Lisa Schulmeister, MN, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN

It’s known that hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with the development of liver cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but are there additional cancers that are associated with this virus?

The Leapfrog Group (www.leapfroggroup.org) released its report Preventing Medication Errors in Hospitals April 7, which analyzed computerized physician order entry (CPOE) adoption and its ability to detect potentially harmful medication errors.

Supplements are not regulated in the same way that prescription medications are regulated in the United States; consequently, the supplement market, which includes vitamins, probiotics, fish oils, etc, has greatly expanded over the past decade.

Again this year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology has released its report on the state of cancer care in the United States.

Is there a treatment-related survival benefit for older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer?

The American Society of Clinical Oncology convened a panel of experts to provide recommendations on appropriate use of breast tumor biomarker assay results to guide decisions on adjuvant systemic therapy for women with early-stage invasive breast cancer.

Within 6 years of HPV vaccine introduction, there was a 64% decrease in 4vHPV type prevalence among females aged 14-19 years and a 34% decrease among those aged 20-24 years.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology released its annual report, now in its 11th year, which documents the progress being made in clinical cancer research and identifies future research directions.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology recently released the 40-page Cuidado del Paciente, the Spanish version of Caregiving.

At the end of January 2016, 69 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers issued a statement urging parents, young adults and physicians to increase HPV vaccination rates.

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The American Cancer Society and American Society of Clinical Oncology collaborated to create survivorship guidelines to assist primary care and other clinicians in the care of women with breast cancer.

Presidential address assures a commitment to cure cancer.

Every year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates new cancer cases and deaths in the United States and compiles the most recent data on cancer incidence, mortality, and survival.