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Patient Counseling & Support

Integrative care options help pain management

Helen H. Miller, LCSW, ACSW May 29, 2012

The variety of options available to help patients manage their pain can improve quality of life during and after cancer treatment.

Heartbreak Hill

Ann J. Brady, RN, BSN May 24, 2012

The patient appeared to deny the inevitable course of his disease, and the nurse could only wait for him to reach his point of acceptance.

Medical Treatments for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

May 22, 2012

This fact sheet educates patients about the causes of and treatment options for CML.

Coping with Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment

May 22, 2012

Women with breast cancer have many treatment options. This patient fact sheet details the side effects of these treatments and ways to cope.

Coping With Lymphedema

May 22, 2012

After lymph node removal, painful swelling may result. This fact sheet educates patients about how to manage symptoms.

Potentially treatable side effects plague breast cancer survivors for years

Delicia Honen Yard May 11, 2012

Six years after breast cancer treatment, more than 60% of women experienced at least one side effect amenable to rehabilitative intervention.

Social media and survivorship: 21st century support

Bette Weinstein Kaplan May 10, 2012

A group at the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, uses modern technology to provide survivorship care and counseling to patients.

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.

Heart risks heightened for partners of cancer patients

Delicia Honen Yard May 08, 2012

Spousal caregivers of cancer patients have increased risks of coronary heart disease and stroke that persist over time, researchers have discovered.

Nurse-led education with a DVD improves patient understanding of chemotherapy side effects

Traci Dantoni May 04, 2012

Educating patients with a DVD helped assuage their fears about chemotherapy side effects.

Integrative patient navigation programs increase treatment compliance

Traci Dantoni May 04, 2012

At one center, treatment compliance rates increased by 15% with the program.

Helping children understand cancer

Helen H. Miller, LCSW, ACSW May 02, 2012

Patients with cancer may seek guidance on how and how much to tell their children about their diagnosis and treatment.

Knowing versus understanding

Ann J. Brady, RN, BSN May 01, 2012

Nurses anticipate a patient's need for pain meds. But understanding why a patient has no need for them may be difficult.

Strengthening the Spirit

April 25, 2012

Sometimes, cancer patients embrace or question their spirituality in the midst of life changes. This fact sheet explains to patients how spirituality can help.

Opening the Door to Effective Pain Management: Getting the Facts and Getting Help

April 25, 2012

This fact sheet details how patients can effectively communicate about and manage cancer-related pain.

Managing Practical Concerns Raised by CML

April 25, 2012

The following fact sheet educates patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia about getting help sorting through treatment options, managing side effects, and finding financial assistance.

Stress management boosts immune system in breast cancer

Delicia Honen Yard April 23, 2012

A stress-management program for women with breast cancer can alter tumor-promoting processes at the molecular level, according to researchers.

Meditation techniques  and clinical trials for patients

April 19, 2012

Meditation can help relieve stress in cancer patients. The following article details several types of meditation and includes related clinical trials.

Using a palliative approach to  maintain nutrition and reduce discomfort in patients with EC

Bette Weinstein Kaplan April 18, 2012

Prognosis for patients with esophageal cancer is poor. Care options focus on minimizing discomfort and maintaining nutritional status.

Managing side effects of tamoxifen

Lisa A. Thompson, PharmD, BCOP April 18, 2012

What is the risk for endometrial cancer in a patient taking tamoxifen to reduce recurrence of ER/PR positive breast cancer after treatment?

Cabazitaxel (Jevtana)

Bette Weinstein Kaplan April 17, 2012

Cabazitaxel is a taxane derivative indicated for treatment of hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer in patients previously treated with a docetaxel-containing regimen.

Women confused by DCIS breast diagnosis

Delicia Honen Yard April 16, 2012

Ductal carcinoma in situ has a positive prognosis but requires treatment similar to that for invasive breast cancer, sending a conflicting message.

Distress: Assessing the effects of coping with cancer

Rosemarie A. Tucci, RN, MSN April 11, 2012

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

Many women with cancer missing fertility risk info, services

Delicia Honen Yard April 11, 2012

Few women of childbearing age who are diagnosed with cancer are taking steps to preserve their fertility during treatment.

Cancer and treatment may slow some aspects of child development

Delicia Honen Yard April 10, 2012

Children treated for non-CNS cancers before age 4 progressed more slowly in vocabulary and in cognitive and motor skills than did healthy controls.

Perceived stigma drives depression in lung cancer

Delicia Honen Yard April 09, 2012

Greater levels of perceived stigma were related to greater levels of depression in a recent study of persons with non-small cell lung cancer.

Parents stay offline when child has cancer

Delicia Honen Yard April 06, 2012

Parents prefer to receive information from a trusted healthcare provider rather than the Internet when their son or daughter is diagnosed with cancer.