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Here are the top 5 Oncology Nursing News stories for April 2019.

The FDA has granted a priority review designation to a new drug application (NDA) for darolutamide for use as a treatment for patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).

Despite stating that they tell their loved ones everything, there are some details that patients with gynecologic cancer tend to leave out.

The use of oral contraceptives not only decreases a woman’s risk of developing ovarian cancer, but can also decrease the risk of dying from the disease, too, according to recent research.

In the middle of the night in June 2015, David Yoskowitz’s experience woke him with a groundbreaking idea: a cold mouthpiece that would combat chemotherapy-associated mouth sores.

Nurses play a key role in the multidisciplinary approach that is needed to care for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

Certain patients with colorectal cancer may see a cure thanks to new, tailored approaches.

Monoclonal antibodies and CAR-T cell therapy is changing the way that patients with myeloma are treated.

Although Minority Health Awareness Month is drawing to an end, the fight for equity in healthcare isn’t over.

The FDA has approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in combination with axitinib (Inlyta) for the frontline treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

There are special concerns for oncology nurses when treating LGBTQ patients, according to a panel of experts that presented at the 2019 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Annual Congress in Anaheim, CA.

Dr. Jinsil Seong, Professor at Yonsei University Medical College, is honored for her ground-breaking work in primary liver cancer.

The FDA granted an accelerated approval for erdafitinib to treat patients with metastatic or locally advanced bladder cancer that harbors certain genetic mutations.

The FDA has expanded the approval for pembrolizumab (Keytruda) monotherapy for the frontline treatment of patients with stage III non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), who are ineligible for surgery or definitive chemoradiation, or metastatic NSCLC, with a PD-L1 expression (tumor proportion score [TPS]) level of ≥1% and do not harbor EGFR or ALK aberrations.

Merger combines more than 30 years of patient-centered expertise to Empower Everyone, Ignore No One.

Nurses play a key role in nurses can play in raising awareness and educating others about a disease that is often not talked about.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approved use of palbociclib (Ibrance) capsules plus endocrine therapy to treat male patients with hormone receptor (HR)–positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer, according to an announcement by the agency.

The immunotherapy agent showed promise in pre-treated patients with the disease.

The point-of-care model was proven to work better than the referral model when it came to ensuring that patients undergo the genetic screening that they needed.

Here are the top 5 Oncology Nursing News stories for March 2019.

The Food and Drug Administration decided to keep the device on the market, but wants to know more about the illnesses they may potentially be linked to.

It is better to introduce the topic sooner rather than later, according to one expert.

Ninety percent of patients with cancer enter their first oncology appointment with a nutritional issue, according to Susan Bratton. However, Savor Health, who works in conjunctions with Merck’s Your Cancer Game Plan, has set out to combat just that.

Nurses and other healthcare providers can mitigate emotional distress and improve quality of life in patients with cancer by having earlier and more thorough conversations about their care, according to a recent study conducted at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to the combination of ivosidenib (Tibsovo) and azacitidine for the treatment of newly diagnosed patients with IDH1-mutant acute myeloid leukemia (AML) ≥75 years old or are ineligible for intensive induction chemotherapy.