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Advanced Care Planning: The Gift of Empowerment for Patients With CancerAdvanced care planning can benefit both the patients with cancer and the oncology nurses who work in intensive care units, as it may potentially reduce stress and moral distress.
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Palliative Care Does Not Prevent Patients From Receiving Curative TreatmentThe chair of the Institute of Pain and Palliative Care explains how the holistic approach of palliative care makes it a unique treatment modality.
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Normalize Palliative Care as Part of the Oncology Treatment PlanAdvanced practice providers play a critical role in increasing palliative care referrals.
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5 Tips for MSNs Looking to Become Nurse PractitionersStrategic tips for achieving a Nurse Practitioner certification and advancing your nursing career.
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More Than A “Side Effect”: Why Pediatric Hearing Loss Is So DetrimentalAn expert discusses the consequences of cisplatin-induced hearing loss and ongoing research efforts to eliminate this associated risk for children receiving the treatment.
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Navigating Difficult Conversations in Cancer Pain ManagementDifficult conversations in cancer pain management should include core values and principles, setting realistic expectations, and building the patient-client relationship from the very beginning.
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Symptom Management in CheckMate-73L TrialNagla Abdel Karim, MD, explains how researchers will address safety and manage potential adverse events in the ongoing phase 3 CheckMate-73L trial.
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Opinion: Nurses Need to Start Conversations About Genetic TestingLiz-Hunter Brack, RN, discusses how oncology nurses can play an important role in patient education surrounding genetic testing.
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Zev Wainberg on Combination Chemotherapy Regimens in Metastatic Pancreatic CancerZev A. Wainberg, MD, discusses the implications of the findings from the phase 3 NAPOLI 3 trial for patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
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Expert Discusses Best Practices for Managing Breast Cancer–Related ToxicitiesCharles L. Loprinzi, MD, discusses the efficacy of agents like gabapentin and olanzapine to combat breast cancer treatment-related pains and speaks to the future of nonestrogenic toxicity management within this space.
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Empower Your Clinical Staff to Meet the Growing Patient VolumeOncology practices can create more access to care by leveraging the use of APPs, empowering nurses to practice at the top of their licensure, utilizing nurse navigators, and planning ahead.
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Elizabeth Cullen Discusses Avasopasem Manganese As A Potential Mucositis Management Strategy in Head and Neck CancersElizabeth R. Cullen, MSN, ARNP, provides an overview of avasopasem manganese and its potential role in reducing severe oral mucositis for patients undergoing radiotherapy.
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Medical Cannabis 101: What Oncology Nurses Need to KnowWith nearly two-thirds of the states allowing for medical cannabis use and the legalization of hemp, accessing cannabinoids has become much easier— especially for patients with cancer.
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Mary Katherine Montes de Oca on Cryocompression Therapy For Peripheral Neuropathy in Gynecologic CancersMary Katherine Montes de Oca, MD, discusses the potential benefit of cryocompression therapy in preventing peripheral neuropathy in patients with gynecologic cancers who are receiving chemotherapy.
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Advances in Head and Neck Cancers Yield New Clinical Implications for NursesAs the treatment paradigm continues to evolve, nurses play a key role in educating patients, monitoring treatments, and watching for adverse effects.
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Nurses May Advise Patients on Immunotherapy to Increase Fiber IntakeAn expert from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers advice on the best diet to enrich a patient’s microbiome and consequent immunotherapy response.
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Cancer Care More Accessible Thanks to Launch of Telehealth and In-Home Infusion programsChevon Rariy, MD, outlines patient eligibility criteria, and the alterations to the nurse patient relationship, as CTCA launches the novel Oncology Clinic at Home Program.
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Sylvester’s Sexual Health After Cancer Program Expands to Meet Needs of Women with CancerKristin E. Rojas, M.D., FACS, FACOG, assistant professor of surgical oncology in the DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surgery and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University Miami Miller School of Medicine, realized she had struck a chord with women being treated for cancer when she started the Menopause Urogenital Sexual Health and Intimacy Clinic (MUSIC).
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Recognition of the Advanced Practice Preceptor Role in OncologyA tiered level preceptor recognition program offers a cost-effective organizational intervention designed to acknowledge and incentivize the contributions of advanced practice preceptors.
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Wheatley and Gopalsami Highlight the Value of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in HSCT CareTia Wheatley, DNP, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, and Shivani Gopalsami, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP, discuss the benefits and challenges of multidisciplinary collaboration in hematopoietic stem cell transplant care.
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Darolutamide With ADT Before Surgery May Be Safe, Effective in Prostate CancerResearchers did not observe any grade 3 or 4 adverse events with darolutamide with androgen deprivation therapy for 6 months followed by radical prostatectomy in patients with locally advanced prostate cancer.
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Overcoming The Burden of Guilt as A NurseJanice Post-White, PhD, RN, FAAN, an oncology nurse and caregiver, discusses how she handled the guilt she felt following her son’s leukemia diagnosis.
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Mehra Details the Importance of PD-L1 Expression in HNSCC Treatment SelectionRanee Mehra, MD, discusses the link between PD-L1 expression and increased immunotherapy efficacy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and what future treatment options may look like for patients in this space.
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Advanced Practice Providers Are Uniquely Suited for Survivorship CareAdvanced practice providers are the future of survivorship care because of the tremendous value they offer to the practice and its patients.
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Unmet Needs and Future Directions in the Management of CIMMartin Dietrich, MD, PhD, and Edgardo Santos, MD, FACP, offer closing remarks on unmet needs and future directions in the management of CIM including other disease states where trilaciclib may offer myeloprotective benefit.
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Cilta-cel Produces MRD Negativity, Responses in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple MyelomaResults from the CARTITUDE-2 trial support cilta-cel in patients with multiple myeloma, which addresses the unmet needs of these patients, an expert presented.
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Key Takeaways for Patients With MyelofibrosisPatients with myelofibrosis should reflect on their personal priorities and quality of life goals, understand the range of available JAK inhibitor treatment options, and openly communicate with their doctor to arrive at a shared decision for managing their disease.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening: Education, Advocacy, and ActionIt is essential to continue to develop and incorporate educational strategies to increase screening for colorectal cancer in our communities.
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Discrepancies Exist Between Actual Care and Trial-Based Recommendations in MCLDiscrepancies exist between actual patterns of care and recommendations based on clinical trials in adult patients with mantle cell lymphoma.
