Authors



Virginia LeBaron, APRN, PhD, FAAN

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Virginia LeBaron on How Cancer Outpatients and Health Care Providers Discuss Pain

Virginia LeBaron, APRN, PhD, FAAN, post-doctoral research fellow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses a study that looked at how cancer outpatients and health care providers talk about pain.


Gina Colombus

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Active Surveillance for Early Prostate Cancer Reduces Overtreatment

Dr. Clayton Lau, a prostate cancer expert, discusses the options for patients with early-stage prostate cancer and the importance of staying educated on this disease.


Ellen Carr, RN, MSN, AOCN

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Cannabis for Oncology Patients: A Clinical Review

A clinical look at cannabis as a treatment option for patients with cancer.


Bart C. De Jonghe, PhD

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Bart C. De Jonghe, PhD, on Inflammation, Obesity and Cancer

Bart C. De Jonghe, PhD, assistant professor, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, discusses inflammation, obesity and cancer.


James H. Essell, MD

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The History Behind the Development of CAR-T Cell Therapy

Advancements in CAR-T cell therapy are changing the way many cancers are being treated.


Jeannine Brant, PhD, APRN, AOCN

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Jeannine Brant on the Benefits of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Jeannine Brant, PhD, Billings Clinic, discusses the benefits of patient-reported outcomes in cancer care.


Rebecca Chia, PhD, RN

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Optimizing EHRs to Improve Cancer Screening in Older Adults

Electronic health records (EHR), which have been found to improve care and management of multiple chronic diseases in older adults, could also be customized to improve cancer screening rates in this population by integrating recommended screening protocols based on age, family history and other environmental, occupational, and behavioral risk factors (ie, smoking and alcohol use).


Colleen O'Leary, MSN, RN, AOCNS

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Colleen O'Leary on Open Communication Between Physicians and Nurses

Colleen O'Leary, MSN, RN, AOCNS, discusses how nurses and physicians can communicate with one another better.


Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD

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Dr. Maxwell on the Need to Personalize the Treatment of Breast Cancer

Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD, instructor, medical oncologist, Basser Research Center for BRCA, University of Pennsylvania, discusses the need to personalize the treatment of breast cancer.


Mary McCabe, RN, MA

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Mary McCabe on Nurse Practitioners' Role in Survivorship Care

Mary McCabe, RN, MA, director of the Cancer Survivorship Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center, discusses how nurse practitioners are becoming increasingly important in survivorship care for patients who are finished with their cancer treatment.


Loretta Muss

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Loretta Muss Discusses Patient and Family Centered Care

Loretta Muss, coordinator, Patient and Family Advisory Board, co-chair, Partnering with Patients and Families, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, North Carolina Cancer Hospital, discusses patient and family centered care.


Melissa Mills, RN, BSN, CCM, MHA

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Oncology Case Management: Optimizing Care Pathways

Applying 4 philosophies to the nurse case manager role can assist with patient decision making.



Mary Ann Caputo

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Mary Ann Caputo Discusses Services Offered by SPOHNC

Mary Ann Caputo, executive director, Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC), discusses services offered by the foundation for patients, caregivers, and their families.


Fred R. Hirsch, MD, PhD

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More Is Needed for Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer

From long-term data to additional clinical trials, more is needed to better understand immunotherapy in lung cancer.


Virginia Powers, PhD

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Hand-Foot Skin Reaction May Signal Regorafenib Efficacy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

The occurence of hand-foot skin response could signal regorafenib activity in hepatocellular cancer.


James L. Klosky, PhD

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James L. Klosky on HPV-Related Cancer in Childhood Cancer Survivors

James L. Klosky, PhD, director or psychological services and cancer survivorship, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discusses HPV-related complications, including cancer, for survivors of childhood cancer.


Jill B. Hamilton, PhD, RN, FAAN

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Using Spirituality and Religious Beliefs to Positively Influence Cancer Care

Although we as healthcare providers want to be cautious and not provide a sense of false hope, we can also acknowledge that for individuals who are deeply religious and spiritual, terminal illness that results in death may not be viewed as negative.



Ian R. Kleckner, PhD

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Ian R. Kleckner on Relieving CIPN With Exercise

Ian R. Kleckner, PhD, Research Assistant Professor at University of Rochester Medical Center, discusses the benefits of exercise for patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN).


CARA THOMPSON MSPC, RN, CHPN

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Managing Constipation in the Cancer Care Setting

About 60% of adult patients with cancer experience constipation, but oncology nurses can help.


Mark Lazenby, PhD

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Mark Lazenby on Universality of Psychosocial Concerns Following Cancer Diagnosis

Mark Lazenby, PhD, associate professor at Yale School of Nursing and incoming president of American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), discusses the universality of psychosocial concerns following a cancer diagnosis.


Jacquelyn Lauria, RN, MSN, APN-C, AOCNP

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Jacquelyn Lauria, RN, on Including Primary Care Doctors in Survivorship Care Plans

Jacquelyn Lauria, RN, MSN, APN-C, AOCNP, Advanced Practice Nurse, Stacey Goldstein Breast Cancer Center, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, discusses the importance of including a cancer survivor's primary care doctor in the survivorship care plan.


Marisa A. Cortese, PhD, FNP-BC

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Implementation of Modified Primary Nursing in an Ambulatory Cancer Center

Improvements in cancer treatment have increased survival rates, and with more patients being diagnosed with cancer, complexity of disease state, and treatment toxicity, it can be challenging to identify an appropriate care delivery model.


K. Kelly Hancock, MSN, RN, NE-BC

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Kelly Hancock on Coordination of Care by Nurse Navigators

K. Kelly Hancock, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Executive Chief Nursing Officer, Cleveland Clinic Health System, discusses coordination of care by nurse navigators.


Kathleen Madden, MSN, RN, APHN, AOCNP, FNP-BC

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Nurse Offers Advice on Discussing AEs With Patients

Do a head-to-toe scan when discussing adverse events for melanoma treatment, says a nurse practitioner.


JOANNA FAWZY MORALES, ESQ. CEO, Triage Cancer

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Training Nurses to Help Patients Manage Financial Toxicity

Research shows that not addressing the contributing factors of financial toxicity creates distress, anxiety, and depression and threatens a patient’s optimum health.


Jeffrey Weber, MD, PhD

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Jeffrey Weber Explains Organ-Specific Side Effects of Checkpoint Inhibitors

Dr. Jeffrey Weber describes the organ-specific side effects that can occur in a patient on checkpoint inhibitors.