Grant Williams on Sarcopenia in Patients With Cancer
Grant Williams, MD, clinical instructor and research fellow at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, discusses sarcopenia in patients with cancer.
Grant Williams, MD, clinical instructor and research fellow at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, discusses sarcopenia in patients with cancer.
While there are many definitions of sarcopenia, all of them refer to muscle loss, a condition that many elderly patients with cancer face. Sarcopenia can lead to increased mortality and chemotherapy-related adverse events. Luckily, in the world of oncology, there is typically an abundance of CT scans for each patient so clinicians can monitor their muscle mass.
Nursing Perspectives on Managing Toxicities With ADCs in Metastatic Gastric and Breast Cancers
September 1st 2022In this episode of "The Vitals," Sarah Donahue, MPH, NP, AOCNP; Jamie Carroll, APRN, CNP, MSN; Theresa Wicklin Gillespie, PhD, MA, RN, FAAN; and Elizabeth Prechtel-Dunphy, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, AOCN, exchange clinical pearls for treating patients receiving antibody-drug conjugates.
Increasing Awareness of Audiovestibular Adverse Events From Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
July 16th 2024Oncology nurses play a critical role in identifying and managing rare audiovestibular complications associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors to prevent permanent hearing loss and improve patients' quality of life.
