Exercise may improve chemotherapy completion rate in breast cancer patients
Encouraging patients who are undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer to take either aerobic or resistance exercise might increase the chance that they will complete a full course of chemotherapy, according to the surprise findings of a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

EPCRC research on cachexia - Seeking experts
Dear experts in cancer cachexia, dear leaders of societies involved in nutritional aspects of cancer, we cordially invite you to consider a contribution to the work of the EU-Consortium "European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC)" on clinical practice guidelines for cachexia in cancer patients.

Artificial nutrition and hydration in terminal cancer patients: the real and the ideal
Authors: Oh, Do1; Kim, Jee; Lee, Se; Kim, Dong; Im, Seock; Kim, Tae; Heo, Dae Seog; Bang, Yung; Kim, Noe Source: Supportive Care in Cancer, Volume 15, Number 6, June 2007 , pp. 631-636(6)

Palliative care in Romania
Palliative care is a new phenomenon in Romania . PhD student Luminita Dumitrescu describes the development in the sector in Romania , studies the effect of palliative care at home and makes an inventory of the satisfaction levels of involved family members and caregivers.

Beyond Death's Door by Maurice S. Rawlings
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