Monthly Archives: December 2015

New to Collection! Managing #ProstateCancer by @psychaj

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In Managing Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Living Better, MSK’s Dr. Andrew J. Roth, draws on his 20 years of experience as the psychiatry liaison to the Genitourinary Medical Oncology Program at MSK by:

– helping men cope with the day-to-day psychological stressors that arise from having prostate cancer in clear, easily understood text

– addressing the dilemmas that men with prostate cancer, their family members, and their health care providers confront on a daily basis, and guiding them through the emotional pitfalls and frustrations they face

– providing the emotional skills and strategies necessary to help patients deal with the challenges a prostate cancer diagnosis brings to everyday life

Managing Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Living Better may be found in TriCat our library catalog.

Holiday Library Hours

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Please note the main Library (Rockefeller Research Laboratories) will close at 5:00 pm on December 24 and December 31.  The Cyber Library (Zuckerman Research Center) will be closed for the entire day on December 24 and will close at 5:00 pm on December 31.

Both our library locations will be closed on Friday, December 25 and Friday, January 1 and will reopen at their regular times on Monday, January 4.

See you in the New Year!

Latest on E-Cigarettes, Chemo Brain, and a Flu Vaccine…

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Here are a few worthy news items in the world of cancer research:

  • Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine found that e-cigarettes – marketed as a healthier alternative to traditional smoking as well as a way for smokers to gradually kick their habit – actually pose a potentially significant threat to human health. Read more on their findings in Chemical Research in Toxicology.
  • A study of two leading breast cancer drugs has determined that the breast cancer symptoms women experience while taking those drugs — and the severity of those symptoms — tend to vary based on the patients’ ages. The new study from UCLA analyzed data from 1193 patients enrolled in a phase 3 clinical trial. The results have been published in The Lancet.
  • Researchers at the Indiana University of School of Medicine found that participation in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program diminished cancer related cognitive impairment, otherwise known as chemo brain. Their findings were published in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship.
  • Yale Cancer Center researchers have developed a vaccine strategy that reduces the risk of flu infections in cancer patients. Their findings were presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of American Society of Hematology in Orlando, Florida.