To change the old adage a walk a day can keep the doctor away. New research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting has found that walking for 30 minutes a day and doing some yoga has shown promise in some cancer patients. The Guardian said these physical activities reduce fatigue and reduce the risk of spreading cancer. One potential reason yoga has had this impact on patients has to do with inflammation. The Guardian said that inflammation can increase the risk of cancer spreading in the…
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Shortages of “life-threatening” cancer drugs forced Kansas doctors to ration drugs
First, their shipments of carboplatin typically used to treat breast, ovarian and many other cancers have been delayed. They were able to switch some patients to cisplatin, another platinum-based drug that is just as effective but may have more side effects. Hence, their cisplatin shipments stopped arriving on time. To hold dwindling supplies longer, doctors have begun rounding patient doses up to 10 percent within professional guidelines and have begun preparing for the need to take more drastic action if shortages persist. It’s part of a nationwide shortage of more…
Read More14 vital cancer drugs are in short supply. It has reached a crisis level in NJ
A New Jersey health care system meets weekly to discuss its acute drug shortage. Another was forced to communicate regularly. And one oncologist says he has enough life-saving cancer drugs for his patients, at least for now. It really is at a crisis level, said Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky, an oncologist at Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care in Paramus. Fourteen cancer drugs are officially in short supply nationwide, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Among them: two vital chemotherapy treatments carboplatin and cisplatin. Some oncologists in the United States…
Read MoreCancer centers say a shortage of chemotherapy in the United States is leading to treatment complications
A growing shortage of common cancer treatments is forcing doctors to switch medications and delay some treatments, leading US cancer centers say. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network said Wednesday that nearly every center it surveyed late last month was dealing with deficiencies in carboplatin and cisplatin, a pair of drugs used to treat a range of cancers. Some are no longer able to treat patients receiving carboplatin at the intended dose or schedule. Kari Wisinski has had to turn to other treatments for some patients or change the order in…
Read MoreUS doctors forced to ration as cancer drug shortages hit nationwide
Toni Dezomits had to change her ovarian cancer treatment plan due to a shortage of chemotherapy drugs Toni Dezomits, a 55-year-old retired law enforcement officer, is battling a recurrence of her stage 4 ovarian cancer. She had already undergone several rounds of chemotherapy when her doctor told her he had more bad news. Just a day before her third round of treatment last month, Ms. Dezomits was told there was a nationwide shortage of the generic chemotherapy drug, carboplatin, one of three drugs she was due to receive. Forced to…
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