October 2011: Nurse Perspectives on Developments in Cancer Care
Nurses provide their unique perspectives on many of the recent clinical trials and developments in cancer research.
HPV Vaccination Completion Rates Increase, but Gaps Remain
New findings demonstrate a recent increase in the annual completion rates of vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.
Cancer Legal Resource Center
The Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC) is a national, joint program of the Disability Rights Legal Center and Loyola Law School Los Angeles.
What Would You Do: Should Topical Anesthetics be Used to Numb the Skin Overlying an Implanted Port Prior to Noncoring Needle Insertion?
Oncology nurses provide their expert opinions to answer the question of whether a topical anesthetic should be used to prior to noncoring needle insertion.
Survivorship Care Plans: Should Every Patient Have One?
The number of cancer survivors in the United States has quadrupled since 1971, making it imperative for healthcare professionals to identify and address the needs of this burgeoning population.
Treatment Ends, but the Need for Care Continues
Celebration at the end of cancer treatment is often premature.
Core Competencies for the Oncology Nurse Navigator
Increasing numbers of cancer treatment programs striving for improvements in efficiency and adherence to care look to nurses as a key element to improved patient outcomes.
Chemotherapy Exposure: Is Your Workplace Safe?
Study finds 17% of oncology nurses in outpatient infusion clinic are exposed to chemotherapy drugs.
Olanzapine Significantly Reduces CINV in Patients Receiving MEC
Reimagining Frailty Screenings in Head and Neck Cancer
Screening for Pain and Depression is Not Enough in Cancer Care
Niraparib-Based Triplet Therapy Offers OS Advantage in BRCA1/2+ mCRPC
