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Caring for a Pregnant Patient With Cancer
June 22, 2022
Article
Approximately 140 in 100,000 pregnant women receive a cancer diagnosis. Of these diagnoses, 0.1% are considered malignant tumors.
NCCN Guidelines Reflect Recent Advances in Resectable NSCLC
June 02, 2022
Article
Updates to the NCCN guidelines for patients with resectable early-stage NSCLC now include neoadjuvant and adjuvant regimens with chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies, which promise to change biomarker testing practice.
Stephanie Jackson Discusses the Feasibility of a Discharge Lounge for Stem Cell Transplant Units
May 24, 2022
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Stephanie Jackson, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, discusses how collaboration between an oncology unit and discharge lounge can improve discharge times for patients who have undergone stem cell transplantation.
Stephanie Jackson on Point-of-Use Shower Filtration on an Inpatient Transplant Unit
April 30, 2022
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Point-of-use shower filtration may be an effective strategy in reducing waterborne pathogens and protecting patients who underwent stem cell transplant from infection.
Frontline TTX-030 Plus Budigalimab/mFOLFOX6 Is Safe, Tolerable in Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer
April 14, 2022
Article
TTX-030 is the first fully human IgG4 antibody designed to target CD39, as well as the first CD39 inhibitor to undergo a phase 1 clinical trial.
Understanding “Total Pain” in the Context of Oncology Care
April 13, 2022
Article
Oncology nurses must assess the total pain of their patients by considering the physical, psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual elements.