As lung cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer, understanding patient needs and listening to their experience of whether they are being met can help the quality of care in hundreds of thousands of patients. What have recent studies suggested about patient experiences with lung cancer care, and what improvements have been made?
Comorbidities can have an impact on what you as a medical professional think is the best course of treatment for your patients. Can they also affect a patient’s thinking on treatment? Comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and depression can contribute to how a patient’s body responds to treatment and its attendant stress. A recent…
Functional and oncologic outcomes, autonomous decision-making, and follow-up time influence regret.
Study finds patients have a strong interest in learning about their diagnosis.
All-oral regimen linked to higher satisfaction with treatment convenience in relapsed, refractory multiple myeloma.
Researchers conducted a study to gauge the potential acceptance of sensored medication devices among patients with multiple myeloma.
Lee Hillstrom shares his cancer experience and highlights the critical support he received from a nurse navigator and cancer counselor.
Researchers surveyed 60 breast cancer survivors to determine if their desire to achieve pregnancy had changed after completing treatment. These findings were presented at ESMO 2018 Congress.
How do you answer when the patient or family asks, “What is next?” More importantly, though, you need to recognize if they are asking that question, or is there something else they are really asking.
A review of data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System revealed that e-cigarette use among adult smokers has declined, but among nonsmokers 18 to 24 years old, use has increased in the same period.
