Tia 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.
Special protocols are required to ensure the safety of patients undergoing bone marrow transplants.
No system can properly flourish without constant efforts to diversify, and the nursing field is no exception.
92% of those over 70 say they are comfortable with telehealth.
Heather Niccum Haag, BSN, RN, CCRN, shares her experience creating an educational resource for her patients with Von-Hippel Lindau tumors who are receiving belzutifan.
Advanced practice providers are the future of survivorship care because of the tremendous value they offer to the practice and its patients.
A global study revealed that patients and caregivers alike reported insufficient knowledge surrounding renal cell carcinoma.
A Michigan State University investigator is preparing to expand on an encouraging pilot study that used a music-listening intervention to influence chemotherapy-induced nausea.
Heather Simonsen, MA, outlines some ways for health care professionals to feel more comfortable in the spotlight.
Compared with other antibody-drug conjugates, datopotamab deruxtecan was associated with lower rates of neutropenia, pneumonitis, and hematologic toxicity.
Oncology nurses can help their patients navigate misinformation that they may find online.
Oncology nurses are often the main point of contact for newly diagnosed patients with cancer. We have the opportunity to ensure that each person starts their journey with equality and equity on their side.
Patients with breast cancer may be at risk for more intense cognitive impairment following treatment with chemotherapy plus endocrine therapy.
Hilda Haynes-Lewis, PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP; and Rosaleen Bloom PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, AOCNS, discuss the ways a cancer diagnosis can impair an individual’s ability to work normally.
This and previous research from the Sethi Lab suggest Sox9 is a promising therapeutic target for colorectal cancer.
Agnes Pilecki, BSN, RN, a nurse on Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute’s bone marrow transplant unit, has been named the Metro Detroit Oncology Nursing Society’s (MDONS) Outstanding Oncology Nurse of the Year.
April is National Minority Health Month, highlighting the need for health care and community sectors to come together and improve cancer outcomes for underserved populations.
Reanne Booker, MN, NP, highlights factors that make a patient a good candidate for palliative radiation.
Although technology alone can’t solve clinician burnout, it can provide the means for organizations to provide better care while increasing efficiency and alleviating stress.
Paula Anastasia, RN, MN, AOCN, highlights circumstances in which patients may not be eligible to receive benefit with a PARP inhibitor.
Patients with metastatic breast cancer who received ribociclib plus fulvestrant achieved a median progression-free survival of 18.1 months vs 5.29 months with placebo/fulvestrant.
Aliènne Salleroli, MS, BSN, RN, OCN, underscores the importance of open dialogue surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion in oncology leadership.
Michelle Mollica, PhD, MPH, RN, OCN, of the National Cancer Institute, discusses how childhood cancer survivors may face different challenges than adult or geriatric patients.
Understanding various clot characteristics and bleeding risk factors can help providers carefully manage acute venous thromboembolism.
Kara Morris, MSN, RN, OCN; and Christine Wylie, MSN, RN, OCN, discuss the benefits of oral cryotherapy for patients receiving dose-dense doxorubicin.
Every year, Huntsman Cancer Institute receives funding from the American Cancer Society to support the promising research of junior faculty.
Hilda Haynes-Lewis, PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP; and Rosaleen Bloom PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, AOCNS, discuss the ways a cancer diagnosis can impair an individual’s ability to work normally.
Utilization of specialty nurse practitioner driven teams and use of individualized pain protocols for patients admitted with vaso-occlusive pain crisis improves quality of life for patients with sickle cell disease, and decreased hospital stay times.