Cancer and the Transgender Community
CancerCare explains how cancer risks and care differ between transgender persons and the general population.
Communication
Hocus Focus: Perspective on Noncompliance
The term noncompliant assumes in part that the patient has accepted the premise of what they are instructed to comply with.
The Use of Technology in Multidisciplinary Communication to Improve Patient-Centered Care Coordination: A Systemic Review
A search of the literature was conducted to determine the effect of artificial intelligence on interdisciplinary communication.
Nurses as Scribes: A Tool for the Oncology Nurse Navigator
Customized form allows patients to better retain information from their initial consult on their cancer and its treatment.
HuCare Quality Improvement Strategy for Psychosocial Care Positively Affects Emotional Elements of Health-Related Quality of Life
Interestingly, patients who presented with lower baseline anxiety and fewer unmet needs were shown to have the biggest benefit.
Identifying and Proactively Assisting Oncology Super-Utilizers May Reduce Hospitalizations and Health Care Costs
A nurse practitioner-led program sought to identify patients with substantial needs early and intervene to improve outcomes and decrease cost.
Electronic Distress Screening Effectively Identifies Predictors of Clinically Significant Distress
An analysis of more than 27,000 PROs identified the symptoms most likely to cause cancer-related distress in patients.
Patient Reports Indicate Discussions on Symptom Management Are Insufficient
Researchers surveyed patients on pain, fatigue, and distress due to their diagnosis, as well as their perception of management of these symptoms.
How to Support Positive Body Image and High Self-Esteem in Patients With Cancer
The impact of treatment side effects on self-esteem and what nurses can do to help.
Inclusion of Geriatric Assessments Alters Cancer Management in Older Patients
A prospective cohort study sought to evaluate the impact of including a nurse geriatric assessment and input from an OMT in treatment decision-making for older patients with cancer.
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