Fay J. Hlubocky on Concerns About Death in Young Survivors
Fay J. Hlubocky, PhD, MA, University of Chicago Department of Medicine, discusses the concerns about death that young adult survivors face.
Fay J. Hlubocky, PhD, MA, University of Chicago Department of Medicine, discusses the concerns about death that young adult survivors face.
Hlubocky found that 67% of young survivors worried about death anywhere from once or twice a week to multiple times a day, with factors such as medical appointments, pain, and waiting for test results triggering these thoughts. Surprisingly, the early survivor cohort, where survivors were about 1 year out of treatment, had more death concerns than patients who were still undergoing active treatment.
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).
