June 2015

If you meet a patient who is pregnant with a breast cancer diagnosis, a nurse navigator is invaluable, and there are many important considerations.

As immunotherapy expands into the treatment for many cancer types, how will this impact oncology nursing practice?

Michael A. Postow, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, an expert in immunotherapies for melanoma, offers practical advice for administering immune checkpoint inhibitors to patients.

Patient portals are giving patients new ways to access their healthcare information and communicate with members of their healthcare team.

It's really no surprise that the buzz at the major oncology meetings these days centers on how immunotherapy is being deployed in the treatment of many hard-to-treat cancers-moving far beyond the melanoma setting where the approach has already proven so successful.

In cancer centers large and small, it's best to be proactive and have a defined disaster preparedness plan.

Clinicians and the public need to be aware that being positive for BRCA mutations has consequences for men and their families, too.