Dawn Hershman on Survivorship Care Plans
Dawn Hershman, MD, discusses survivorship care plans and how to refine survivorship care moving forward.
Dawn Hershman, MD, of Columbia University Medical Center, discusses survivorship care plans and how to refine survivorship care moving forward.
In a recent study of survivorship care plans, it was found that those patients who received a plan felt that they received better care. However, it is difficult to tell whether the plan itself led to better care, or whether it relates to the clinician who provided the plan. Moving forward, it needs to be determined whether the survivorship care plan is sufficient in terms of meeting care needs over the long term.
Oncology Nurses Provide Patients an Avenue to Supportive Care
November 12th 2019Palliative 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.
Hyman B. Muss Discusses the Importance of Nurses in Treating Pregnant Women With Breast Cancer
March 23rd 2016Hyman 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.
