Hospice versus palliative care: Understanding the distinction
By utilizing varied interventions, hospice and palliative care practitioners can do much to improve their patients’ quality of life.
Print Issue: May 01, 2010
Preventing an H1N1 influenza outbreak among cancer patients: One center’s success
The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance proved that aggressive infection control procedures can minimize flu cases in a patient population.
Educating patients about the proper disposal of old drugs
A few simple practices can help patients dispose of old and unused medications in a way that is safest for people, pets, and the environment.
Oncology Nurse Advisor Forum – May 2010
The advisor forum answers questions about drug screens, coping with chemo brain, anemia in patients with MDS, and more.
Goldilocks and a lightweight jacket: Cancer care and metaphor
The author uses metaphors when communication is a challenge, an approach that can help the patient make sense of a new situation.
Navigating the tempest over breast cancer screening
The recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force have generated considerable controversy but little practical change.
How to evaluate online resources and support for people affected by cancer
CancerCare, along with other organizations, offers online information and support for patients with cancer, in addition to their traditional financial support programs.
What’s a mother to do?
The author remembers a young mother with three children and a grim prognosis who hoped for the sake of her family to make it to Christmas.
The role of the radiation oncology nurse: Being the best that you can be
As a radiation oncology nurse, you can help your patients navigate through the hospital and medical systems so that they can receive efficient and streamlined care. All patients with cancer deserve this, not just the medically underserved.
Greens for chemoprevention
Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have discovered that greens have a chemopreventive potential against the effects of aflatoxin poisoning.
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