Vicki Moore, PhD

A study of adolescents and young adults with cancer demonstrated the importance of the spiritual dimension to the patients’ experience of cancer.

In patients with colorectal cancer, researchers identified more symptom clusters in the presence of diabetes, over time periods after the start of chemotherapy.

Listening to music during infusion improved mood and distress in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy.

Researchers found higher levels of stress, pain, and certain neuropsychological symptoms in patients with greater levels of chemotherapy-induced nausea.

Dysphagia-optimized IMRT improved swallowing function in patients receiving radiotherapy for pharyngeal cancers.

A literature-based review identified 6 areas of the practice environment that impact professional outcomes for oncology and hematology nurses.

Eligibility criteria in multiple myeloma clinical trials may contribute to enrollment disparities for certain racial and ethnic subgroups.

Results of a phase 3 trial suggest that tanezumab can reduce pain in cancer patients, but the drug is no longer under development.

Lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors experience worse immune-related adverse event survival than other cancer patients.

An intervention involving nurse navigation did not significantly reduce symptoms of distress in breast cancer patients with psychological vulnerability.