TON - February 2010 Vol 3, No 1

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified six opioid products that will require Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS). Advanced practice nurses (APNs) who want to continue prescribing opioids will need to follow several new practices, according to an educational presentation by Marilyn Haas, PhD, RN, CNS, ANP-BC, nurse practitioner for palliative and supportive care at Care Partners in Asheville, North Carolina.

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A medical center's redesigned lung cancer management protocol decreased both the time to diagnosis and the time from diagnosis to actual treatment to less than 20 days, according to a new study.

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Opioids remain a mainstay of treatment for moderate-tosevere cancer pain. In this interview, Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, director, Cancer Pain Program, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, discusses the issues surrounding the use of opioids for the management of cancer pain and the role of the oncology nurse in assessing pain and addressing patients' fears about use of these agents.

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The past 5 years have ushered in a new era in the treatment of kidney cancer, and new medications are giving patients more options than ever before. In addition, the traditional end points in oncology drug development, such as survival and tumor response, are changing when it comes to this tumor type. The goal of therapy now is to improve symptomatic and functional ability in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

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 The University of Louisiana at Lafayette College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions provides a variety of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including one that offers students the opportunity to achieve the bachelor's of science in nursing (BSN) degree and to begin the master's of science in nursing (MSN) program at the same time through the process of articulation. The college, which offers one of the largest undergraduate nursing programs in the country, has been recognized with state and national awards. In this interview, Melinda G. Read More ›


Diastolic blood pressure (dBP) ≥90 mm Hg may identify whether a patient will benefit from therapy with axitinib, a selective inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors, a new study suggests.

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Oncology nursing students across eight states experienced numerous collaborative and learning opportunities while taking part in a novel virtual classroom academic program, according to a presentation by participants.

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Carrie Daly, MS, RN, APN, AOCN, is a nurse who has a very rich life because of her job. She has worked tirelessly over a number of years to help hundreds of cancer patients and survivors.

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Adding rituximab to fludarabine and cyclophosphamide chemotherapy improves overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced, symptomatic chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) compared with chemotherapy alone, according to a study by German researchers.

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The addition of bortezomib to a standard regimen for patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma resulted in sustained im provements in quality of life, compared with the standard two-drug regimen, according to long-term re sults from the landmark Velcade as Initial Standard Therapy in Multiple Myeloma (VISTA) trial, which led to the approval of bortezomib for this indication.

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