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    Innovative Oncology Nurses Break Down Communication Barriers for Patients Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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    Innovative Oncology Nurses Break Down Communication Barriers for Patients Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
    March 10, 2023
    How I Practice Mindfulness as an Oncology Nurse
    Nurse well-being
    How I Practice Mindfulness as an Oncology Nurse
    March 03, 2023
    Clinical and Pharmaceutical Nurse Educators Collaborate to Bring Training to Nurses and Improve Patient Care
    Oncology nurse education
    Clinical and Pharmaceutical Nurse Educators Collaborate to Bring Training to Nurses and Improve Patient Care
    January 13, 2023
    Oncology Nurse Uses Retirement to Help Patients and Healthcare Professionals Understand Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker Testing Results
    Pancreatic cancer
    Oncology Nurse Uses Retirement to Help Patients and Healthcare Professionals Understand Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker Testing Results
    November 11, 2022
    The Life of Marie Curie and Her Contributions to Oncology
    Cancer treatments
    The Life of Marie Curie and Her Contributions to Oncology
    November 07, 2022
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    Mortality Rates After Cancer Surgery Decrease, but Racial Disparities Remain
    Research

    Mortality Rates After Cancer Surgery Decrease, but Racial Disparities Remain

    During the past 10 years, mortality rates after cancer surgery have improved by 0.12%–0.14%, depending on race, researchers reported in study findings published in JAMA Network Open. However, the gap between outcomes for Black and White patients remains, they found.

    February 17, 2021
    Patients With Gynecologic Cancers Have Significant Fatigue After Surgery
    Cancer surgery

    Patients With Gynecologic Cancers Have Significant Fatigue After Surgery

    Forty-eight percent of women with gynecologic cancers report experiencing clinically significant fatigue after surgery that may continue six months (44%) and one (39%) year later, researchers reported in study findings published in Cancer.

    November 12, 2020
    FDA Cautions That Robotic Devices Are Not Approved for Mastectomy or Other Women’s Cancer Surgeries
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    FDA Cautions That Robotic Devices Are Not Approved for Mastectomy or Other Women’s Cancer Surgeries

    Because of limited preliminary evidence that the use of robotic-assisted surgical devices for treatment or prevention of women’s cancers may be associated with diminished long-term survival, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a reminder warning to healthcare providers and the public in February 2019 that the technique has not been FDA approved for this purpose.

    May 22, 2019
    ONS Congress

    Innovations in Surgical Oncology: What Nurses Need to Know

    Robotic surgery represents the most significant advancement to date in minimally invasive surgery, Lisa Parks, MS, APRN-CP, ANP-BC, of James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, said during a session on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the ONS 44th Annual Congress in Anaheim, CA.

    April 11, 2019
    Open Hysterectomy Has Better Outcomes Than Minimally Invasive Surgery in Cervical Cancer
    Research

    Open Hysterectomy Has Better Outcomes Than Minimally Invasive Surgery in Cervical Cancer

    Women with early-stage cervical cancer have higher recurrence rates and worse overall survival with minimally invasive radical hysterectomy than abdominal radical hysterectomy, according to the results of two studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine.  

    February 27, 2019
    Fitness Trackers Provide Helpful Postsurgical Data on Patients With Cancer
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    Fitness Trackers Provide Helpful Postsurgical Data on Patients With Cancer

    With the ubiquity of smartphones and, more recently, smart watches and fitness trackers, the potential to use these devices to monitor and assist patients with cancer has never been greater. Being able to monitor and respond to patient data through fitness trackers could help healthcare professionals provide swift, accurate interventions in the future. Our proof-of-concept study, “Wireless Monitoring Program of Patient-Centered Outcomes and Recovery Before and After Major Abdominal Cancer Surgery,” explored the feasibility and acceptability of using technology, including fitness monitors, to efficiently monitor patient-generated health data by answering the following questions: 

    December 17, 2018
    How Can Oncology Nurses Support Surgical Patients With Esophageal Cancer?
    Cancer surgery

    How Can Oncology Nurses Support Surgical Patients With Esophageal Cancer?

    In 2000, I was diagnosed with stage III esophageal cancer—adenocarcinoma—and was put on a treatment regimen of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and ultimately surgery to my esophagus. After talking with my doctors and nurses, heartburn was determined to be the cause of cancer. I didn’t realize at the time that survival rates for my disease were extremely low. 

    December 04, 2018
    Surgical Oncology Nursing
    Cancer surgery

    Under the Knife: Supporting Patients’ Needs Throughout Surgical Oncology Care

    People often use idioms—such as “going under the knife” as a euphemism for surgery—to avoid confronting distressing situations, which is even more pronounced when it comes to life events as serious as cancer. But for many patients with cancer, undergoing a surgical procedure is key to positive outcomes, and they count on the expert clinical care and support of their surgical oncology nurses to see them through it.

    December 04, 2018
    Breast cancer

    Why More Women Are Choosing Bilateral Mastectomies

    In just seven years, the rates of women who received prophylactic bilateral mastectomies after a diagnosis of unilateral breast cancer skyrocketed—though many don't require bilateral mastectomy. So what’s causing the increase in unnecessary surgery?
    October 11, 2016
    Cancer surgery

    Surgery Prolongs Survival for Patients With NSCLC

    Patients with late-stage non-small cell lung cancer who have surgery have better survival rates than those who don’t, according to the results of a recent study published in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery. The researchers also reported that despite the improved survival from surgery, fewer patients are receiving the treatment.
    August 23, 2016
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