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Take 5: Developing an Electronic Telephone Triage Document in the Adult Ambulatory Care Setting
June 23rd 2011Oncology nurses are on the frontline of telephone triage. Optimizing telephone interactions with patients is key to improving ambulatory nursing practice, as it allows nurses to efficiently provide symptom management; patient education; emotional support; and high-quality, complete documentation for comprehensive and consistent patient care.
Standardizing Patient Education for Safe Handling of Chemotherapy at Home
June 8th 2011More cancer patients are able to receive chemotherapy, including both oral and intravenous agents, in the home setting. Clearly, the option to self-administer therapy in the absence of an oncology nurse or other healthcare provider poses a potential safety risk.
MD Breast Cancer Survivor Launches “Cancer Shop USA”
June 2nd 2011Melanie Bone, MD, was not yet 40 years old and had four young children when she was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. “Even though I am a doctor and surgeon, I learned firsthand about the side effects of cancer treatment,” said Dr. Bone, a nutritional gynecologist. “I was too sick to work, so I spent time thinking about how to make the cancer experience easier for future cancer patients.”
Take 5-Development of a Pilot Mentor-to-Mentor Program for Breast Brachytherapy Patients
May 19th 2011A pilot mentor-to-mentor oncology nurse–led training program was developed in which volunteer former patients who have undergone brachytherapy for early stage breast cancer at UCSD were taught by the oncology nurse how to provide information and support to new patients about to undergo the procedure.
Take 5-Bridging the Information Gap: An HPV Education Project
May 19th 2011Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, with approximately 20 million people currently infected and an additional 6.2 million infected each year, despite increased media attention to HPV as a cause of cervical cancer and the availability of a vaccination to reduce HPV-associated cervical cancer.
Take 5-Standardizing Patient Education for Safe Handling of Chemotherapy at Home
May 19th 2011More cancer patients are able to receive chemotherapy, including both oral and intravenous agents, in the home setting. Clearly, the option to self-administer therapy in the absence of an oncology nurse or other healthcare provider poses a potential safety risk.
Sunitinib-Induced Hypertension Linked to Superior Clinical Outcomes in Metastatic RCC
May 5th 2011Following a retrospective analysis which may be the largest of its kind to date, a multicenter team of investigators says treatment-related hypertension may be a useful biomarker of superior clinical outcome with sunitinib (Sutent) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Whole-Genome Study of ER+ Breast Tumors: Treatment Clues and Complexity
April 8th 2011The study represents one of the largest cancer genomics investigations reported, with more than 10 trillion chemical bases of DNA sequenced. While its results underscore the complexity of breast cancer biology, the mutations uncovered may provide further clues to inform personalized therapy of this common breast cancer subtype.
“This Is Personal”: Do Your Part to Help Reduce Deaths From Colon Cancer
March 15th 2011In July1999, I learned I was pregnant with my son. My sister was pregnant, too, and due to deliver in the fall. I was excited to share my happy news. But my father, then 65, had news of his own: he had been diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer.
100th International Women’s Day: Focus on Cancer
March 9th 2011Today, March 8, is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Here is a small sampling of initiatives by health organizations and healthcare leaders dedicated to treating, preventing, and increasing awareness of women’s cancers, and improving women’s health.
February 28, 2011 Marks Fourth Annual Rare Disease Day
March 1st 2011An estimated 250 million people globally, and 25 million in the US, suffer from rare diseases. Clearly, because of their low incidence, rare cancers are difficult to study and pose challenges for detection, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.