Steve Fiorillo

After patients have their breast cancer removed, breast implants are available for reconstruction surgery; here are the benefits and risks.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a time to educate patients on early testing and breast cancer detection. Breast cancer symptoms should be understood, as well as how the disease progresses by stage. Patients may ask: Does the staging of breast cancer affect symptoms?

When did Breast Cancer Awareness Month first begin? Discover its impact on awareness and research in the years since its inception.

What are some of the most important factors affecting outcomes in patients with multiple myeloma?

The ONA Summit is to be held from March 17-19, 2023, as a virtual event of educational sessions targeted at oncology nurses in all roles. Attendees can earn 16 continuing education credit hours upon completion of the summit.

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, and one where awareness, education, and early detection can have a large impact on a patient’s survival rate. For patients at risk of breast cancer, how can you explain the ways in which breast cancer is screened for and detected, and how important is early detection to reducing mortality?

As lung cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer, understanding patient needs and listening to their experience of whether they are being met can help the quality of care in hundreds of thousands of patients. What have recent studies suggested about patient experiences with lung cancer care, and what improvements have been made?

Multiple myeloma (MM) forms in a patient’s plasma cells, and the symptoms it brings can affect their quality of life in ways they may not be thinking about when first diagnosed. What are some lifestyle factors that are affected by multiple myeloma, and how can you discuss managing them with your patients?

Burnout is increasing among the population and workforce, and while many factors for this are well-known there are a number people may not be aware of. What are some surprising factors that affect emotional exhaustion?

As myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are a particularly rare form of blood cancer without a clear cause, it may be difficult to understand how lifestyle factors can affect both MPN risk and symptom burden. What has research suggested about the ways certain lifestyle factors affect MPNs?