Bleomycin test dose
Should patients receive a test dose of bleomycin? If yes, should the test dose be administered with every dose or just the initial dose?
Diagnosis & Disease Information
How to examine your breasts
Breast self-examination is one of the most important tools you have for early detection of breast cancer.
Can men develop breast cancer?
Although it occurs primarily in women, men can also develop breast cancer. Here, how to recognize the signs and how to manage it.
Breast cancer awareness for men
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month–but women are not the only ones affected.
Fact Sheets for patients
The following article introduces the new CancerCare Fact Sheets for patients on the ONA Web site and highlights a few of the most recent topics.
The burden of care decisions: Helping surrogates follow through with patients’ wishes
Surrogacy can be an overwhelming responsibility for a patients’ friend or family member. Patients should carefully consider who they want to serve as a surrogate and include that person.
Seeing the forest for the trees
The search for the cause of a patient’s fatigue and shortness of breath reminded a nurse to remember the little details in the big picture.
The importance of cultural competence
A bevy of tools are available to help oncology nurses improve their understanding of patients’ cultures.
Vitamin D regimen is effective in resolving bone pain related to aromatase-inhibitor therapy
High-dose vitamin D may relieve, even resolve, severe pain in patients on aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer.
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