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Kelley Rone on the Evolving Role of Immunotherapy in GI CancersKelley A. Rone, DNP, RN, AGNP-c, discusses the advantages associated with immunotherapy in the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal cancers.
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Cancer Center gets $1.1M gift for holistic cancer careThe gift is from the estate of Tom and Catherine Culley, longtime residents of the East Coast and worldwide travelers.
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Dr. Geyer Highlights Optimal Dosing Strategies for New Olaparib Indication in Breast CancerCharles E. Geyer, MD, FACP, discusses dosing strategies and adverse event management with olaparib.
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Advice for New Nurse Practitioners Working With Patients With Endometrial CancerClosing their discussion, the panel shares advice for new nurse practitioners caring for patients who have endometrial cancer.
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Setting Boundaries Can Be a Challenge for Nurse NavigatorsJanelle Wagner, RN, OCN, Senior Manager of Patient Navigation Program for Community Sites, highlights some challenges commonly associated with nurse navigation, and how nurses can overcome them.
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Kate Sandstrom on Ensuring Patient Follow-Up With Radiation Oncology TeamsKate Sandstrom, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN, discusses the importance of including the radiation oncology team in a patient’s long-term care plan.
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Electronic Health Record Notes May Be Perpetuating BiasesFixing the problem will involve holding medical institutions accountable for addressing implicit bias among providers.
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Self-Awareness Is Critical in Treating Prescribing Patients With Cancer and Substance Abuse DisordersKathy Burns, MS, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, of the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, comments on the importance of self-awareness as an oncology nurse when working to overcome one’s implicit bias.
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Unmet Needs and Future Directions in the Management of CIMMartin Dietrich, MD, PhD, and Edgardo Santos, MD, FACP, offer closing remarks on unmet needs and future directions in the management of CIM including other disease states where trilaciclib may offer myeloprotective benefit.
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Grace Choong and Matthew Goetz On the Impact of Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Omission in ER+ Positive Breast CancerGrace Choong, MD; and Matthew Goetz, MD, discuss the effect of omitting adjuvant endocrine therapy for patients with estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer who were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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How Mindfulness Can Help Caregivers Cope with Stress and BurnoutWithin this intense experience, caregivers can often find themselves physically and emotionally exhausted
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Opinion: Post-Mastectomy Chest Numbness: Oncology Nurses Are Key to Patient EducationOncology nurses are in a unique position to educate patients with breast cancer about post-mastectomy chest numbness.
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Heavily Pretreated Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma Achieve Encouraging Responses With Teclistamab Plus DaratumumabAn expert with the phase 1b TRIMM-2 trial underscores the significance and findings for patients with multiple myeloma.
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The Evolving Role of the APRN in Oncology CareThe APRN position has an important, albeit recent, history.
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HRQOL Analysis Favors Tislelizumab Over Sorafenib in Hepatocellular CarcinomaPatients with hepatocellular carcinoma experienced better health-related quality of life outcomes with tislelizumab vs sorafenib.
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Symptom Burden Analysis Supports Ongoing Posttreatment Analysis for Patients With CRCMajor findings demonstrated that patients with colorectal cancer experienced generally low symptom severity with most symptoms remaining stable or improving following treatment.
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Caring for a Patient With Relapsed Mantle Cell Lymphoma Undergoing CAR T-Cell TherapyCAR T-cell therapy represents a viable treatment option for many patients, but there are potentially serious adverse events.
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Challenges Faced by Adolescent and Young Adult Patients With CancerAdolescents and young adults who have cancer also have a negative body image, financial toxicity, and concerns about family planning.
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Nurses Hold Power to Change Rhetoric Surrounding Electronic SmokingAlthough the long-term effects of e-smoking are still unknown, the percentage of young people developing nicotine dependency is increasing, a Cancer Treatment Centers of America expert explains.
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Considerations for Premenopausal Women With TNBCTriple-negative breast cancer often occurs in women younger than 40.
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Oncology Nurses Can Help Prevent the PreventableOncology nurses can play a key role in the prevention of certain cancers.
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Early Trial Suggests that Targeting CLL1-Postive Cells is Effective in Treating Pediatric AMLAn early trial evaluated Anti-C-type lectin-like molecule-1 (CLL-1)-based CAR T cells for its safety and efficacy in improving the symptoms of pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
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Expert Says Pandemic Put a ‘Lens’ on Health Disparities for People Outside the Medical FieldThe director at the Center for Cancer Health Equity, The University of Ohio Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses how the pandemic put a spotlight on issues of equity within the health care system.
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Georgia Cancer Center’s Cardio-Oncology program gets the goldIn the United States, only 27 institutions have been awarded the Gold level “Center of Excellence” by the International Cardio-Oncology Society (IC-OS). The Cardio-Oncology Program at the Georgia Cancer Center is proud to be one of those 27 institutions.
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Cancer, COVID-19, and Aging in LGBTQ+ CommunitiesThe reasons for LGBTQ+ health care disparities are complex but unequivocal, founded in many socio-economic and cultural factors.
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Collaboration Between Pediatric Oncology Nurses and Social Workers Decreases Treatment-Related DistressPediatric oncology nurses and social workers routinely collaborate not only in the biopsychosocial assessment of families’ psychosocial needs and distress, but in developing interventions that can improve a patient’s and family’s quality of life while in pediatric cancer treatment and in survivorship.
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Palliative Care Does Not Prevent Patients From Receiving Curative TreatmentThe chair of the Institute of Pain and Palliative Care explains how the holistic approach of palliative care makes it a unique treatment modality.
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Normalize Palliative Care as Part of the Oncology Treatment PlanAdvanced practice providers play a critical role in increasing palliative care referrals.
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5 Tips for MSNs Looking to Become Nurse PractitionersStrategic tips for achieving a Nurse Practitioner certification and advancing your nursing career.
