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February 2012 Issue of ONA

February 2012 Issue of ONA

For Your Patient

Clinical trials: A treatment option to think about

Patients bombarded with information may find clinical trials difficult to understand. This article explains the concept and defines common terms.
 

Clinical trial phases

This article provides detailed information about the four phases of clinical trials to help patients better understand each segment.
 

Information booklets for clinical trial participants

These resources highlight several in-depth online booklets for patients that explain cancer clinical trials.
 

Ten steps for selecting a clinical trial

Patients can follow these ten steps when making a decision about whether a clinical trial is right for them.
 

Continuing Education

Using ESAs in patients with cancer-related anemia

Although the risks of erythropoietin-stimulating agents can outweigh the benefits, select patients may benefit.
 

In the News

Assay can predict survival

A new molecular test is more accurate at predicting high risk for death after surgical resection of early-stage nonsquamous NSCLC.
 

Nurses report quality of 
care is better with EHRs

Nurses working in hospitals with basic electronic health records report fewer problems with patient safety and quality-related outcomes.
 

New tool helps survivors set, reach exercise goals

A University of Colorado Cancer Center brochure helps cancer survivors meet exercise recommendations that can improve their quality of life.
 

Siblings of cancer patients can be coached to cope

A two-session intervention might improve how well a youth adjusts to the cancer diagnosis of a brother or sister.
 

Cancer screening rates reflect disparities

Several recommendations have been made in light of federal studies that revealed significant disparities in cancer screening rates.
 

FDA Update: Latest cancer drug approvals and warnings

Enhanced coverage of this issue's FDA Update plus a video on the Hedgehog pathway.
 

ACS updates recommendations for cancer prevention

The American Cancer Society has updated its 2006 guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention.
 

Features

Identifying barriers to cancer survivorship programs

Successful implementation of survivorship programs can be impeded by institutional policies, physician attitudes, and patient perceptions.
 

Distress: Assessing the effects of coping with cancer

A cancer diagnosis can cause high levels of distress. Nurses should assess patients frequently and know how to intervene promptly.
 

Issues in Cancer Survivorship

Beads of Courage: A linear 
story of a child's bravery on the journey to recovery

Tiny works of art are stringed together to tell a child's story of courage during the course of treatment for cancer or another serious illness.
 

Stat Consult

Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi (Erwinaze)

Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi is a component of a multiagent regimen for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
 

Radiation and Your Patient

Do proton 
radiotherapy collimators pose neutron radiation risks?

A computer modeling study introduces concerns about tungsten-alloy multileaf collimators. ONA talks to a lead author and critics of the study.
 

Communication Challenges

Does informed consent mean 
the patient understands?

The patient's understanding that surgery was the best next step in her treatment was on her own terms. The nurse needed to understand that.
 

Ask a Pharmacist

Impact of CYP3A4 pathway

How does the CYP3A4 pathway impact metabolism of the new oral targeted agents in oncology?
 

An exit strategy for opioid therapy

What exit strategy do you recommend for discontinuing opioid therapy?
 

The Total Patient

Delicious hospital food? Yes! Cancer center kitchens focus 
on stimulating the appetite

Room service and other high-end dietary experiences are improving overall care at many cancer centers.
 

Web Exclusives

BI-RADS and breast MRI useful in predicting malignancy

Delicia Honen Yard May 30, 2012

The Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) terminology is useful in predicting malignancy in breast lesions detected with MRI.
 

Posttransplant lenalidomide can slow down multiple myeloma

Delicia Honen Yard May 29, 2012

Lenalidomide use after autologous stem-cell transplant significantly improved progression-free and overall survival in patients with myeloma.
 

Melanoma genome study implicates sun and new genetic culprits

Delicia Honen Yard May 28, 2012

Genetic mutations increased along with chronic sun exposure in persons with melanoma, and yet another gene may contribute to disease risk as well.
 

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