Prevention
Collaboration, Determination Improves Cancer Screenings in Rural Areas
December 28, 2021
Article
Longer travel times and fewer available resources can make rural cancer care particularly challenging, but oncology nurses may play a crucial role in promoting screenings in these areas.
Balancing the Benefit and Toxicity of Cisplatin in Young Children with Cancer
December 16, 2021
Podcast
On this episode of “The Vitals,” an expert in genetics discusses ongoing research to address cisplatin-induced hearing loss in pediatric patients with cancer.
FDA Approves Abatacept to Proactively Treat Acute Graft-Versus-Host-Disease
December 16, 2021
Article
Abatacept is now available for use in combination with certain immunosuppressants to prevent moderate to severe acute-graft-versus-host disease for select patients who have received unrelated donor hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
Cost May Prevent Patients from Pursuing Procedures After Free Lung Cancer Screenings
November 17, 2021
Article
A total of 7.4% of patients received a secondary or downstream procedure within the 12 months following their lung cancer screening.
Relationship Between MSH2, MSH6 and Prostate Cancer Incidence Highlights Value of PSA Screenings
November 04, 2021
Article
The increased risk of prostate cancer associated with MSH2 and MSH6 pathogenic variants point to a need for annual PSA screening in men over the age of 40.
Vitamin D Intake May Be Protective Against Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
September 04, 2021
Article
The data showed that a daily intake of around 300 IU of vitamin D — roughly the same as three 8-oz. glasses of milk — was linked to a nearly 50% decreased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer among women between the ages of 25 and 42 years.
Cancer Screening Rates Bounce Back Post COVID-19 Pandemic Peak
August 30, 2021
Article
Increases were detected in all cancer screening procedures except for colonoscopies.
NCCN Issues Statement, Insists on Mandatory COVID-19 Immunization for Health Care Workers
August 29, 2021
Article
An official statement has been signed and issued by the National Comprehensive Cancer Center Network insisting that health care systems mandate COVID-19 immunizations for their workers
The COVID-19 Pandemic Disproportionately Affects Patients with Cancer
August 26, 2021
Video
“There were delays in getting preventative screenings, there were delay in diagnostics, there was also a brief period of time when some of the clinical trials were shut down.”
Immunotherapy Related AEs Are Manageable with Nurse Intervention
August 16, 2021
Article
“If you're an oncology nurse, you will have patients with immunotherapy–which is why we want to make sure that we are really familiar with these side effects.”