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Latest from UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Bringing a New Approach to Symptom Management in Ovarian Cancer
April 15, 2022
Podcast
In this episode of “The Vitals,” Heidi Donovan, PhD, RN, discusses novel symptom management intervention for women with recurrent ovarian cancer.
Systematic, Adaptable Symptom Management Is Long Overdue In Oncology Practice
March 05, 2022
Video
Heidi Donovan, PhD, RN, comments on principles of symptom management that she believes need to be better implemented in clinical practice—particularly for patients with ovarian cancer.
New Monitoring Tool Empowers Patients With Ovarian Cancer to Better Control Symptoms
March 04, 2022
Article
A new symptom-management guide designed by oncology nurses helps women with ovarian cancer feel more in control of their symptoms.
Power of Palliative Care: How Oncology Nurses Can Increase Referrals
February 11, 2022
Article
A nurse-driven palliative care referral intervention demonstrated preliminary success in increasing the number of patients who received this form of supportive care.
Pembrolizumab May Be Associated with Sustainable Relapse-Free Survival in High-Risk Melanoma
November 08, 2021
Article
After 6 months of additional follow-up, patients with resected high-risk stage II melanoma continued to experience improved relapse-free survival following treatment with adjuvant pembrolizumab.
Careful Patient Monitoring Critical in Emerging Lung Cancer Treatments
October 28, 2021
Article
Antoinette Wozniak, MD, FACP, FASCO, outlines the importance of careful patient monitoring in lung cancer and emerging therapy options expected to change the treatment landscape.