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Freya R. Schnabel on the Treatment Options for Breast CancerFreya R. Schnabel, MD, discusses the importance of choosing individualized treatment options for patients with breast cancer.
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Keeping Track of the Most Recent Treatment UpdatesThere are a lot of treatment updates for various malignancies happening seemingly all at once. We had the chance to speak with Laura S. Wood, RN, MSN, OCN, for her take on why these updates are coming so rapidly.
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Arvind Shinde on Using Fitness Trackers to Monitor Patients With CancerArvind Shinde, MD, MBA, MPH, assistant clinical professor at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses the potential benefits of monitoring patients with fitness trackers.
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Living Her Dream: An Interview With Christie M. Santure, BSN, RNSanture said working in oncology made her a better person. The nurse recently received CURE®’s 2020 Extraordinary Healer® Award.
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Be The Match Foundation: Raising Funds to Save More LivesBe the Match shares ways to help raise funds for their Foundation.
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Journal Club Bridges Research and Practice, Improving Patient CareThree oncology nurses at the Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven write about the Smilow Society, an interactive and innovative journal club enabling nurses to stay abreast of important research developments, which can then be translated directly into clinical practice.
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Kelly Kenzik Answers: Do Racial Survival Disparities Persist Long-Term?Kelly Kenzik, MS, PhD, epidemiologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, discusses her findings regarding long-term mortality disparities among African American and white women with breast cancer.
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Assessing Caregiver Knowledge at Diagnosis Aids in Education and Home Care ManagementWith cancer treatment being delivered more in an outpatient setting, the burden of home healthcare has shifted more to family caregivers.
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The Colors of Cancer: StressStress may have a negative impact on your health but you’re never going to be completely rid of stress. The key isn’t in doing away with all of life’s pressures, but in how you handle them on a daily basis.
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Number of Health Care Jobs Still Down From End of 2020Small employment increases in March and February didn’t replenish the more than 80,000 jobs lost in January.
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What Defines Value-Based Cancer Care?Healthcare value has been defined as outcomes divided by costs, but it's not always that simple, especially in treating patients with cancer, explained Stuart L. Goldberg, MD, Chief, Division of Outcomes and Value-Based Care at the John Theurer Cancer Center and associate professor of medicine at Seton Hall School of Medicine.
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Take Charge: Proactive Steps to Ease Patients' Symptom BurdenEarly palliative care and web-based systems are effective solutions that helped boost quality of life.
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Development of a Safe Administration PRRT Process in an Ambulatory Academic SettingThe PRRT program at Rush University Medical Center requires a multidisciplinary approach, which is necessary to plan and implement a successful PRRT program. At the core of the team is the nursing staff, who are critical in preparing and administering the treatment. Patient education regarding postprocedure radiation safety is also key.
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Osimertinib May Be More Effective in Frontline EGFR+ NSCLC When Combined With ChemoThe median progression-free survival was 25.5 months with osimertinib plus chemotherapy and 16.7 months with osimertinib alone.
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Patient Blog: Sharing My Story of Bladder Cancer to Help OthersRick Bulifant shares his bladder cancer story
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Alan B. Astrow Discusses Approaching Spirituality in OncologyAlan B. Astrow, MD, chief of hematology and medical oncology at New York Methodist Hospital, discusses the importance of approaching spirituality in the oncology setting.
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Dr. Blinderman on the Difference Between Palliative Care and Hospice CareCraig Blinderman, MD, MA, Attending Physician in Medicine & Anesthesiology New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Palliative Care (Medicine & Anesthesiology), Columbia University, discusses the confusion surrounding the term "palliative care."
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Dr. Ramalingam on Side Effects Associated With Immunotherapy in Lung CancerSuresh S. Ramalingam, MD, discusses important considerations for patients, caregivers, nurses and physicians when treatment with an immunotherapy begins.
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Oncology Nursing News Top Stories: May 2021Each month, we take a look back at the most popular Oncology Nursing News® stories. Here are the top 5 stories from May 2021.
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MiKaela Olsen Discusses Chemotherapy Safety Among Oncology NursesMiKaela Olsen, MS, RN, AOCN, clinical nurse specialist, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, discusses chemotherapy safety among oncology nurses.
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Quality of Life Is an Important Endpoint in Cancer TrialsHealth-related quality of life (QOL) is becoming an increasingly important endpoint in cancer clinical trials.
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Nursing Considerations for HPV-Related Oropharynx MalignanciesRecent reports suggest that HPV infection affects prognosis. Carole Fakhry et al reported the results of a prospective trial that HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer behaves in a different fashion, has a different response to therapy, is more sensitive to radiation-based therapies, and thus may require a different therapeutic approach compared with HPV-unrelated oropharyngeal cancer.
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Changing the Face of Lung Cancer in Kentucky: New Program May Serve as National ModelLung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality, killing more Americans than breast, colon, and prostate cancer combined—and Kentucky is the epicenter of lung cancer in the United States.
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Denise Fleming on Pre-Treatment Phone Calls to Outpatient Chemotherapy PatientsDenise Fleming, RN, BSN, OCN, University of California Davis Health System, Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the idea of a pre-treatment education phone call to patients scheduled to receive their first chemotherapy regimen in an outpatient facility.
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Nurses Make a Huge Impact on Cancer Care, Says Former NHL RefereeOncology nurses brightened the mood of Kerry Fraser's first oncology appointment.
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Oncology Nursing News Top Stories: August 2023Each month, Oncology Nursing News® takes a look back at our most popular stories.
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Establishing a Geriatric Cancer ProgramComprehensive geriatric oncology programs are often found in academic medical centers, but that does not mean that community oncology settings cannot establish something similar as well, says Janine Overcash, PhD, associate professor of clinical nursing and director of the Adult/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Program at The Ohio State University.
