May 2012
Breast Cancer and Early-Onset Menopause
June 14, 2012
Article
Patient Focus
Whether surgically or medically induced, early menopause forces women to deal with a host of emotional, physical, and practical issues.
From a Distance: Managing Side Effects in Outpatients
June 12, 2012
Article
Cover Story
Checking in with patients can bring positive results, since oncology nurses are able to offer interventions for most symptoms of cancer treatment. Includes an in-depth look at telephone triage.
Oncology Nurse Navigators and Community Health Workers: Building Unique Relationships for Cancer Care, Part II of II
June 11, 2012
Article
Nurse Navigators
Amy Sebastian-Deutsch describes the potential for a collaborative relationship between Oncology Nurse Navigators and community health workers.
The Treatment Should Not Be Worse Than the Disease
June 08, 2012
Article
Nurse's Notes
It's commonplace to hear newly diagnosed patients and their families talk about relatives, neighbors, and friends who underwent cancer treatment and experienced debilitating, and sometimes lethal, side effects.