JAMA Oncology Patient Information

This JAMA Oncology Patient Page explains what financial toxicity is and offers treatment approaches.

This JAMA Oncology Patient Page explains the adverse effects that can result from immunotherapy treatment in patients with cancer.

This Patient Page explains the use of randomization and placebo in cancer clinical trials.

This Patient Page explains tumor mutation burden, how it is measured, and its role in cancer treatment.

This Patient Page describes benign and malignant tumor classifications.

This Patient Page describes cancer staging and provides an explanation and example of the TNM staging system.

This Patient Page describes the use of circulating tumor DNA testing to detect cancer-associated genetic variations and guide treatment recommendations.

This Patient Page describes the use of brachytherapy (internal radiation) for the treatment of cancer and its delivery, adverse effects, and indications.

This Patient Page describes the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of ascites in patients with cancer.

This Patient Page describes antibody drug conjugates and their roles in cancer treatment.

This JAMA Patient Page describes cancer-related information and groups available online and explains how to determine whether these sources of information are trustworthy.

This JAMA Patient Page describes next generation sequencing, which allows physicians to test many genes of a cancer simultaneously.

This patient page describes the risks, symptoms, complications, and recommended treatment options for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

This Patient Page defines stereotactic body radiation therapy and describes how and in what situations it is administered to treat certain patients with cancer.

This Patient Page defines palliative care and explains who may most benefit, when it is most appropriate, and which clinicians might help administer it.

This Patient Page defines the some of the important terms and techniques that cancer researchers use to measure and report their findings.

This Patient Page provides information on neutropenia, a condition associated with having an abnormally low number of neutrophils in the blood resulting in increased risk of infection.

This Patient Page provides information on biosimilars, medicines that are similar to other cancer medicines called biologics.

This Patient Page explains tumor lysis syndrome, how it affects the body, who is at greatest risk, how to recognize it, and measures to help prevent it or treat it.

This Patient Page provides information of lymphedema, a condition caused by lymph system blockage or damage.