MINDY WAIZER

January 07, 2019

In the minds of Americans, there is no more trusted profession than nursing, according to a global analytics company called Gallup, which recently announced that for the 17th year in a row, nurses topped the list by a landslide.

December 18, 2018

Julie Pederson, BSW, RN, OCN, CBCN, provides an overview of developments in research on lymphedema treatments.

December 14, 2018

Oncology nurses must not only be aware of the adverse events (AEs) of immunotherapy, but they must also educate their patients—and their other healthcare providers—to recognize them as well, according to Massey Nematollahi, MScN, RN, CNS, OCN, CON.

November 28, 2018

Because of the risk for developing secondary malignancies, and given the association between smoking and cancer, all patients who smoke should be counseled about quitting, according to Linda Sarna, PhD, RN, FAAN.

November 20, 2018

Although few statistics are available to assess how patients with cancer are affected by prescription opioid use, a recent study found that 70% of patients with cancer use opiates after radiation.

November 19, 2018

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approval of eltrombopag (Promacta) in combination with standard immunosuppressive therapy to include first-line use in newly diagnosed adult and pediatric patients aged 2 years and older with severe aplastic anemia.

November 17, 2018

The clinical trials program at the Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute grew exponentially in a short period of time. A great problem to have, certainly, but challenging to the organization.

November 16, 2018

Sexuality after cancer is an under-discussed topic between healthcare providers and patients, and nurses especially have an important role to play in raising the subject with patients, according to Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN.

November 09, 2018

There is an increasing need for board-certified genetic counselors in the United States, says Stephanie A. Cohen, MS, LCGC, and she is looking to nurses to help improve patient access to hereditary cancer risk assessment and genetic testing.

November 03, 2018

After a computerized assessment, patients choose between traditional or virtual therapy.