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Luke Peppone on the Need for Trials With Medical MarijuanaLuke Peppone discusses the need for more trials testing the efficacy of medical cannabis.
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Matthew Burke on Potential Challenges Facing Nurses in the Field of ImmunotherapyMatthew Burke, MBA, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, Oncology Nurse Practitioner/Melanoma and Renal Cell Carcinoma, Yale New Haven Hospital, discusses potential challenges nurses might face with the new advent on immunotherapy.
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Big Changes Anticipated in Treatment ParadigmsClinicians who treat patients with multiple myeloma have witnessed a sea change in the past 15 years.
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Screening and Management: Distress and the Nurse Navigator, Part IICancer and its treatment creates or aggravates psychosocial distress, while unresolved physical and practical problems can also add to the distress of patients attempting to complete their treatment and recovery.
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Amy Callahan on Barriers to Safe HandlingAmy Callahan, RN, DNP, CRNP, AOCNS, nurse manager, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, discusses barriers to safe handling of chemotoxic materials.
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Janet Deatrick on Neurocognitive Late Effects in CBT SurvivorsJanet Deatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, discusses neurocognitive late effects among survivors of childhood brain tumors (CBTs).
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Physician's Education Resource® Launches 1st Annual School of Nursing Oncology™ SymposiumExpert Oncology Nurses to Lead Inaugural Conference.
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A Guide to Nursing Discharge of Patients Receiving CAR T-Cell TherapyStandardized and focused education for patients receiving CAR T-cell therapy and their caregivers should be part of discharge procedures.
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Marianne J. Davies, NP, Discusses the Peer Review Process at Yale Cancer CenterMarianne J. Davies, NP, Yale Cancer Center, discusses the peer review process at Yale Cancer Center.
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Sharon Tollin on Research Into Risk-Reducing SurgerySharon Tollin, PhD, ARNP-BC, OCN®, discusses the unmet need for information regarding patients who have undergone prophylactic risk-reducing surgery (such as mastectomy and removal of tubes and ovaries).
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Hope, Gratitude, and Spirituality: What They Mean to Patients with CancerNurses, doctors, social workers, and the rest of the medical team and facility staff at treatment centers have the ability to bring hope, gratitude, peace, and love, all part of spirituality—to their patients.
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Aaron Spitz on Telemedicine's Impact on Nurses' ResponsibilitiesAaron Spitz, MD, Orange County Urology Associates, discusses how telemedicine is expanding nurses' roles and responsibilities in caring for patients.
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Expert Discusses Challenges of Using CAR T-Cell Therapy to Treat Diffuse Large B-Cell LymphomaCAR T-cell therapy is changing the landscape of cancer care, but challenges for certain cancer types still remain.
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Answering Those "Million Dollar" QuestionsTwo nurse navigators report on the importance of equitable access to care, regardless of a patient's social connections, socioeconomic status, of philanthropy history.
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Emily Johnston on End-of-Life Care Differences Between Older and Younger PatientsEmily Johnston, MD, fellow at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, discusses the differences between end-of-life care in adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients and older patients with cancer.
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Kristie Howlett on her Patient Hand Wiping TrialKristie Howlett from Sutter Roseville Medical Center on her Patient Hand Wiping Trial
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Marianne Davies Discusses Side Effects Associated With ImmunotherapyMarianne Davies, RN, MSN, ACNP, AOCN, Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale School of Nursing, discusses the side effects associated with immunotherapy.
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Melanoma Advances: Where We Are and Where We're GoingCombination therapy has been the biggest recent advance in the melanoma space, but there is still more work to be done, according to Douglas B. Johnson, MD.
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Nurses at the Frontline of Important Discussions of Treatment-Related Sexual Side EffectsNearly half of cancer patients do not discuss sexuality with their healthcare providers, but that doesn't mean it isn't a concern for them.
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Dr. Attai on Managing Pain in Breast Cancer PatientsDeanna J. Attai, MD, breast surgeon, assistant clinical professor of surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, gives advice to nurses on how to manage pain in breast cancer patients.
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Uri Goldberg Outlines Steps For Improving Pain ManagementUri Goldberg lays out important steps for improving the pain management of patients with cancer.
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Using AI as an Oncology NurseOncology nurses may play a role in the utilization of artificial intelligence in the clinical setting.
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Cancer Care During COVID-19: Nurses Share Their PerspectivesThe pandemic may elicit fear, but nurses’ dedication to their patients remains steadfast.
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The Power of Teamwork: Navigating Patients With Complex NeedsWe all have been called on to treat complex patients crystalize how optimal oncology care depends on the collaboration of a multidisciplinary team, and such is the case with this patient transferred to our cancer center’s head and neck division.
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ACCC Marks 15th Anniversary of Oncology Pharmacy Education NetworkACCC is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Oncology Pharmacy Education Network by honoring its founders.
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Juanita Madison Describes the Provenge Treatment ProcessJuanita Madison from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Describes the Provenge Treatment Process
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Michael Birrer on Predicting Outcomes in Ovarian CancerMichael Birrer, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School, discusses what he hopes to discover as factors that influence long-term survival in patients and survivors with ovarian cancer.
