Pediatric Oncology

Palliation

Questions discussed in this category

What are magic mouthwash alternatives that you would recommend?

There was a recall on viscous lidocaine and many of our patients cannot find it. What would you recommend as alternatives?

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How do you approach and manage anorexia and appetite loss in people with advanced cancer?

How do you counsel patients and caregivers? Do you prescribe medications (''appetite stimulants'') with the goal to improve appetite even if they do n...

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What is your strategy for breakthrough chemotherapy induced N&V in patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy and already received a NK-1 antagonist, 5-HT3 antagonist, dexamethasone, and olanzapine?

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What is your response to the question, "Is this terminal?"

How do you "have the talk" in a way that is straightforward without emotionally crushing the patient?

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How can oncologists be more collaborative with palliative care physicians?

How can these interactions be improved?

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Is there an age cut off below you would not treat a keloid with radiation post surgical excision?

Assuming it has previously been treated with excision and steroid injections? Is it reasonable to treat a bothersome keloid in a pediatric patient aft...

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At what point in a pediatric patient's cancer treatment should palliative care teams become involved in their care?

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How do you decide the right time to transition to hospice?

Obviously, patient and caregiver preferences are paramount. But, what factors do you consider? Does expanded hospice (e.g., Medicare Care Choices) inf...

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How do you present the trade off between a small chance of a sustained response for a new drug at the expense of potential worsening quality of life?

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Should I treat a patient who doesn't know she has cancer?

My patient’s family has asked that I don’t tell her that she has metastatic cancer because it will devastate her. I am planning on palliat...

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Papers discussed in this category

Gynecol Oncol, 2019 Aug 16

Advanced communication: A critical component of high quality gynecologic cancer care: A Society of Gynecologic Oncology evidence based review and guide.

JAMA,

The care of the patient.

Br J Radiol,

The risks of treating keloids with radiotherapy.

Burns, 2014 Apr 24

Up-to-date approach to manage keloids and hypertrophic scars: a useful guide.

Pediatrics, 2013-01

Nine-month-old patient with bilateral earlobe keloids.

Pediatrics, 2016-02

Scar Management in the Pediatric and Adolescent Populations.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2018-09-01

Dose Effect in Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Resected Keloids.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2012-03-10

American Society of Clinical Oncology provisional clinical opinion: the integration of palliative care into standard oncology care.

The New England journal of medicine, 2010-08-19

Early palliative care for patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.

Pediatric blood & cancer, 2016-08

Feasibility of Early Palliative Care Consultation for Children With High-Risk Malignancies.

JAMA oncology, 2017-09-01

Patients' and Parents' Needs, Attitudes, and Perceptions About Early Palliative Care Integration in Pediatric Oncology.

JAMA Oncol,

Pediatric Palliative Care-A Shared Priority.

The New England journal of medicine, 2016-07-14

Olanzapine for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting.

Practical radiation oncology, 2021 Sep-Oct

Medical Marijuana for Cancer: Perspective From a Radiation Oncologist Credentialed to Certify in Pennsylvania.

Palliative medicine, 2022 Mar 31

Efficacy of medicinal cannabis for appetite-related symptoms in people with cancer: A systematic review.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2023 Mar 28

Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Olanzapine for Chemotherapy-Related Anorexia in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Gastric, Hepatopancreaticobiliary, and Lung Cancer.

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2011-10

Efficacy and tolerability of transdermal granisetron for the control of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting associated with moderately and highly emetogenic multi-day chemotherapy: a randomized, double-blind, phase III study.

Journal of oncology practice, 2019-01

Putting Integrative Oncology Into Practice: Concepts and Approaches.

Support Care Cancer, 2021 Aug 16

MASCC antiemetics in advanced cancer updated guideline.

Journal of palliative medicine, 2012-11

Conceptual models for integrating palliative care at cancer centers.

Nature reviews. Clinical oncology, 2016-03

Integrating palliative care into the trajectory of cancer care.

JAMA, 2019 Apr 16

Effect of Doxepin Mouthwash or Diphenhydramine-Lidocaine-Antacid Mouthwash vs Placebo on Radiotherapy-Related Oral Mucositis Pain: The Alliance A221304 Randomized Clinical Trial.

Head Neck, 2016 Mar 29

Effectiveness of honey on radiation-induced oral mucositis, time to mucositis, weight loss, and treatment interruptions among patients with head and neck malignancies: A meta-analysis and systematic review of literature.

The Lancet. Oncology, 2017-05

Prevention of everolimus-related stomatitis in women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer using dexamethasone mouthwash (SWISH): a single-arm, phase 2 trial.

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