Balancing Treatment Intensity and Quality of Life in Upper GI Cancer

Planning for adverse effects early on helps patients prepare for what lies ahead, says Michelle Kirschner, MSN, RN, ACNP, APRN-BC.

Palliative care is often associated with a patient entering end of life treatment and giving up on their treatment, but that isn't the reality of what id can do for patients. And oncology nurses can help guide patients to the right supportive care for them.

For patients with advanced prostate cancer, new findings from the CARD trial could change their daily treatment.

It is crucial for nurses to be aware of adverse events that can occur in patients who are receiving CAR T-cell therapy, explained one expert.

After the USPSTF advised against prostate cancer screening for all men, there was a decrease in the incidence of the disease.

Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, discusses the vital roles that nurses play when it comes to treating pregnant women with breast cancer.