Supportive Care

Working with interdisciplinary teams and nurse navigators to coordinate care across specialties is a facet of oncology nursing that may be overlooked, says an expert.

Similar to financial toxicity, time toxicity can have a profound impact on a patient’s quality of life.

Adolescent and young adult survivors of cancer face increased substance use risks due to developmental delays, limited support, and coping mechanisms, necessitating targeted prevention.

Device programming encounters near the end of life occurred in nearly half of patients with ICDs, offering a potential opportunity for goals-of-care discussions.

Oncology nurses and APPs should prioritize active listening and deeper patient engagement to build trusting, long-term relationships with patients with MPNs.

Analysis of two trials indicates psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy may benefit the mental health of patients with cancer.

"When most people hear the words palliative care, they immediately think about hospice or end-of-life care. This includes most medical professionals."

Emotional intelligence becomes a critical tool for oncology nurses to sharpen when having difficult conversations with patients who received a terminal cancer diagnosis.

Early palliative care improved quality-of-life indicators including coping skills, self-management, and 2-year survival rate in adults with advanced cancer.

An oncology nurse's experience with her mother's cancer and her own BRCA2 diagnosis shapes her approach to patient care.

Assisted reproductive techniques may be safe for patients with BRCA-mutated breast cancer, according to an ESMO study.

For oncology nurses, it is important to advocate for patients and families through ongoing assessments for caregiver burden, financial toxicity, and effective communication that lead to poor decision-making.

Patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who received palliative care via telehealth had similar improvements in quality of life as those who received the care through in-person visits.

The newly appointed president of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) discussed healthcare policies that she and ONS will continue to advocate for in the cancer space.

An expert explained the importance of having strong communication skills not only for all patients with cancer, but especially for those who received a terminal diagnosis.

Nurses can help promote a feeling of dignity in older patients with cancer by monitoring psychological distress.

Oncology nurses can bring creative art to their pediatric patients with cancer, thereby potentially reducing their anxiety levels, research showed.

The 3 fundamental coping mechanisms patients should have embedded into their care plan are self-compassion, gratitude, and kindness.

Christina M. Wilson, PhD, CRNP, WHNP-BC, shares how providers can help their patients feel empowered during their treatment.

Finding ways to prevent and manage stress may be key to optimizing clinical outcomes in oncology.

The FDA has approved nirogacestat as a treatment for adults with progressing desmoid tumors based off findings from the phase 3 DeFi trial.

Electronic patient-reported outcomes may have a place in high-quality cancer care, according to investigators.

Melanie Taylor, APRN, and Mark Lin, APRN, share how they optimize strategies in caring for patients with lymphedema.

Proper counseling is needed to help decrease fertility-related psychological distress in adolescent/young adult cancer survivors.

Like patients, caregivers need education and support, but are often forgotten or unheard.

Patients who were in the intervention arm were 67% less likely to go to the emergency department in the last days of their life.

Incorporating frailty screenings into preexisting workflows may be an effective way to provide more holistic care to patients with head and neck cancer.

Investigators reflect on the Oncology Care Model and its implications.