Some metastatic breast cancer data is not available. And some patients choose not to know it.
Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN
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Patricia Jakel is a retired advanced practice nurse for the UCLA Santa Monica Solid Oncology Program who now serves as an oncology nurse consultant and an associate professor at UCLA School of Nursing. In 1997, she received the Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year Award from the ONS Los Angeles Chapter. She is an active member of American Nurses Association, the American Cancer Society, and the Oncology Nursing Society, and her personal research interests include survivorship, adverse event management, and quality-of-life improvement.
Articles by Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN
Conferences are where oncology nurses can network, discuss key topics in their field, and hear new updates that will eventually affect their patients. At the 3rd Annual School of Oncology Nursing, we had the chance to talk about what nurses can gain from these conferences with Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN.
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