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Delivering Palliative Care by Telehealth Meets the Needs of People with Cancer
Date Posted: October 28, 2024

Symptom Science in the Context of Cancer Caregiving
Date Posted: October 28, 2024

NCORP-supported Research Shows Olanzapine May Reduce Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea
Date Posted: September 30, 2024

Interventions for Cancer-related Cognitive Impairment (CRCI)
Date Posted: July 30, 2024

Exploring Chemoprevention Strategies for Bladder Cancer Interception
Date Posted: July 29, 2024

Immunotherapy’s Skin Side Effects: Are Microbes to Blame?

POSTED: July 13, 2022
NCI Cancer Currents blog article

Drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors are a type of immunotherapy that have transformed the treatment of many cancers. But for many patients, these drugs can cause a wide range of side effects, including itching and painful skin…

Severe Side Effects of Cancer Treatment Are More Common in Women than Men

POSTED: March 15, 2022
NCI Cancer Currents blog article

Women are more likely than men to experience severe side effects from cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy, a new study suggests.

Cannabis, Cannabinoids, and Cancer Research

POSTED: November 27, 2021
JNCI monograph

The Division of Cancer Prevention sponsored a special issue of the JNCI Monographs entitled “Cannabis, Cannabinoids, and Cancer Research”. Volume 2021, Issue 58, December 2021.