General Oncology

Cancer Patients Say Ask Before Using Medical Records for Research

Publish Date November 20, 2019

Majority comfortable if insurance company uses health information to ensure recommended care is received.

Integrating Nurse Assessments of Pain, Constipation Improved Documentation and Treatment

By

Susan Moench, PhD, PA-C

Publish Date November 19, 2019

A quality improvement project achieved significant improvements in documentation and treatment planning after nurse assessments were included in provider care notes templates.

AHA: Cardiovascular Risk Factors Tied to Increased Cancer Risk

Publish Date November 18, 2019

Risk for subsequent cancer up with development of interim CV events, including heart failure, MI.

Test of Vascular Function May Predict Solid-Tumor Cancer Risk

Publish Date November 15, 2019

Reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry index ≤2.0 predicted incidence of solid-tumor cancer.

Physician And Patient Barriers To Radiotherapy Service Access: Treatment Referral Implications

Publish Date November 15, 2019

[Cancer Management and Research] In this review, the authors explore barriers to greater use of radiotherapy related to wrong perceptions and lack of knowledge in both physicians and patients that may be contributing to a lack of referrals to radiation oncology.