June 2013
Big Ten Cancer Centers Form Research Group
August 20, 2013
Article
Updates
While competition is the hallmark of the powerhouse sports teams of the Big Ten Conference, collaboration will be the key for a research initiative recently launched by cancer centers at most of the same universities.
Navigation Program Proves a Win-Win for Patients and Medical Center
August 14, 2013
Article
Feature Story
A grant from a pharmaceutical company is translating into a win for both the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro and its patients with cancer.
Compassion Fatigue and the Challenge of Developing Resilience
August 05, 2013
Article
Conference Highlights
If the job of oncology nurse comes with satisfactions it also comes with an abundance of stress, even more than what oncologists and other medical professionals experience, according to research.
Research Focuses on Helping Patients to Manage Oral Medications
July 23, 2013
Article
Conference Highlights
With more and more cancer therapies being administered as oral agents, oncology nurses have a critical role to play in helping their patients to manage their medications and any side effects of treatment.
Nurse-Driven Website Empowers Nurses to Improve Patient Care
July 19, 2013
Article
Partner Perspectives
Improving communication, building relationships, coordinating activities among units, and engaging staff members are not only ways to create a more positive working environment, they are critical for maintaining patient safety.
Patients and Survivors Harness the Healing Potential of Diets, Herbs, and Supplements
July 18, 2013
Article
Conference Highlights
A growing proportion of cancer patients and cancer survivors are adopting CAM diets and taking herbs, vitamins, and supplements for their healing properties-not in place of standard cancer therapy, but along with it and beyond treatment.
Integrating Genetics and Genomics in GYN Patient Navigation
July 11, 2013
Article
Conference Highlights
Cancer centers are beginning to establish oncology nurse navigator programs with integrated processes for assessment, identification, referral, education, care, and support for patients whose gynecologic cancers may be genetically-based.
Managing Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
July 01, 2013
Article
Partner Perspectives
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy is a common side effect in patients with cancer and nurses are essential to helping patients to manage this condition.
A Weighty Issue: Obesity and Cancer Risk
June 27, 2013
Article
Nurse's Notes
It is no surprise that increasing rates of obesity are linked to increasing cancer incidence, but what is interesting is just how bad things are now, and how bad they are predicted to become in the years ahead.
E-tools Can Improve Patient Education Efforts and Symptom Management
June 25, 2013
Article
Conference Highlights
Creating more opportunities for patients to report their symptoms and treatment experiences is essential to providing patient-centered care.