December 2021

Longer travel times and fewer available resources can make rural cancer care particularly challenging, but oncology nurses may play a crucial role in promoting screenings in these areas.

As minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer increases in popularity, more patients are recovering at home, expanding the need for personalized caregiver education.

CE lesson worth 0.5 contact hour that is intended to advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with cancer.

Medication is the biggest expense for breast, lung, lymphoma, and colorectal cancers.

With estimates pointing to 26.1 million cancer survivors by 2040, the care of these individuals will need to be more than a care plan in their electronic medical record.

Seventy-three percent of advanced practice providers reported that they are interested in becoming more involved with clinical trials.

“We’ve had periods of time where things were shut down. We do have telemedicine, that was expanded, but telemedicine doesn’t work for everyone. If you don’t have internet access, if you don’t have the ability to understand the technology….”