Importance With the growing use of oral chemotherapy, there is an urgent need to develop
safe and effective systems to administer and manage these agents. A comprehensive …

OBJECTIVES: We aimed at determining the utility of measuring 6-thioguanine (6-TG) and 6-methylmercaptopurine
(6-MMP) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients on …

Purpose Pancreatic cancer is a lethal disease. Many patients experience a heavy burden of
cancer-associated symptoms and poor quality of life (QOL). Early palliative care alongside …

OBJECTIVES: We explored whether iron deficiency in the absence of anemia is associated
with fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS: We assessed iron deficiency …

The modern management of rectal cancers continues to evolve. With the release of data
from new landmark randomized controlled trials (RAPIDO, PRODIGE-23), total neoadjuvant …

The rectum has distinctive anatomic and physiologic features, which increase the risk of local
spread and recurrence among rectal cancers as compared to colon cancers. Essential to …

Purpose Cancer survivors transitioning between academic comprehensive cancer systems
and community general practice settings are vulnerable to discontinuity, inconsistency and …

Risk-reducing medications for breast cancer are considerably underused. Informing women
at risk with precise and individualized risk assessment tools may substantially affect the …

Purpose Many patients with cancer are interested in complementary therapies, including
strategies such as reduced carbohydrate diets. Guidelines regarding the use of these diets …

Background Capecitabine is a pyrimidine antimetabolite that inhibits thymidylate synthase
and is commonly used in the treatment of colorectal cancer. Adverse cardiac side effects are …