Gary Shelton on Explaining Palliative Care
Gary Shelton discusses the approach of the supportive oncology services approach to palliative care.
Gary Shelton, PhD, coordinator of supportive oncology services at NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses how nurses can introduce and explain palliative care to patients with cancer.
Shelton highlights the multidisciplinary aspect of supportive oncology services. This department has a different focus than the medical team might, but their goal is the same. All parts of the care team are looking to take care of the patient. Palliative care should be looked at as adjunctive, adding to the care that the medical team is providing.
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.
Kimberly J. Van Zee on Nomograms Helping in DCIS Treatment Decision-Making
March 18th 2016Kimberly J. Van Zee, MS, MD, FACS, attending surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the institution's newly-developed nomogram that can help women make treatment decisions about ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
