Supportive Care

Advanced practice providers are the future of survivorship care because of the tremendous value they offer to the practice and its patients.

Structured preceptorships promote competence, confidence, and job satisfaction in new oncology nurse practitioners.

Menstrual suppression can improve outcomes and quality of life in premenopausal women undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Although oncology nurses are trained to show empathy and offer support, they lack the resources to adequately care for patients with acute mental health problems.

Karen Hande, PhD, DNP, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, ANEF, discusses increased patient interest in cannabinoids and how oncology nurses can steer pain management conversations to keep patients informed.

A significant portion of patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes achieved red-blood transfusion independence with luspatercept with no new safety signals.

The FDA has approved sodium thiosulfate to protect the hearing of pediatric patients who are at least 1 year old and are receiving cisplatin-based treatments.

Mary Anderson, BSN, RN, OCN; and Christina Bach, MBE, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW, discuss approaches to help patients navigate financial toxicity and insurance coverage in the age of oral anticancer drugs.

Intense-modulated therapy was associated with less patient-reported toxicities than conventional radiotherapy and demonstrated a comparable efficacy profile.

Karen Hande, PhD(c), DNP, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, ANEF, explains the difference between some of the popular cannabinoid products that patients with cancer may be taking.

In this episode of “The Vitals,” Christine Miaskowski, PhD, RN, discusses research showcasing that adult patients receiving either a platinum-based chemotherapy, taxane alone, or a combined regimen of platinum- and taxane-based treatment may be at risk of hearing loss.

Innovative strategies are needed to ensure that adolescents and young adults with cancer who prefer to die at home are able to make that choice.

Donna Catamero, ANP-BC, OCN, CCRC, presented on her experience in expanding satellite clinical trial operations during the International Myeloma Society’s 6th Annual Nursing Symposium.

Spoon theory can help patients with cancer learn to measure and conserve their energy.

Findings from the SHAWL study found that sexual dysfunction rates are high among women with lung cancer.

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to establishing patient-reported outcome measures, according to Hayley Beer, RN.

An observational study found no association between single-agent vaginal estrogen therapy or menopausal hormone therapy and increased risk of recurrence or mortality in patients with breast cancer.

Investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are developing a virtual frailty assessment, which combines both patient-reported outcomes and standardized performance measures.

Ibrutinib is now an FDA-approved treatment for patients aged 1 year or older who have chronic graft-versus-host-disease. Prescription warnings include bleeding and cardiac problems, infections, high blood pressure, a decrease in blood cell count, and tumor lysis syndrome.

Advanced practice providers play a critical role in increasing palliative care referrals.

Entering the words nutrition and cancer into Google returns as many as 718 million hits. With an overabundance of opinions, it can be challenging to separate fact from fiction.

Hearing loss for cancer survivors is largely underreported, but once identified, is easily treatable, according to Christine Miaskowski, PhD, RN.

Betibeglogene autotemcel is the first FDA-approved cell-based gene therapy to treat adult and pediatric patients with beta-thalassemia who need routine blood tranfusions.

An ASCO expert panel conducted a comprehensive literature assessment to determine how diet, weight, and exercise play a role in defining patient outcomes.

Sherry Adkins, MSN, ANP-C, discusses some key considerations in ensuring quality patient care after they have completed CAR T-cell therapy at a specialized center.

The Florida Senate recently passed the No Patient Left Alone Act SB 988, which will allow visitors back into the hospital, regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination, so that no patient will wake from surgery or find themselves in hospice, without a family member by their side.

Gabriella Magarelli, MSN, ACNP-BC, AOCNP, reflects on lessons learned caring for patients with cancer and COVID-19.

Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO, discusses the importance of rigorous baseline measurement in improving the assessment and management of distressful cancer symptoms.