Reasons for Cancer Clinical Trial Withdrawal Often Not Understood
A structured interview study sought to understand patient experiences after being withdrawn from a cancer clinical trial.
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Unmet Care Needs, Financial Burden Are Concerns for Patients With mNSCLC Treated With Immunotherapy
A survey on supportive care needs revealed patients’ concerns regarding declining physical abilities, loved ones’ worries, and financial burdens.
Nursing Cases: Nurse Advocates for Patient’s Participation in Shared Decision Making
A nurse coordinated a meeting to ensure the patient’s preferences were shared with his multidisciplinary care team.
A Simple Phone Call Effective for COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach, Especially to Marginalized Populations
Researchers sought to determine the effectiveness of targeted nonelectronic outreach methods in marginalized populations.
Patient Interest in Cannabidiol Use Is High But Knowledge of Benefits, Risks Is Low
A survey of 100 cancer patients revealed a high interest in CBD use, but most patients would prefer receiving more information from qualified sources.
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue Significant Issues in Professional Quality of Life for Oncology Nurses
Researchers identified factors influencing professional quality of life in oncology nurses, with burnout and compassion fatigue being common.
Better PIVC Placement Training: An Essential for Better Cancer Care
This review proposes changes to nurse education regarding insertion, care, and management of peripheral intravenous catheters to standardize and improve nursing care.
Simple Concepts to Better Serve Patients With Cancer
Claire Grainger, an oncology social worker with CancerCare, explains 7 concepts that can improve communication with and care of patients with cancer.
Lay Health Worker Intervention Improved Acute Care Use, Patient Experiences, End-of-Life Care in Advanced Cancer
Researchers present results of a clinical trial that evaluated the impact of an LHW intervention on care use and behaviors among patients with advanced cancer and at the end of life during the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting.
100% Support: Confusing the Social Meaning (Good) With the Medical Meaning (Bad)
This patient case demonstrates the challenge of remotely communicating when a patient’s family confuses the medical meaning with the social meaning of the words used to explain the patient’s condition.
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