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Abbey Kaler, MS, APRN, FNP-C, CMSRN, Wins CURE's 2023 Extraordinary Healer AwardAbbey Kaler, MS, APRN, FNP-C, CMSRN, demonstrated extraordinary oncology nursing by being a consistent champion of the patient’s voice.
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Support Patients' Treatment Decisions During COVID-19Patients with breast cancer may be apprehensive to come into the clinic for treatment amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, others may prefer seeing their treatment team in person.
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Anne Katz on Psychosocial Challenges for the Young Adult With CancerAnne Katz, RN, PhD, clinical nurse specialist, sexuality counselor, CancerCare Manitoba, discusses how oncology nurses can help young adults with psychosocial challenges.
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Emerging Antiemetics Offer More Complete Control of Debilitating CINVThe new generation of drugs that has emerged as part of antiemetic cocktails has demonstrated greater success in preventing and controlling chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), but the symptoms—particularly nausea—still present significant obstacles in anticancer therapy, and the ultimate goal of prevention in all patients has yet to be attained.
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Women Managing Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Video SeriesSHARE's video series featuring women with metastatic breast cancer.
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Helping Patients Make Decisions to Take Charge of Quality of LifeBeing an ear to listen or a voice to help navigate patients through their cancer journey can provide the catalyst they need to remain positive as they fight the disease.
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Can Online Searches Help Identify Pancreatic Cancer at an Earlier Stage?Researchers analyzed Bing.com search logs to identify those recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Through symptom patterns expressed as searches, they were able to identify 5% to 15% of pancreatic cancer cases.
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Samantha Ganey Aquino on a Study of Pain AssessmentSamantha Ganey Aquino discusses results from a study of pain assessment.
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Alice S. Kerber on Discussing Cancer Genetics With PatientsAlice S. Kerber, MN, APRN, ACNS-BC, AOCN, APNG, Oncology Nurse Specialist, Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, provides advice on discussing cancer genetics with patients.
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Arin Hanson Discusses the Results of a National Needs Assessment of Young Women with Breast CancerArin Ahlum Hanson, MPH, CHES, manager, Young Women's Initiative, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, discusses the results of a national needs assessment of young women with breast cancer that was conducted by the Young Women's Initiative.
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Urgent Visit Program Aims to Reduce ED AdmissionsEducating, raising awareness, and implementing an urgent visit program can reduce emergency department use and number of hospitalizations.
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Giving Birth to Johanna While Facing Down Cervical CancerPregnant and diagnosed with cervical cancer at age 27, I chose treatment and my daughter and I survived what experts said would kill us.
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Rapid-Response System Enhances Palliative Care, Lowers CostsA collaborative patient reported outcome (PRO)-based care approach resulted in better outpatient symptom management and a decrease in end-of-life hospitalizations and costs for late-stage cancer patients.
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Mindfulness-Based Solutions for Healthcare ProfessionalsSmilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven took on a program to assess the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress relief (MBSR) in patients with cancer.
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Polly M. Mazanec on Palliative Care in the Ambulatory SettingPolly M. Mazanec, PhD, ACNP, AOCN, FPCN, Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, discusses the challenges of palliative care in the ambulatory oncology setting.
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Heather E. Wheeler Discusses Cisplatin-Induced Hearing LossHeather E. Wheeler, assistant professor of Biology and Computer Science at Loyola University Chicago, discusses genetic factors that may lead to hearing loss in patients with testicular cancer who are on cisplatin.
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Start the Discussion on Sexual HealthClinicians should not be apprehensive to broach the topic of sexual health.
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Expert Discusses Genetic Predisposition to Prostate Cancer in Racially Diverse Patient PopulationsGenetic testing in cancer care is a relatively new element of the field, but some experts are looking to it to help prevent and understand prostate cancer in racially diverse populations.
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Dr. Holland Discusses Defining Palliative CareJimmie C. Holland, MD, Wayne E. Chapman Chair in Psychiatric Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses defining palliative care.
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Decrease Patient Stress: Keep MRD in the Academic SettingMinimal residual disease status could cause patients undue stress.
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Annual School of Nursing Oncology Offers Valuable Education, Networking OpportunitiesThe 2nd Annual School of Nursing Oncology™, held in Chicago on August 3-4, offered educational opportunities in a fun and exciting setting for oncology nurses.
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Oncology Nurse Staffing Is Variable and MultifactorialNurse staffing varies from institution to institution, depending on many factors, both internal and external. To gain a better understanding of nurse staffing, ratios of nurses to patients, and productivity, a survey was sent to ONS members.
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Caregivers' Mental Health Varies by GenderEven with the rise in male caregivers for patients with cancer, little research has been done to ensure there is effective support for both male and female caregivers. Several researchers have reported that men experience fewer negative aspects of caregiving (such as depression) compared with female caregivers.
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Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty Discusses Darolutamide Combination Safety in the ARASENS StudyArash Rezazadeh Kalebasty, MD, discusses the rates of dose reduction and treatment discontinuation for patients with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer receiving combination therapy with darolutamide.
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Starving Tumors of Important Amino Acid May Extend Survival in Pancreatic CancerInvestigators are evaluating whether eryaspase (Graspa), an L-asparaginase-based therapy that triggers tumor cell death, can extend survival for patients with pancreatic cancer.
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Amy Byer Shainman on Collecting Family History Information from PatientsAmy Byer Shainman, a hereditary cancer heath advocate, gives tips to nurses on how they can better collect family history information from their patients.
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The Goodwill of Strangers Helps Build a Unique Resource for Cancer ResearchThousands of women have made the selfless choice to literally donate a precious piece of themselves by giving a breast tissue sample to the Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, a unique resource for researchers worldwide.
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A Guide to Nursing Discharge of Patients Receiving CAR T-Cell TherapyStandardized and focused education for patients receiving CAR T-cell therapy and their caregivers should be part of discharge procedures.
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Late-Effects Clinic, Passport for Care Support Survivors of Childhood CancersAs oncology nurses, we have too often seen young adults who, successfully cured of their childhood cancers, return with serious or debilitating health concerns or even a secondary malignancy as a late effect from chemotherapy or radiation.
