Drug shortages are multifactorial in nature.  These shortages impact the supply of many types of medications.  Drug scarcity can be especially distressing when it impacts oncology care, leading to diminished patient safety and poorer outcomes.  Chemotherapy shortages force oncology providers into a situation where difficult decisions need to be made regarding who receives that particular drug versus one that may be less effective or more toxic, creating an ethical dilemma.  In an effort to have...

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in women worldwide. This specific type of cancer is also preventable and curable if caught early. Cervical cancer is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Case studies from different parts of the world have shown that the HPV vaccine leads to a significant reduction in cervical cancer cases, as well as other types of cancers linked to HPV, such as anal, oral, vulvar, vaginal, and penile cancers. The Director-General of the World H...

Cancer related fatigue (CRF) is a common and expected adverse reaction to both cancer and cancer treatments. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) defines CRF as “a distressing, persistent, subjective sense of physical, emotional, and /or cognitive tiredness or exhaustion related to cancer or cancer related treatment that is not proportional to recent activity and interferes with usual functioning” (Jankowski et. al., 2024). Studies have determined that 30% to 60% of patients undergo...