What's New in the Updated Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards?
Recent recent update to ASCO/ONS standards for chemotherapy administration safety include considerations for a safe healthcare environment, treatment planning, patient education, and consent.
Just Bag It Campaign Promotes Safe Vincristine Administration
The NCCN's Just Bag It campaign looks to put an end to the inadvertent inthrathecal administration of vincristine.
New Updates for Cervical Cancer Screening
New ASCO guidelines for cervical cancer screening recommend HPV DNA testing.
What You Need to Know About Liver Cancer
With the mortality rate for liver cancer rising faster than the mortality rate for any other cancer, it is important that oncology nurses are aware of risk factors, screening, and treatments so they can pass information on to their patients.
Pain Management for Cancer Survivors
ASCO recently released guidelines on pain management for adult cancer survivors, developed by a multidisciplinary working group, this guideline is the first to address the unique pain management needs of cancer survivors.
Quality of Life: Not Just for Patients
We now have tools that enable us to measure the quality of life of professionals who deliver care to patients.
Not So Pretty in Pink
Men newly diagnosed with breast cancer need a great deal of support, in part because of how rare breast cancer is in men, and because the typical reaction to a breast cancer diagnosis is one of disbelief.
Managing Work and Metastatic Disease
New research findings that suggest at least one-third of our patients with metastatic disease continue to work merit changes in the way in which we assess our patients.
Durvalumab Garners Similar OS, Albeit Varied PFS, Outcomes in EGFR+ and EGFR-Wildtype NSCLC Subgroups
Quizartinib Extends Overall Survival Across Multiple Subgroups in FLT3-ITD+ AML
Repotrectinib Showcases Early Intracranial Responses in Select ROS1+ NSCLC
Osimertinib May Be More Effective in Frontline EGFR+ NSCLC When Combined With Chemo
