Brielle Benyon

Clinical trials can be very beneficial to patients and their families. However, barriers still exist in enrolling patients.

More patients are surviving long after their cancer diagnoses, putting a new emphasis on survivorship care planning, explained Deborah A. Boyle, MSN, RN, AOCNS, FAAN.

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is a major issue in patients with blood cancers who are undergoing chemotherapy before receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

In an interview with Oncology Nursing News, Christopher R. Friese, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, discussed his study, and though the results were not what he expected, Friese still emphasized the need for proper education for oncology nurses.

Alex Trebek, the long-time host of the popular game show Jeopardy!, announced that he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

When handling chemotherapy and other potentially dangerous anti-cancer drugs, there are steps that oncology nurses should take to protect themselves and their colleagues, according to a recent presscast from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

Many younger patients see more than one doctor and face misdiagnoses before being given a diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to recent research presented during a webcast ahead of the 2019 AACR Annual Meeting.

The FDA sent out a warning letter about using thermography in place of mammography to diagnose breast cancer. Here’s how oncology nurses can help.

The Food and Drug Administration approved TAS-102 (Lonsurf; trifluridine/tipiracil) for the treatment of patients with pretreated metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Cervical cancer and precancers have decreased in recent years, thanks to the HPV vaccine.

Palliative care can improve outcomes in patients with cancer but is not used as often as it could be.

Pembrolizumab was granted a priority review to treat patients with advanced small-cell lung cancer whose disease progressed on 2 or more lines of prior therapy.

The FDA approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with resected, high-risk stage III melanoma.

Hospital at Home oncology models can have benefits for patients and nurses – but widespread integration may not be straightforward.

Each Friday, Oncology Nursing News posts a question asking our audience to share their experiences and opinions about a range of topics in the world of cancer. Here are some of their answers.

A recent study compared the information-seeking methods of nurses, doctors, and complementary therapists, and found one underlying theme.

An expert goes over the common – and not-so-common – immune-related adverse events.

Researchers are working on a way to spark the immune response against glioblastoma, making the nurses’ role in treatment even more important.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a split-dosing regimen for daratumumab (Darzalex) for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.

Adverse events can vary depending on the type of therapy that the patient is on, but patient communication is key.

During last night’s State of the Union Address, President Donald J. Trump announced his plan to bolster the fight against childhood cancer, and to bring down prescription drug prices.

Early-stage breast cancer survivors who completed a telephone-based lifestyle intervention program tended to have higher rates of disease-free survival (DFS), according to recent research presented at the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

The Food and Drug Administration approved calaspargase pegol-mknl (Asparlas) as a component of a chemotherapy regimen to treat adult and pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to the agency.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a priority review to the FLT3 inhibitor quizartinib for the treatment of relapsed or refractory FLT3-ITD acute myeloid leukemia (AML).