Dr. Wayne Bardwell from UCSD Cancer Center Expresses the Importance of Listening
Mario E. Lacouture, MD, dermatologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses some of the adverse effects of newly approved targeted therapies.
Karen Masino, from Ingalls Memorial Hospital, discusses the intricacies of developing a survivorship program.
Martha Polovich, PhD, RN, AOCN, clinical instructor, Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing & Health Professions, Georgia State University, discusses the utility of closed system transfer devices (CSTDs).
Ann Culkin discusses how to help patients interpret and understand information they receive from the internet.
Although the entire medical community recognizes the importance of smoking cessation- both for cancer prevention and cardiopulmonary health-supporting patients in their efforts to cease smoking is generally not done well.
Smilow Cancer Hospital, a large academic, National Cancer Institute–designated center with 10 community locations in Connecticut, has a standardized, centralized process for oral chemotherapy prescription management to ensure safe administration to patients
Patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer derived benefit with sacituzumab govitecan regardless of Trop-2 expression.
When we think about the stresses and strains on cancer caregivers in the dawn of the 21st century, the compounded demands on their time and resources must be a first and primary focus.
At the 2012 NCCN annual meeting, a panel of oncology nurses discussed the essential components of healthcare for survivors, challenges survivors face, and survivorship program models.
Colleen M. O'Leary, RN, MSN, AOCNS, from The James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University, discusses the importance of navigation for patients with head and neck cancer.
On January 19, we'll be co-hosting a tweet chat with CURE magazine and Jen Sotham about the phrases and language used by the cancer community. Join us at 9 p.m. EST with the hashtag #CureConnect
Erin Noel, BSN, RN, OCN, Baylor Scott & White McClinton Cancer Center, discusses implementation of the “blue dot” system to prevent incorrect coding in patients’ electronic medical record.
Monica Fradkin, RN, BSN, MPH, OCN, Oncology Nursing Education Coordinator, Yale School of Nursing, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, discusses the administration of chemotherapy or biotherapy outside of the oncology setting.
Electronic medical records (EMRs) are crucial for nurses to track adverse events and other important information for patients undergoing CAR T-cell therapy, explained Andrea Price, APN, associate director for clinical research at Washington University School of Medicine.
Experts are looking to use immunotherapy in different ways for patients with early-stage breast cancer.
Data collected with patient-reported outcomes show that pembrolizumab, with or without bevacizumab, is associated with a favorable toxicity profile in effectively treating women with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer.
Genevieve's Helping Hands looks to help make the cancer journey easier to navigate, provide an arm to lean on, and offer encouragement when needed.
Karen Hagemaster from Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital on Chemotherapy Documentation Study
When my late husband John and I started the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) in 2005, our goal was not only to raise awareness about bladder cancer, but to change the landscape for this disease by funding research to discover new treatments that will save lives.
A diagnosis of breast cancer is difficult at any age but for younger women, treatment decisions can be especially difficult, with implications that include their future childbearing, sexual health, and body image.
Susan R. Mazanec, PhD, RN, AOCN, Research Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, discusses a study that examined activation for health management in colorectal cancer patients and their family caregivers during the transition to post-treatment survivorship.
One versatile nurse used creative ways to ensure that displaced patients received their treatments on time.
Hundreds of oncology professionals will gather in Phoenix, Arizona, to share best practices and creative approaches that address the most pressing issues facing cancer programs in communities around the country.
After leading a study that patients with acute myeloid leukemia who receive induction chemotherapy are quite distressed, Tom LeBlanc, hematologic malignancy specialist at Duke Cancer Institute, decided more palliative care should be offered alongside treatment for the disease.
Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior advisor for nursing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, discusses what it means to
A dynamic and uplifting evening of live music hosted by WBZ’s Jordan Rich to strike a chord and raise awareness of the changing face of lung cancer.