NCCN Expands Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Treatment
March 25th 2019Wells A. Messersmith, MD, co-director of the developmental therapeutics program at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, said work in this area is needed to fill the knowledge gaps in metastatic CRC, which has a 5-year survival rate of just 11%.
Nurses as a Driving Force to Change Clinical Practice
July 20th 2017Karley Trautman, DNP, ANP-BC, explains her efforts to improve the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE), as well as the rates of recurrence of VTE in the Blood Cancer and Bone Marrow Transplant program of University of Colorado Hospital.
Telephone Intervention Reduces Unplanned Hospitalizations for Patients With Blood Cancers
April 30th 2015A navigator-designed, proactive, weekly, telephone support call to help patients with blood cancers manage their symptoms between appointments was able to significantly reduce unplanned hospitalizations at a Colorado cancer center.