Language Matters
Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP Sharon is a 55-year-old woman with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC). She is in the emergency room (ER) at her local hospital due to dehydration…
Care Management
What Is Good Cancer Care?
Bo Gamble and Ronda Bowman, MHA, RN, OCN What is good cancer care? The answer to that question continues to vary even as our country places an increased emphasis on…
Does Smoking Cessation Help Patients With Lung Cancer Live Longer?
Shiying Huang, RN, Nurse Practitioner student Thanks to advancements of cancer treatments, the cancer death rate has decreased 23% from 1999 to 2019 in the United States. Nevertheless, lung cancer…
Educating Patients to Be Empowered Shared Decision Makers
Several months ago, I went to my primary care physician for the management of high blood pressure. As a medical professional, and an otherwise healthy young adult, I did not…
The Roles of Advanced Practice Providers in Cancer Survivorship Clinics
Ellen Mullen RN, PhD, GNP-BC, ANP-C Since the 2006 publication of From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivors: Lost in Transition by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on cancer survivorship, improvements…
Cancer-related Fatigue After Receiving Chemotherapy Treatment: Should Additional Pharmacologic Recommendations Be Considered?
Amari Marshall & Abigail Shockley, PharmD | Dec 13, 2021 12:15:21 PM According to the American Cancer Society, between 80 and 100% of patients with cancer report fatigue.1 Fatigue can be present…
COVID-19 and Caring for Cancer Patients
Avani Yenamandra, PharmD | Dec 16, 2021 2:00:11 PM Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in people and animals. SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus, causes a respiratory disease…
Hugging Patients During a Pandemic
Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP | Dec 16, 2021 2:01:13 PM One of the first things we did in my clinic rooms when the COVID-19 pandemic hit was to put a large…
Engaging Specialty Pharmacies to Help Patients Cover the Cost of Therapy
Ana Begley | Feb 10, 2021 8:23:36 AM According to recent studies, nearly 1 in 4 adults in the United States who are taking prescription medications, expressed difficulty affording their prescription…