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Creating a Navigation Program - Where to Begin
Creating a Navigation Program - Where to Begin
By Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
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Beginning a navigation program can be intimidating, and there is no one program that fits every institution. Lillie recommends visiting other institutions that have established programs as a starting point. She also explains that practices need to look at their own operations management process in order to determine what will work best for their institution. Read More ›
Savvy Consumers Appreciate NCI Designation
Savvy Consumers Appreciate NCI Designation
By Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
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Although it is no small task, Lillie explains that achieving the Commission on Cancer Accreditation is important and offers the benefit of becoming an NCI-designated cancer center. This is something savvy consumers are looking for when seeking cancer care. Read More ›
Marketing Troubles for Nonaccredited Practices
Marketing Troubles for Nonaccredited Practices
By Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
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Lillie discusses the disadvantages for institutions that are not Commission on Cancer accredited, including difficulties drawing newly diagnosed consumers and referring physicians to the practice. The accreditation requires the practice to meet certain standards that are important to cancer care and survivorship. Read More ›
AONN+ Provides Resource for Establishing Navigation Programs
AONN+ Provides Resource for Establishing Navigation Programs
By Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
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In addition to visiting other institutions that have established navigation programs, Lillie explains that AONN+ is an excellent resource for establishing navigation programs. As a professional organization with a membership of navigators, they have information about how to train navigators, how to continue education, and what new resources are available to break barriers. Read More ›
Stanford Health Care
Cancer Center Profile
TON March 2015 Vol 8 No 2
The Oncology Nurse-APN/PA spoke with Laura Zitella, MS, RN, ACNP-BC, AOCN, Lead Advanced Practice Provider (APP)/Nurse Practitioner (NP) for Inpatient Hematology/Oncology about her role at SHC and her experience there. Read More ›
Highlights From the World Cutaneous Malignancies Congress
Conference Correspondent
TON March 2015 Vol 8 No 2
The Third Annual World Cutaneous Malignancies Congress (WCMC) took place in San Francisco, California, in October 2014. Read More ›
Cancer Prehabilitation: Important Lessons From a Best Practices Model
By Julie Silver, MD
Best Practices
TON March 2015 Vol 8 No 2
On the front lines of the war on cancer, nurses are often the field commanders—in charge of safely navigating patients through treacherous terrain as well as delivering medical treatment that should provide maximal health benefits and minimize adverse effects. Read More ›
Malignant Pleural Effusions
By Linda Schiech, MSN, RN, AOCN-R
Supportive Care
TON March 2015 Vol 8 No 2
Patients with a cancer diagnosis endure multiple complications and stresses, particularly when disease progresses. Unfortunately, the treatments themselves can also result in debilitating side effects that further increase their suffering. Read More ›
From the Editor
By Beth Faiman, PhD, APRN-BC, AOCN
From the Editor
TON March 2015 Vol 8 No 2
In this issue of The Oncology Nurse-APN/PA, we offer a selection of topics that we hope you will find useful in your daily practice as you care for patients with cancer. Read More ›
Investigational Drug for Cachexia Appears to Improve Survival Results
By Chase Doyle
Colorectal Cancer
TON March 2015 Vol 8 No 2
Results of a phase 3 study of an investigational monoclonal antibody, MABp1 (Xilonix; XBiotech), evaluated for cachexia in metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC), revealed a surprising finding: patients in the experimental arm showed a trend toward increased overall survival (an end point difficult to reach in any treatment-refractory cancer), with pharmacodynamics activity consistent with this result, investigators reported at the 2015 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, held in San Francisco, California. Read More ›

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