Mihaela Olaru

Mihaela Olaru

Second Primary Lung Cancer after Breast Cancer: Challenges and Approaches

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies, with a 10-year survival rate for early non-metastatic stages of over 80%. However, recurrence or relapse may occur decades after completing therapy, and cancer survivors have also a risk of secondary neoplasia especially due to radiation therapy. This case highlights the challenges of an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment in patients with second primary cancer and uncommon metastasis.

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News in Cancer-Related Pain Management

Introduction: Cancer related- pain causes a negative psychosocial and physical impact on patients’ lives. The purpose of this review was to investigate the current strategies for cancer pain treatment. Material and Methods: We conducted a PubMed search of the literature published from 2018 to 2020, and details were extracted from the articles with adequate study quality. Discussion: Of 63 titles, 19 studies were selected and used in review. Conclusions: This review article focuses on the novel treatments available for cancer pain management.

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Important Aspects to Take Into Consideration When Administering Cytotoxic Chemotherapy. A Review

In the last decade, huge efforts have been made to optimize and personalize oncological treatment. Many novel therapies and better combinations of older ones have been implemented. Even if novelty is always exciting, one has take into consideration that the way a drug is administered is as important as the drug itself. The present review focuses on how the administration of several cancer drugs can minimize the toxicity they induce. It stresses that if enough importance is given to this aspect, patients can tolerate effective doses of treatment with better outcomes and have better quality of life. [...]

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