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A PRO intervention for symptom monitoring is associated with improved overall survival for patients treated with chemotherapy.

Kathryn E. Hudson, MD, of Texas Oncology was a featured speaker at Patient-Centered Oncology Care 2023.

Modeling study suggests screening played largest role, followed by advances in treatment

Rachel Giles, MD, PhD, discusses the importance of incorporating shared decision making in the treatment of patients with genitourinary cancers.

Coverage from The US Oncology Network Payer Transformation Summit, held September 27-29, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Building on prior studies, a new trial shows that digital symptom monitoring during cancer treatment detects symptoms early, improves quality of life, and reduces hospital visits.

A large “de-escalation” trial suggests that tens of thousands of people annually may be able to rely on only chemotherapy and surgery to treat their illness.

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This randomized clinical trial assesses the effect of using weekly electronic patient-reported outcome surveys to monitor symptoms, compared with usual care, on

People with advanced cancer who communicated their symptoms weekly using an electronic survey had about a one-third better physical function and over a 15% better control of their symptoms compared to those who were evaluated less frequently via in-person clinical visits, according to findings from a multi-state study conducted at 52 community cancer clinics.