Decision Paralysis: When All the Patients’ Options Are “Bad Possibilities”
Ann Brady suggests a way to help patients who are asked to make a decision between two difficult options.
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The Benefits of Yoga for Cancer Patients
A review of the ways that a yoga practice can help patients cope with their cancer and manage the physical symptoms and side effects of treatment.
DTC Genetic Tests: High Rate of False-Negative Results May Hide a Clinical Pearl
Before you discount the results of a DTC genetic test, explore your patient’s reason for undergoing the testing and consider the appropriateness of a referral for medical-grade testing.
Monitoring Disease Recurrence With Patient-Reported Outcomes After Discontinuation of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy
Results of LAST, the largest study on TKI discontinuation, support using patient-reported outcomes when monitoring remission and symptoms in patients who discontinue TKI therapy.
Identifying Barriers to Access of Electronic Medical Records by Minority Patients and Caregivers
Researchers report on awareness and access to health information technology by minority patients and caregivers, as well as their interest in learning more about and using EMRs.
Embedded Geriatric Consultations May Improve Care Planning for Elderly With Hematologic Malignancies
Researchers found that embedded geriatric consultation may not affect 1-year survival in frail or prefrail elderly patients with blood cancers, but it may influence care planning. These study results were presented at the 61st American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition, held in Orlando, Florida. In this study, outcomes of consultations with embedded…
Effects of Marital Status on Bias, Offered Treatment in Cancer
Using personal experience as a catalyst, this author conducted a literature study to determine how marital status influences recommendations regarding cancer therapy.
Patient Resources for Managing Financial Toxicity
My cancer center doesn’t have an expert dedicated to addressing the financial needs of our oncology patients. What are some trusted, key resources that I can refer patients to?
Brokering Early Palliative Care: How Nurses Approached a Misunderstood Topic
Oncology nurses are in an ideal position to recommend early palliative care for patients. For this reason, in a recent Canadian study on brokering palliative care, researchers looked at the role of nurses as advocates for early palliation.1 Oncology nurses in Canada have different roles than their counterparts in the United States; staff nurses cannot…
Physician And Patient Barriers To Radiotherapy Service Access: Treatment Referral Implications
[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.
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