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Fertility Preservation in Breast Cancer SurvivorsAn increasing focus in oncology care is on survivorship and quality-of-life issues that arise once patients are living beyond treatment. For female breast cancer patients, important survivorship issues include sexual and reproductive health.
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Kathy Wilkinson on the Need for a Dedicated Clinical Trial NurseKathy Wilkinson, RN, BSN, OCN, Manager, Cancer Research, Billings Clinic Cancer Center, discusses the need for a dedicated clinical trial nurse.
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Hazardous Drugs and Reproductive Effects: Understanding the RisksNurses may not be aware of the reproductive risks of exposure to hazardous drugs, but the new USP Chapter requires a formal notification process.
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Value-Based Oncology Care Delivery Falls Short of Addressing Patients' Psychosocial NeedsThe ongoing dialogue regarding healthcare payment reform that attempts to incentivize high-value care by linking reimbursement to quality rather than quantity has largely ignored the ultimate consumer/buyer—the patient.
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Amanda Yopp, NP, Discusses Clinical Trial EducationAmanda Yopp, NP, Clinical Nurse Educator, Takeda Oncology, discusses educating patients before they enroll on a clinic trial.
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Dr. Neumayer on Patient Education Following a Breast Cancer DiagnosisLeigh A. Neumayer, MD, professor of surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, co-director of the multidisciplinary team treating breast cancer at Huntsman Cancer Institute, discusses patient education following a breast cancer diagnosis.
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Kyung Chu on Treating Different Subtypes of the KRAS MutationKyung Chu, RN, NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses treating patients with different subtypes of KRAS mutation.
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Dr. Bardwell Expresses the Importance of ListeningDr. Wayne Bardwell from UCSD Cancer Center Expresses the Importance of Listening
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Mario E. Lacouture Discusses Adverse Effects of Targeted TherapiesMario E. Lacouture, MD, dermatologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses some of the adverse effects of newly approved targeted therapies.
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Karen Masino on Building a Survivorship ProgramKaren Masino, from Ingalls Memorial Hospital, discusses the intricacies of developing a survivorship program.
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Martha Polovich Discusses the Utility of CSTDsMartha Polovich, PhD, RN, AOCN, clinical instructor, Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing & Health Professions, Georgia State University, discusses the utility of closed system transfer devices (CSTDs).
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Ann Culkin on Helping Patients Interpret Information Exchanged OnlineAnn Culkin discusses how to help patients interpret and understand information they receive from the internet.
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A Call for Tackling Smoking Cessation in Cancer PatientsAlthough the entire medical community recognizes the importance of smoking cessation- both for cancer prevention and cardiopulmonary health-supporting patients in their efforts to cease smoking is generally not done well.
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Patient Communication Tool Improves Patient Satisfaction With Oral Chemotherapy ProvisionSmilow Cancer Hospital, a large academic, National Cancer Institute–designated center with 10 community locations in Connecticut, has a standardized, centralized process for oral chemotherapy prescription management to ensure safe administration to patients
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Sacituzumab Govitecan Continues to Prolong Survival in Patients With HR+/HER2– Breast CancerPatients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer derived benefit with sacituzumab govitecan regardless of Trop-2 expression.
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Caring for the (Cancer) CaregiverWhen we think about the stresses and strains on cancer caregivers in the dawn of the 21st century, the compounded demands on their time and resources must be a first and primary focus.
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Essential Components of Survivorship CareAt the 2012 NCCN annual meeting, a panel of oncology nurses discussed the essential components of healthcare for survivors, challenges survivors face, and survivorship program models.
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Colleen O'Leary on the Importance of Navigation for Patients With Head and Neck CancerColleen M. O'Leary, RN, MSN, AOCNS, from The James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University, discusses the importance of navigation for patients with head and neck cancer.
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How the Cancer Community Talks about CancerOn January 19, we'll be co-hosting a tweet chat with CURE magazine and Jen Sotham about the phrases and language used by the cancer community. Join us at 9 p.m. EST with the hashtag #CureConnect
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Erin Noel on Preventing Incorrect Coding With the Blue Dot SystemErin Noel, BSN, RN, OCN, Baylor Scott & White McClinton Cancer Center, discusses implementation of the “blue dot” system to prevent incorrect coding in patients’ electronic medical record.
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Monica Fradkin on HCPs Administering ChemotherapyMonica Fradkin, RN, BSN, MPH, OCN, Oncology Nursing Education Coordinator, Yale School of Nursing, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, discusses the administration of chemotherapy or biotherapy outside of the oncology setting.
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EMRs Useful for Nurses Treating Patients With CAR T-Cell TherapyElectronic medical records (EMRs) are crucial for nurses to track adverse events and other important information for patients undergoing CAR T-cell therapy, explained Andrea Price, APN, associate director for clinical research at Washington University School of Medicine.
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Expert Weighs in on Treating Early-Stage Breast Cancer With ImmunotherapyExperts are looking to use immunotherapy in different ways for patients with early-stage breast cancer.
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Demonstrate Satisfaction With Pembrolizumab in Advanced Cervical CancerData collected with patient-reported outcomes show that pembrolizumab, with or without bevacizumab, is associated with a favorable toxicity profile in effectively treating women with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer.
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Why We Do What We DoGenevieve's Helping Hands looks to help make the cancer journey easier to navigate, provide an arm to lean on, and offer encouragement when needed.
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Karen Hagemaster on Chemo Documentation StudyKaren Hagemaster from Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital on Chemotherapy Documentation Study
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One Million and Counting . . . in Support of Bladder Cancer ResearchWhen my late husband John and I started the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) in 2005, our goal was not only to raise awareness about bladder cancer, but to change the landscape for this disease by funding research to discover new treatments that will save lives.
