Viviane Hess, MD, on Managing Stress in Newly Diagnosed Patients
2017 ASCO Annual Meeting
Viviane Hess, MD, of the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel, discusses a Web-based stress management tool, called STREAM, designed to reduce stress and improve quality of life for newly diagnosed cancer patients, who often lack psychological support. (Abstract LBA10002)
Temidayo Fadelu, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses study findings on nut consumption and survival in stage III colon cancer patients. Higher consumption of nuts may be associated with significantly reduced cancer recurrence and death in this group. (Abstract 3517)
Ronald J. Buckanovich, MD, PhD, of the University of Michigan, discusses study findings on chemotherapy and cediranib in relapsed ovarian cancer. (Abstract 5506)
Lisa A. Carey, MD, of the University of North Carolina, and Mark E. Robson, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discuss phase III study findings on olaparib monotherapy vs chemotherapy for patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer and a germline BRCA mutation. (Abstract LBA4)
Gunter von Minckwitz, MD, of the German Breast Group, discusses study findings on a randomized comparison of chemotherapy, trastuzumab, and placebo vs chemotherapy, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab as adjuvant therapy in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer. (Abstract LBA500)
Ann-Lii Cheng, MD, PhD, of the National Taiwan University Hospital, discusses phase III study findings on lenvatinib vs sorafenib in first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. (Abstract 4001)