How the immune system is unleashed to fight cancer
Cancer cells hide from the body’s natural defenses. This overview explains how immunotherapeutic strategies expose cancer cells to the immune system.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Understanding current and emerging therapies for HNC
Head and neck cancer treatments have high morbidity rates. Newer options reduce morbidities and offer patients better quality of life after treatment.
Pain management in patients receiving palliative care
Understanding pain mechanisms and the types, triggers, and alleviating factors is needed to provide effective analgesia for patients with cancer.
Non-small cell lung cancer: Molecular targets and emerging options for care
This activity from myCME offers a review of groundbreaking molecular research and novel treatment options for patients with NSCLC.
ONS defines nurse leadership skills
The ONS Leadership Competencies provides a means for self-assessment and a foundation for future leadership education.
Meeting the billing challenges inherent with clinical trials
A primer on what nurses need to know when scheduling items and services for patients participating in clinical trials.
Understanding the impact of disparities on cancer care
Learn how patients’ perceptions of health care can have a significant influence on the effectiveness of cancer care and patient education.
New credential for blood, marrow transplant nurses
A certification program in blood and marrow transplantation nursing is being offered by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation, with the first BMTCN examination scheduled for February 2014.
GVHD in pediatric HSCT patients: Clinical trials for Rituximab
The CD20 antagonist is a potentially effective preventive and treatment for this common adverse effect of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
New program to help nurses build their “soft skills”
Nurses seeking to hone their leadership, communication, technological, and professional “soft skills” can receive such training and education through a new interactive program.
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