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Nursing Team Develops Screening for Financial Toxicity in Patients With Cancer
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (447+ words) Cancer Nursing Today Nursing Team Develops Screening for Financial Toxicity in Patients With Cancer Our column has been committed to covering issues of cancer health equity, with a focus on how patients" finances impact their care. These outcomes are upsetting…...
SURE-01 Final Biomarker Analyses: What Oncology Nurses Should Know About Sacituzumab Govitecan
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (417+ words) in MIBC Care Final results of the primary analysis and final biomarker analyses of the phase 2 SURE-01 trial found that neoadjuvant sacituzumab govitecan "at the reduced dose of 7. 5 mg/kg demonstrated compelling activity and survival estimates, with a manageable safety…...
Can GLP-1 RA Exposure During Intravesical Therapy Improve NMIBC Outcomes?
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (365+ words) According to results from a recent study, "patients who received GLP-1 RAs prior to BCG treatment are at a decreased risk of all-cause mortality, and less likely to develop progression to MIBC." Benyamin Yaniv, MD, of the University of Massachusetts…...
Multidisciplinary MIBC Treatment: Quality Improvement Initiative Optimizes Patient-Centered Care
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (291+ words) Findings from a quality improvement study illustrated "key opportunities" to improve multidisciplinary care of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are undergoing treatment. Scott Tagawa, MD, MS, of Weill Cornell Medical Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and colleagues conducted…...
How Do Time and Financial Toxicities Affect Travel for Intravesical Chemotherapy in NMIBC Care?
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (386+ words) A recent study identified that "a significant subset of patients experience delays in the start of intravesical treatment" and explored the impact of time and financial toxicities on the ability of patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) to travel…...
What Are the Postoperative Lived Experiences of Young- and Middle-Aged Survivors of Lung Cancer?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (354+ words) Young- and middle-aged survivors of lung cancer "experienced severe psychosocial adaptation challenges, including challenges specific to this life stage," after undergoing surgery as part of their cancer treatment, according to results from a recent study. A team of researchers from…...
Comorbidities in Advanced NSCLC Care: Analyzed Real-World Outcomes of ICI Therapy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (316+ words) According to results from a recent study, "substantial and consistent" overall survival (OS) improvements were observed in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and various comorbidities after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy was introduced into their treatment plan. A…...
Welding Exposure and Lung Cancer Risk: What Oncology Nurses Should Know
1+ week, 1+ day ago (328+ words) Exposure to welding fumes was found to be correlated with an increased risk for lung cancer, according to results from a recent study published in the Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology. A team of researchers from Korea conducted a…...
Utilizing Integrative Medicine Services for Yoga to Reduce Cancer-Related Fatigue
1+ week, 5+ day ago (146+ words) Leah Yeager, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, joined Cancer Nursing Today at the 51st Annual Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress in San Antonio, Texas, to discuss her research on leverage of integrative medicine strategies and…...
Expanding Donor Availability and Enhancing Patient Outcomes: ACCESS Trial Insights
1+ week, 5+ day ago (172+ words) Expanding Donor Availability and Enhancing Patient Outcomes: What Oncology Nurses and APPs Should Know About the ACCESS Trial Monzr Al Malki, MD Monzr Al Malki, MD, of City of Hope, joined Cancer Nursing Today to discuss recent updates from the…...