Focus on Colorectal Cancer
Aggressive side effect management increases your likelihood of completing treatment.
Knocking Out the Side Effects of Colorectal Cancer Treatment
by Laura D. Porter, MD
In January 2003, I was 42 and completing my first year of my pediatric residency. My life was extremely busy; I was working 80 to 120 hours a week. When I first complained of being tired, it was attributed to my age and work schedule. Over the next eight months, my symptoms worsened; I became anemic and had blood in my stool.
Studies Advance Detection and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancers
The following research on the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers was presented at the seventh annual Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, co-sponsored by the American Gastroenterological Association Institute, the American Society for Clinical Oncology, the American Society for Radiology Oncology, and the Society of Surgical Oncology.
The Basics of Ostomy Care
by Linda Woodward RN, BSN, OCN®, CWOCN
The history of people with ostomies and their surgeries reads like an inspiring story of determination, challenge, and courage. Whether you are an ostomate (a person who has had an ostomy) or a family member of one, it is important to know about the basics of ostomy surgery and care.
