August 2014
Are We Delivering Optimal Care?
August 25, 2014
Article
Nurse's Notes
ASCO notes that by 2030, the number of new cancer cases in the United States will increase by 45%, and cancer will become the nation's leading cause of death, largely as a result of the aging of our population.
Ongoing Disparity: Breast Cancer in African American Women
August 22, 2014
Article
Partner Perspectives
Although white women have a higher incidence of breast cancer than African American women (123.2/100,000 versus 118/100,000), African American women have a 40% higher mortality rate.
Screening for Distress Now a Routine Part of Quality Cancer Care-At Last
August 21, 2014
Article
Feature Story
At the 2014 ASCO meeting, Oncology Nursing News sat down with Jimmie C. Holland, MD, the Wayne E. Chapman Chair in Psychiatric Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the recipient of the 2014 Giants of Cancer Careâ„¢ Award for her pioneering contributions in the field of supportive care.
Empowering Patients Along Their Cancer Journey
August 20, 2014
Article
Nurse Perspectives
Many studies are currently assessing the role of patient navigation in achieving both quantitative and qualitative improvements in cancer care, and metrics have been developed to capture demonstrable evidence for this relatively new subspecialty of oncology nursing practice. Yet amidst all this fact-finding lives an individual patient with cancer.
"Choosing Wisely"- Beginning the Conversation
August 19, 2014
Article
Partner Perspectives
Conversations happen across clinical settings every day. In conjunction with her family, a mother makes decisions about radiation, chemotherapy, and surgical treatments for breast cancer.