Removing barriers to advance care planning for cancer patients and their family caregivers
Thinking about death and discussing emotionally challenging topics such as end-of-life preparations are difficult for…
Browsing: Cancer Nursing
Rigorous study finds widely used treatment for infection fails young cancer patients
A treatment designed to reduce bloodstream infections due to central venous catheters that had worked…
Using telemedicine to bring genetic counselling to community cancer care
Genetic counselling for cancer patients has become standard of care at academic medical centers, but…
Better quality of life and cancer patients’ satisfaction with a coordinating nurse
Investing in the continuity of care for lung cancer patients can bring tremendous benefits in…
Cancer patients’ pain eased by simple bedside chart, study shows
Patients with cancer could benefit from a simple bedside system to manage their pain, a…
How kindness can make a difference in cancer care
Leonard L. Berry, Texas A&M University Cancer may not be life-ending, but it usually is…
Social networks and survival: Social ties could help with cancer management
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital led by Ying Bao, MD, ScD, an epidemiologist and…
Specialist cancer nurses: the key to best care for cancer patients
Nurses make a central contribution to cancer care and are integral to effective multidisciplinary team…
Growing body of evidence supports use of mind-body therapies in breast cancer treatment
In newly updated clinical guidelines from the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO), researchers at Columbia…
Oncologists would welcome more training in giving bad news
In March oncologists, haematologists, palliative care and pain specialists gathered in Barcelona – as well…