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Evidence-based Practice

Using anticoagulants to manage venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

Lisa A. Thompson, PharmD, BCOP; Miryoung Kim, PharmD May 09, 2012

Incidence of VTE is higher in oncology patients. Its signs and symptoms should be heeded with prompt therapeutic and mechanical interventions.

Including palliative care at diagnosis is beneficial for patients with advanced cancer

Bette Weinstein Kaplan April 17, 2012

ASCO uses the findings of several studies to support its recommendation to offer palliative care at diagnosis to patients with advanced or metastatic disease.

No need for annual Pap test, says USPSTF

Delicia Honen Yard April 13, 2012

Women aged 21 to 65 years should have a Pap smear every 3 years, but those aged 30 to 65 years can wait 5 years if they also have an HPV test.

Canadian guidelines state mammography is not needed before 50 years

Delicia Honen Yard December 08, 2011

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care is advising against routine mammography screening for women aged 40 to 49 and says to screen women aged 50 to 74 every 2 to 3 years.

Vitamin D regimen is effective in resolving bone pain related to aromatase-inhibitor therapy

Bette Weinstein Kaplan October 19, 2011

High-dose vitamin D may relieve, even resolve, severe pain in patients on aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer.

Guidelines reflect changes in radiotherapy for bone metastases

Bryant Furlow, BA October 19, 2011

New ASTRO guidelines for palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases reflect the results of a meta-analysis of 45 studies.

Oncology Nurse Advisor Forum - September/October 2011

October 18, 2011

The Advisor Forum panel answers nurses' questions about hair loss, mammography timing, and turnaround time for oral chemotherapy agents.

Caring for Your Bones When You Have Prostate Cancer

September 09, 2011

This patient fact sheet answers some commonly asked questions about prostate cancer and bone health. It also discusses steps you can take to care for your bones.

Colorectal Cancer: New Tools for Making Decisions About Treatment

September 09, 2011

This patient fact sheet explains two tests used in an approach called "personalized medicine." Doctors use these tests to plan colorectal cancer treatment that will be the most effective for an individual patient.

Ears like a wolf ...when perspective clouds judgment

Ann J. Brady, RN, BSN August 01, 2011

The patient's constant complaining and irritating personality almost overwhelmed his need for care.

Current alcohol consumption guidelines will not prevent cancer

Delicia Honen Yard July 27, 2011

An analysis published online by CMAJ charges that current guidelines for alcohol consumption are inadequate for cancer prevention and that new international guidelines are needed.

Skin care protocol and algorithm helps manage skin reactions in oncology patients undergoing radiation therapy

Joyce Pagan April 30, 2011

Skin reactions, common side effects of cancer radiation treatment, can be managed using a skin care protocol and algorithm, according to a presentation at the Oncology Nursing Society 36th Annual Congress.

Determining an effective route of administration for epinephrine: What is the evidence?

Debra Hughes April 30, 2011

Many adult patients with cancer receive medications that have the potential to cause severe hypersensitivity reactions. Immediate management of a hypersensitivity reaction is critical to a successful patient outcome; however, variations in practice led the Oncology Advanced Practice Nursing Group at The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland, to question which route of administration of epinephrine is most effective in treating these reactions, according to a presentation during the Oncology Nursing Society 36th Annual Congress.

AICR "plates" new dietary guidelines

April 01, 2011

The American Institute for Cancer Research is urging people to think about how the famous USDA food pyramid should actually translate to the plate in order to fight cancer and other diseases.

Use evidence-based practice to make your argument

Ann J. Brady, RN, BSN January 19, 2011

The goal was to make the case for better pain management without undermining the care team.

Managing asparaginase-related toxicity in adult patients

Barbara Tripp, MSN, CNS, AOCN January 14, 2011

Prompt management of symptoms is key to minimizing risk and maximizing tolerance of this antineoplastic agent.

Fecal test may be best bet for CRC screening

Delicia Yard December 03, 2010

Annual fecal immunochemical testing has proved to be more cost-effective and less costly than all other strategies for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in a recent model-based economic analysis.