Smith will then address methods and techniques for assessing CIPN in clinical trials.
Date: June 18, 2024
Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm ET
Upcoming DCP Early Career Scientist Spotlight Research Seminar
Jonathan Villena-Vargas, M.D. will present the next talk entitled, "CD8+ T Cell Clonal Dynamics in Response to ICB Therapy in Surgically Resectable (Sx) NSCLC".
Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm ET
News and Events
Health and Aging Trajectories: Shared and Competing Risks and Resiliencies for Chronic Diseases Associated with Aging
Date Posted: September 19, 2023
Collaboration Spurs Rapid Growth and Progress in Cardio-Oncology Research
Date Posted: August 8, 2023
Important Symptom Management Findings Presented at 2023 ASCO Meeting
Date Posted: June 13, 2023
Research Highlights: Investigating Associations of Obesity with Colorectal and GI Cancers
Date Posted: June 5, 2023
Caregiver and Clinician Conversations about Increasing the Physical Activity of Pediatric Cancer Patients
Date Posted: September 29, 2022