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    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
    Post-Flooding Natural Disaster Cancer Considerations and Patient Education Points
    Patient safety
    Post-Flooding Natural Disaster Cancer Considerations and Patient Education Points
    September 28, 2022
    Can Patients Use Continuous Glucose Monitors During Radiation Therapy for Cancer?
    Radiation therapy
    Can Patients Use Continuous Glucose Monitors During Radiation Therapy for Cancer?
    August 19, 2022
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    Prostate cancer

    Prostate Radiotherapy May Increase Bladder Cancer Risk

    Patients with prostate cancer who undergo radiation treatment, especially brachytherapy, may be at increased risk of bladder cancer more than 10 years later, according to the results of a new study presented at the American Urological Association annual meeting.
    July 12, 2016
    Leukemia

    Blinatumomab May Induce Remission in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory ALL

    About 40% of acute lymphocytic leukemias (ALLs) occur in adults, but those cases are responsible for 80% of ALL’s death rate. Two studies have shown the blinatumomab is effective in inducing remissions in refractory B-cell ALL.
    June 21, 2016
    Pancreatic cancer

    Protein May Offer Drug Target for Pancreatic and Other Cancers

    Renalase, a protein that researchers have found is overexpressed in pancreatic cancer, may be a new key to treating the disease. The findings were reported in Scientific Reports.
    June 07, 2016
    Cancer treatments

    Radiation Plus Chemotherapy Improves Survival From Low-Grade Gliomas

    A new study has shown that patients with grade 2 gliomas who are treated with radiation therapy plus a combination of chemotherapy have better survival than patients treated with radiation alone. The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
    June 01, 2016
    Cancer treatments

    Proteins Targeting Tumor Microenviroment May Block Metastatic Ovarian Cancer Growth

    Although some patients can be treated with surgery and chemotherapy, eventually most metastatic ovarian cancers become resistant to treatment. New options are needed for patients with advanced ovarian cancer.
    May 24, 2016
    Breast cancer

    Study Links Bladder Cancer Subtype to Breast Cancer

    Researchers have found that a subtype of muscle-invasive bladder cancer shares molecular signatures with some forms of breast cancer, opening the door for new ways of treating the disease. The findings were published in the new journal JCI Insight.
    May 10, 2016
    Cancer treatments

    Low-Dose Metformin May Reduce Risk of Colorectal Adenomas

    In patients who have undergone endoscopic polypectomy, subsequent treatment with low-dose metaformin, a diabetes drug, may reduce the risk of metachronous colorectal adenomas and polyps, according to a new study reported in Lancet Oncology.
    May 03, 2016
    Cancer treatments

    New Treatment Approach May Be Effective for Aggressive Ovarian Cancer

    Approximately 80% of ovarian cancers are classified as a high-grade serous subtype. Because of this, long-term survival rates are usually low. Researchers in a new study have found a treatment approach that may offer promise for this form of ovarian cancer.
    April 26, 2016
    Discarded oncology drugs
    Cancer health policy

    Discarded Excess U.S. Cancer Drugs Cost $1.8 Billion per Year

    Infused cancer drugs that are dosed according to patient weight are often available only in single-size vials. Many patients need only part of a second or third vial, and the remaining drug must be discarded. According to researchers, for the top 20 infused cancer drugs in the United States, this amounts to throwing away $1.8 billion in wasted medication.
    April 19, 2016
    Oncology nurses discuss cancer report
    Cancer research

    Annual Report on the Status of Cancer Released

    Annual cancer deaths have decreased, according to the latest report from the National Cancer Institute on the United States’ cancer status. From 2003—2012, overall rates for men, women, and children from infancy to age 19 have fallen by as much as 2%.
    April 18, 2016
    Oncology patient undergoing breast cancer screening
    Breast cancer

    Imaging Tests Are Overused in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

    As many as 60% of women with early-stage breast cancer may receive unnecessary imaging tests such as computed tomography, bone, and positron-emission tomography scans, researchers reported after a new study. The findings were shared during the American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium in February 2016.
    April 12, 2016
    Cancer screening medical device
    Cancer recurrence

    Missing Radiation Therapy Sessions Increases Risk of Recurrence

    Patients who miss two or more regularly scheduled radiation therapy sessions may be at increased risk of recurrence even if they eventually complete their course of treatment, researchers reported after a recent study.
    April 05, 2016
    Oncology nurses at local community cancer center
    Cancer research

    Academic-Community Partnerships

    The news is peppered with stories of the latest studies of new ways to treat or prevent cancer. What do most of those studies have in common? The majority were conducted in large, academic medical centers, leading many to believe that those institutions are where most patients with cancer are receiving their care.
    April 05, 2016
    Cancer moonshot

    National Cancer Moonshot Initiative Could Learn From Open-Source Data Ideas

    At the 2016 State of the Union Address, President Obama announced a commitment to eliminating cancer by 2020. The “moonshot” is to be led by Vice President Joe Biden, who lost his son to a brain tumor last May. In his statement, Biden acknowledges that there are currently many barriers to cancer research and finding a cure. The Cancer Moonshot will need to come at the problem from many angles in order to be effectual.
    April 01, 2016
    Oncology clinical trials

    More Research Is Needed for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers

    Many young adults are just coming into their own through their teenage years and into their 20s. They’re attending college or entering the workforce, they’re beginning to form serious relationships, and they’re often coming to terms with what it means to be an adult. Unfortunately, this age group is not immune to cancer diagnoses. In fact, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), more than 70,000 adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer diagnoses happen each year.
    March 31, 2016
    Oncology patient with periodontal disease
    Breast cancer

    Periodontal Disease May Increase Breast Cancer Risk, Especially in Women Who Smoke

    Women who have periodontal disease are at greater risk for breast cancer, especially if they smoke or recently quit smoking, according to a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention.
    March 22, 2016
    Oncology nurses discusses double masectomy
    Breast cancer

    More Women Are Having Double Mastectomies, AHRQ Finds

    In a February blog post, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) posed and answered some serious questions about breast cancer treatment and national trends.
    March 15, 2016
    A young adult patient with blood cancer
    Cancer health disparities

    Psychological Morbidities Linked to Young Adult Survivors of Blood Cancers

    Adolescent and young adult survivors of blood cancers are suffering from psychological diagnoses of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress (PTS), researchers reported in a recent study published in Cancer.
    March 15, 2016
    An oncology nurse reviewing a patient file
    Cancer risk factors

    Association Found Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Leukemia Risk

    Leukemia rates are two times higher in people living at higher latitudes who are exposed to lower levels of sunlight and are more likely to be vitamin D deficient, according to the results of a recent study published in PLOS One.
    March 08, 2016
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    President Addresses Precision Medicine at White House Summit

    “You can match a blood transfusion to a blood type...what if matching a cancer cure to our genetic code was just as easy, just as standard? What if figuring out the right dose of medicine was as simple as taking our temperature?”

    March 02, 2016
    Drop in U.S. Cancer death rates
    Research

    U.S. Cancer Deaths Continue to Drop

    Since 1991, the United States has seen deaths related to cancer drop by 23%, according to the American Cancer Society’s (ACS’s) latest Cancer Statistics, 2016, report. Death rates were as high as 215.1 per 100,000 people in the early 1990s. As of 2012, rates have decreased to 166.4 per 100,000, marking a 28% drop in among men and 19% among women.
    March 01, 2016
    Lidocaine reduces pain during sexual intercourse
    Breast cancer

    Lidocaine Reduces Pain During Sexual Intercourse for Breast Cancer Survivors

    As a greater number of patients are living beyond a cancer diagnosis, the management of health issues related to the persistent and late effects of cancer treatment is important and essential to long-term improvements in health.
    February 23, 2016
    Combination Vaccine and Docetaxel for Metastatic Breast Cancer
    Breast cancer

    Combination Vaccine and Docetaxel May Improve Survival for Metastatic Breast Cancer

    Results from an open-label, phase II, randomized clinical trial comparing docetaxel alone or in combination with PANVAC, a viral-vector cancer vaccine, in patients with metastatic breast cancer suggest that the vaccine may have some clinical benefit.
    February 16, 2016
    Big data and healthcare advancements
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    “Big Data” Will Be at the Forefront of NINR Science

    Advances in technology are changing the world, and nowhere is that more impactful than the provision of health care. Nurses are on the forefront of patient care and understand the multitude of components involved in treating people and educating on symptom management.
    February 11, 2016
    Oncology nurses discuss Oral BRAF Inhibitor
    Cancer treatments

    Oral BRAF Inhibitor Effective for Refractory Hairy Cell Leukemia

    A new study has reported that the oral BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib is effective in treating patients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia.
    February 09, 2016
    Cervical cancer detection
    Affordable Care Act (ACA)

    Rise in Early Cervical Cancer Detection May Be Associated With Affordable Care Act

    A new study has found an increase in the number of women younger than 26 who have received a diagnosis of early-stage cervical cancer. Researchers concluded that it is most likely the effect of the Affordable Care Act.
    February 02, 2016
    Shared decision making process in cancer clinical trials
    Oncology clinical trials

    Research Helps Guide Shared Decision Making in Cancer Clinical Trials

    At the onset, patients diagnosed with cancer can feel a loss of control. Research has shown that when patients and providers participate in shared decision making (SDM), both parties find greater satisfaction in the overall decision and adherence to the treatment plan improves.
    February 02, 2016
    Oncology clinical trials

    Research Helps Guide Shared Decision Making in Clinical Trials

    January 26, 2016
    Apsirin post-diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancer
    Cancer treatments

    Aspirin Post-Diagnosis for Gastrointestinal Cancer Linked to Improved Survival

    Researchers studying 14,000 patients with gastrointestinal cancer in the Netherlands have found that patients who took aspirin following their diagnosis were twice as likely to be alive after four years as those who did not take the drug.
    January 26, 2016
    Research

    Why Your Patients Need to Get Up, Get Moving

    What’s one of the most common symptoms reported by patients with cancer? Fatigue. Regardless of diagnosis, it seems that nurses are constantly looking for ways to help their patients fight against the symptoms brought on by their disease and its treatment.
    January 21, 2016
    African American women's breast cancer rates
    Breast cancer

    African American Women’s Breast Cancer Rates Are Now Equivalent to Caucasian Women

    For the first time, the incidence of breast cancer among African American women in the United States is equal to that of Caucasian women, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society.
    January 12, 2016
    Colorectal cancer preventable death rates
    Cancer health disparities

    Preventable Colorectal Cancer Death Rates Take a Large Economic Toll

    Disparities in colorectal death rates take a large toll on the national economy, with the greatest burden on poorer, less well-educated communities, according to a study presented at the Eighth American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities.
    January 05, 2016
    Vegetarian diets decrease colorectal cancer rates
    Cancer risk prevention

    Vegetarian Diets May Decrease Risk of Colorectal Cancer

    Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States and is expected to cause close to 50,000 deaths in 2015. However, a new observational study has found that a vegetarian diet could significantly reduce the risk of developing the disease.
    June 23, 2015
    Decoding cancer DNA

    Smartphone Gamers Decode Six Months of Cancer DNA Data in One Month

    Researchers at Cancer Research UK have reported that in one month, “citizen scientists” have used a new smartphone game, Play to Cure: Genes in Space, to analyze DNA data that would have taken a scientist six months to analyze manually.
    June 17, 2014
    Oncology clinical trials

    Better Understand Oncology Clinical Trial Data With This Quick Reference Guide

    Oncology clinical trial results form the backbone of oncology medicine. How well do you understand the tables, plots, and statistics generated as a result of clinical research? During the recent ONS Congress, many presenters displayed new study data using charts with naturalistic names, such as waterfall, skyline, forest, and spider plots.
    May 12, 2014
    Research

    What Should Oncology Nurses Know About Type I and Type II Errors in a Clinical Study?

    January 07, 2014
    Oncology drug research

    Targeted Drug Shows Potential in Solid Tumors and Brain Metastases

    August 24, 2012
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