Bette Weinstein Kaplan

Entrepreneuring cancer survivors often use their experience as a catalyst to create unique products that solve the most challenging issues cancer patients face. Oncology Nurse Advisor presents five products designed by and for survivors.

An overview of the nurse’s role when a diagnosis of leukemia is made for a child.

A German study evaluated how site and type of cancer affects sexuality in adolescents and young adults.

A review of cancer-related PTSD, its causes, and steps oncology nurses can take to ease the burden of this adverse effect on patients and their caregivers.

In 2 randomized clinical trials, investigators sought to determine if use of vitamin D supplements improved PFS and RFS for patients with digestive tract cancers.

This data analysis examined the effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of lethal prostate cancer in men at risk of the disease, and those who developed nonmetastatic prostate cancer during follow-up.

For some women with breast cancer, their experience goes beyond the disease and its treatment. They may develop breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), a serious and common adverse effect, after treatment with surgery or radiation. In fact, 20% to 30% of women with breast cancer develop lymphedema, most often as a result of surgery, but it…

This support program is designed to help women with metastatic breast cancer who are coping with a disease that has no potential for cure.

An evidence-based intervention sought to improve compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and resilience and coping practices among pediatric oncology nurses.

Researchers find that total neoadjuvant therapy has a significant impact on survival for patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced PDAC.