Articles

Welcome to the first issue of The Oncology Nurse-APN/PA (TON) for 2013. We’ll be publishing 11 issues this year, keeping you up-to-date about what is happening in the world of oncology research and bringing you information that helps you in your day-to-day practice. Read More ›

According to the World Health Organization, one-third of all cancer cases are preventable.1 When individuals choose the right health behaviors and avoid exposure to certain environmental risk factors, prevention becomes the most long-term cost-effective approach for curtailing cancer.2 The following statistics examine policy factors and behavioral prevention strategies. Read More ›

The Oncology Nurse-APN/PA (TON) asked its online reading community to share their inspiration for entering the oncology field. Read More ›

I was astonished at the pace at which the medical world functions when I went through my health crisis facing ovarian cancer 6 years ago. Read More ›

In patients who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplants, genetic factors may influence susceptibility to congestive heart failure related to anthracyclines used prior to transplant, City of Hope researchers found. Read More ›

Among children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the presence of a specific genetic marker known as WT1 SNP rs16754 may be associated with reduced chemotherapy-related toxicity and reduced treatment-related toxic deaths if they are African American or Asian, a phase 2 Children’s Oncology Group trial suggested. Read More ›

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) researchers showed that cryotherapy given at the time of high-dose melphalan reduced the incidence of severe oral mucositis and the need for pain medicine in patients with multiple myeloma who are undergoing autologous stem cell support. Read More ›

The administration of the histone deacetylase inhibitor vorinostat in patients undergoing matched related donor reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants could be an effective approach to reducing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), according to the first-in-human clinical trial of 45 patients. Read More ›

A pooled analysis of the EIN-STEIN-DVT and EINSTEIN-PE studies showed rivaroxaban to be as effective in preventing recurrences of venous thromboembolism as enoxaparin followed by a vitamin-K antagonist, with perhaps less risk for bleeding. Read More ›

The Gibbs Cancer Center, part of the Spartanburg (South Carolina) Regional Healthcare System, is 1 of 21 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated community cancer centers. Recognizing in 2007 that 85% of all cancer patients receive their care in the community, NCI set benchmarks for elevating cancer care in the community setting. Read More ›