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A recent study found that oncology nurses can play a key role in promoting the safety of oral anti-cancer medication, while freeing up time for oncologists, too.

Investigators improved the rate of patients being screened to over 68% for distress and supportive care needs by using a patient-reported tool.

Patients can track symptoms and anonymously send them to glioblastoma researchers around the world.

Implementation of a referral tool designed to enhance family history screening during doctor’s visits may play a crucial role in identifying those at risk for cancer.

An easy-to-implement nurse-driven program can decrease the number of hospital readmissions, lowering costs and improving patient satisfaction.

Patients with lung cancer often report feelings of stigma, and different approaches to care than in other cancer settings.

Venetoclax (Venclexta) to obinutuzumab (Gazyva) reduced the risk for disease worsening or death

Broader clinical trial criteria could nearly double the number of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who are eligible to participate.

Maintenance therapy with olaparib (Lynparza) significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) compared with placebo among patients with germline BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer, according to results from the phase III POLO trial presented at the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Certain populations are less likely to receive treatment for breast cancer. Nurses should lead a multidisciplinary team to improve that.

According to the MATCH trial, about a quarter of pediatric patients with cancer were able to be screened for targetable alterations in their tumor and directed to a treatment targeting that alteration.

Oncology nurses must ensure that patients are discussing issues they face when it comes to paying for medication.

Communication is key to ensure the best quality patient care.

Conducting a geriatric assessment, predicting chemotherapy toxicity, and considering polypharmacy are all crucial in this growing population, experts say.

Nurses play a key role in helping to manage the chronic adverse events (AEs) associated with radiation, even into survivorship, according to Hilda Haynes-Lewis, PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP.

There are multiple key players, including oncology nurses, in the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.

Nurse educators are more effective than electronic guides in ensuring that patients with cancer are safely discharged from the hospital without readmissions, a study found.

An audit of one institution's administration shows that adhering to a detailed list of tasks prevents missed steps in a complicated process.

Health care providers need to break the cycle of inappropriate symptom communication to help improve patients’ quality of life.

Diabetes may be a risk factor for increased symptoms among breast cancer survivors, highlighting the need for interventions to control the disease, according to secondary analysis results presented at the ONS 44th Annual Congress.

Researchers found that shared decision-making as part of a pain management plan of care could improve outcomes in patients with cancer.

Interventions must be devised to help women compensate for losses in concentration and psychomotor speed, researchers say.

Hear from the winner of the 2019 Extraordinary Healer award.

Creating a way to analyze the postings of patients and caregivers seeking peer support can give doctors and researchers insights about how to help them.

Researchers found significant gender and role differences regarding cardiovascular disease incidence and its related health behaviors among cancer survivors and their spouses.

The terminology that oncology nurses use to describe opioid addiction can affect patient care.

Nurses can help manage post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in survivors of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

In one institution, a weekly multidisciplinary meeting has proved to improve care for patients with cancer who are receving concurrent therapies.