During a recent study, patients reported significant improvement in side effects of cancer treatment following just 1 session of Jin Shin Jyutsu, an ancient form of touch therapy that is similar to acupuncture in philosophy.
A new drug, brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris), dramatically improved survival rates in Hodgkin lymphoma patients who have failed other treatments and are running out of options.
Recent analysis shows that increasing the number of cups of caffeinated coffee consumed could lower the risk of developing basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer.
Jiali Han, PhD, associate professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, and Harvard School of Public Health, and colleagues conducted a prospective analysis of data from the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.
Following the US Preventive Services Task Force’s recommendation against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, preventive mammography rates in this age group have dropped nearly 6% nationwide, according to a Mayo Clinic analysis.
Using a national representative database of 100 health plans including 8 million women aged 40 to 64 years, researchers identified the number of screening mammograms performed between January 2006 and December 2010.
An online chemotherapy therapy education program based on Emmi Solutions is an effective way to educate patients and is a time-saver for oncology nurses, according to nurses from the Hillman Cancer Center at the University of Pittsburgh. They described their program at the 37th Annual Congress of the Oncology Nursing Society held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Their healthcare system was already using Emmi Solutions in other departments, and based on the success of those programs, the program was introduced into oncology, said Lynda Tunon, RN, MSN, OCN.
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Exercise has been shown to reduce recurrence in men with prostate cancer, according to several studies. A new study shows that vigorous exercise for 1 hour 3 times per week upregulates the expression of genes that are unfavorable to cancer, providing a potential explanation for the mechanism by which exercise has anticancer effects.
It’s been a busy time in the world of oncology. The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) held its 37th Annual Congress in May while the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) took place this month. The Oncology Nurse- APN/PA (TON) was at both events. Our coverage of the news from the ONS and ASCO meetings starts with this issue and will continue over the next several issues.
Do you remember going to the pediatrician as a child for your vaccinations? Do you ever remember looking at the nurse as she readied the injection and asking her “Is this going to hurt?” Did you ever get back the true answer, something that would go a little like this: “Well, yes, kid, this is going to hurt. After all, usually when a needle sticks through your skin and then a medical substance gets pushed into your body, things kinda hurt. Read More ›
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