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ASCO Patient Guide: Preventing and Treating Blood Clots
October 29, 2007
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) asks its medical experts to develop recommendations for specific areas of cancer care. ASCO developed a clinical practice guideline about preventing and treating blood clots for people with cancer. This patient guide is based on ASCO's recommendations.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Adjuvant Treatment for Lung Cancer
October 22, 2007
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) asks its medical experts to develop recommendations for specific areas of cancer care. ASCO and Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) together developed recommendations for treatment after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer. This patient guide is based on their recommendations.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Epoetin and Darbepoetin Treatment
October 22, 2007
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) asks its medical experts to develop recommendations for specific areas of cancer care. In 2002, ASCO and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) together published a clinical practice guideline about the use of epoetin for chemotherapy-related anemia. This guideline was expanded and updated in 2007 to include a similar medication, called darbepoetin. This patient guide is based on the ASCO/ASH recommendations.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Tumor Markers for Breast Cancer
October 22, 2007
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) asks its medical experts to develop recommendations for specific areas of cancer care. In 2001, ASCO published a clinical practice guideline about tumor markers for breast and colorectal cancers. The scope of this guideline was expanded and updated in 2007. This patient guide is based on ASCO's recommendations and focuses specifically on breast cancer.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Bisphosphonates for Multiple Myeloma
May 21, 2007
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) asks its medical experts to develop recommendations for specific areas of cancer care. In 2002, ASCO published a clinical practice guideline about bisphosphonate treatment for multiple myeloma. The scope of this guideline was expanded and updated in 2007. This patient guide is based on ASCO's recommendations.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Hormone Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer
April 2, 2007
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, ASCO asks its medical experts to develop recommendations for specific areas of cancer care. In 2004, ASCO published a clinical practice guideline about hormone therapy for advanced prostate cancer. This guideline was updated in 2007 to reflect developments in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. This patient guide is based on ASCO's recommendations.
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ASCO Patient Guide: HER2 Testing for Breast Cancer
December 11, 2006
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) asks its medical experts to develop recommendations for specific areas of cancer care. ASCO and the College of American Pathologists (CAP) issued a joint clinical practice guideline about human epidermal growth receptor 2 (HER2) testing for breast cancer. This patient guide is based on these recommendations.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Tumor Markers for Gastrointestinal Cancers
October 23, 2006
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, ASCO asks its medical experts to develop recommendations for specific areas of cancer care. ASCO recently updated a clinical practice guideline about the use of tumor markers in gastrointestinal cancers. This patient guide is based on ASCO's recommendations.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Follow-Up Care for Breast Cancer
October 10, 2006
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, ASCO asks its medical experts to develop recommendations for specific areas of cancer care. ASCO recently updated a clinical practice guideline about follow-up care for breast cancer. This patient guide is based on ASCO's recommendations.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Preserving the Larynx During Cancer Treatment
July 3, 2006
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, ASCO asks its medical experts to develop recommendations for specific areas of cancer care. ASCO recently issued a clinical practice guideline about larynx preservation. This patient guide is based on ASCO's recommendations.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Preventing Nausea and Vomiting Caused by Cancer Treatment
May 22, 2006
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, ASCO asks its medical experts to develop recommendations for specific areas of cancer care. ASCO recently updated a clinical practice guideline about preventing nausea and vomiting. This patient guide is based on ASCO's recommendations.
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ASCO Patient Guide: White Blood Cell Growth Factors
May 8, 2006
ASCO recently updated a clinical practice guideline about the use of white blood cell growth factors. This patient guide is based on ASCO's recommendations.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Fertility Preservation
May 1, 2006
ASCO recently issued a clinical practice guideline about fertility preservation in people treated for cancer, and this patient guide is based on ASCO's recommendations. This guideline is the first in a series of guidelines from ASCO to address cancer survivorship issues.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Follow-Up Care for Colorectal Cancer
October 31, 2005
ASCO recently updated a clinical practice guideline about follow-up care for patients with stage II or III colorectal cancer. To help people living with cancer understand their cancer care, ASCO created this patient guide, which is based on ASCO's recommendations for follow-up care for colorectal cancer.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early Stage Breast Cancer
September 12, 2005
The information in this guide discusses the use of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNB) in early stage breast cancer. SNB is a procedure where one or a few lymph nodes are removed from under the arm and examined for evidence of cancer.
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Technology Assessment: Aromatase Inhibitors for Early Breast Cancer
November 15, 2004
Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are a newer class of hormone treatments that are designed to reduce the amount of estrogen in a woman's body. Aromatase is an enzyme the body uses in the production of estrogen. AIs slow or stop the growth of breast cancers that are controlled by estrogen by lowering levels of estrogen in a woman's body.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage II Colon Cancer
August 16, 2004
The information in this guide discusses the treatment option of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage II colon cancer.
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Technology Assessment: Chemotherapy Sensitivity and Resistance Assays
August 2, 2004
A chemotherapy sensitivity assay is a laboratory test that can be performed on samples of a patient's tumor to determine if a chemotherapy drug will be effective in killing tumor cells. This technology assessment evaluates the effectiveness of CSRAs in predicting which chemotherapy medications will best stop tumor growth, when compared with a chemotherapy regimen that is chosen based on the results of research published from clinical trials.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Advanced Lung Cancer Treatment
August 1, 2003
The information in this guide will help you understand what unresectable non-small cell lung cancer is and how it can be treated.
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ASCO Patient Guide: Bisphosphonates for Breast Cancer
August 1, 2003
This guide discusses a type of drug called bisphosphonates that may be offered to people with advanced (metastatic) breast cancer. These drugs have been shown, in many cases, to reduce the negative effects that breast cancer has on bone. These drugs have not, however, been shown to extend life or slow the growth of cancer.
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