Mikel Ross on the Cost of Cooling Caps for Chemotherapy Induced Hair Loss
Mikel Ross discusses the different costs of cooling cap interventions for chemotherapy-induced hair loss and insurance coverage.
Mikel Ross, BSN, RN, OCN, from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the cost of the different cooling caps available as interventions for chemotherapy-induced alopecia.
Cooling caps are not generally covered, at this time, by most third party and private payers. However, whether the system is rented on a monthly basis or contracted to an institution with a charge per use to the patient, the costs can add up. Ross encourages advocates, providers, nurses, doctors and patients to explain to third party payers how necessary this intervention is and that it should be a part of the standard benefit package.
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.
