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Carmela Hardy on Telephone Triage to Ease Patient AnxietyCarmela Hardy, RN, Regional Cancer Care Associates, Central Jersey Division, talks about how a telephone triage system helps ease patient anxiety in an outpatient chemotherapy setting.
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Higher Risk of Thyroid Cancer Among Those With Breast Cancer HistoryAccording to a recent retrospective cohort analysis of a large national database, patients with a history of breast cancer have a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer than do the general population, particularly if they receive adjuvant radiation therapy.
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Raghav Sundar on New Ways to Potentially Reduce CIPNRaghav Sundar, MBBS, MRCP, MMed, National University Health System, Singapore, discusses the development of a new device that may be able to reduce chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN).
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Understanding Prostate Cancer Mutations Is CriticalGenetic mutations that were previously associated with breast and ovarian cancer also have implications for men with prostate cancer.
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Treating Bone Disease Improves Myeloma OutcomesAll patients with myeloma should be treated for bone disease.
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Loneliness: The New Smoking, Part 2This second installment of this blog on loneliness focuses on how loneliness may compromise health and can be combatted against.
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Norman (Carl) Swart on the Importance of Adequate Palliative CareNorman (Carl) Swart, discusses the importance of palliative care for patients with cancer. Swart also comments on the importance of training nurses in this area.
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Bethany Rhoten on Sexuality After Treatment of Head and Neck CancerBethany Rhoten, PhD, RN, associate professor at Vanderbilt School of Nursing, discusses sexuality after treatment of head and neck cancer and how healthcare providers can help their patients communicate quality of life issues.
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Intraperitoneal Struggles in Ovarian Cancer TreatmentsOncology Nurse Fiona McCaughan on Struggles Facing Intraperitoneal Ovarian Cancer Treatments
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Kenneth Freundlich Discusses Supporting Patients With Hereditary CancersKenneth Freundlich, neuropsychologist, Morris Psychological Group, Parsippany, NJ, discusses the need to support patients with hereditary cancers.
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My WM StoryI will never forget the emotions – mostly disbelief and fear – that arose when I arrived at the cancer center.
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Kilian Salerno on Assessing Cancer RiskKilian Salerno, director of Breast Radiation and Soft Tissue/Melanoma Radiation, Roswell Park Cancer Center, discusses assessing cancer risk.
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The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation Honors Oncologist for Groundbreaking Targeted Therapy ResearchVassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou, MD was honored at the 19th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress.
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Christian Nelson Discusses Writing ProgramChristian Nelson, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses Memorial Sloan Kettering's writing program, Visible Ink.
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Molly Freeman on the Need for Provider Education about SBRTMolly Freeman explains why it is necessary for providers to be educated on stereotactic body radiation therapy.
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Benny's World as an LGBT Man With Cancer Is Complicated But It Fits Him PerfectlyThe National LGBT Cancer Network's research found that, compared with other survivors, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals often have some striking differences in who they turn to for support during cancer treatment.
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How to Handle Patients Who Want to Record Medical ConversationsWhile most health care providers and medical practitioners are aware of the significant limitations HIPAA places on their activities, they are less clear how to react when it’s the patient who wants to record the physician, which could potentially expose protected health information of other patients.
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Addressing Treatment For Patients At The Highest Risk of BRCA MutationsPatients with the highest risk of developing a BRCA mutation are not being tested earlier enough and developing these mutations when it's too late. Clinicians can change that.
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Cancer Free After Tumor Testing and Targeted TherapyMore than anything, I want to be a part of finding a cure for lung cancer and many other cancers-not just for me, but also for my children, their children, and all our future generations.
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Anal Cancer in HIV-Infected IndividualsOnce a terminal illness, HIV is now considered a chronic disease due to the advances in highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART).
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Nurses Must Adapt to Meet the Needs of a Diverse Patient PopulationRapid changes occurring nationally and worldwide—including shifts in demographics, languages, epidemiological patterns, and social systems— have direct implications for patient care. These trends are projected to continue, and nurses need to be prepared to care for increasingly diverse patient populations.
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6 Reminders for Anyone Caring for a Cancer Fighter This Holiday SeasonMembers of the IHadCancer community give their insghts on what friends and family should know when sharing the holidays with a patient with cancer.
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Dana Bushman Gives Advice to a Patient Beginning YogaDana Bushman, a certified yoga instructor, provides advice for a patient with cancer beginning yoga.
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Ronald Natale on How Nurses Contribute to Patients' Quality of LifeOncology nurses are an important resource for patients with cancer when dealing with adverse effects that can be disruptive to quality of life.
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Dr. Duncan on Measuring the Success of Patient NavigationMark D. Duncan, MD, from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses demonstrable metrics that help measure the success of a patient navigation program.
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Exploring the Leadership Role of Advanced Practice Provider ManagerIn 2010, Smilow Cancer Hospital (SCH) at Yale New Haven and Yale Cancer Center (YCC) transitioned from a multisite cancer care delivery system that was both university- and hospitalbased to a new, state-of-the-art, 14-story comprehensive cancer center building.
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Dr. Hofstatter on Breast Cancer ChemopreventionErin W. Hofstatter, MD, assistant professor of medicine (medical oncology), co-director, Genetic Counseling Program, Yale Cancer Center, discusses chemoprevention to reduce one's risk of developing breast cancer.
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The METAvivor StoryMETAvivor is dedicated to the specific fight of women and men living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.
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Dr. Andrew M. Kaunitz Provides an Overview of Bioidentical Hormone TherapyAndrew M. Kaunitz, MD, FACOG, professor, Associate Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, provides an overview of bioidentical hormone therapy.
