May 01, 2010 Archives - Oncology Nurse Advisor Fri, 13 Oct 2023 20:21:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/01/cropped-CTA-ONA-HEM-favicon-32x32.png May 01, 2010 Archives - Oncology Nurse Advisor 32 32 Hospice versus palliative care: Understanding the distinction https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/home/departments/the-total-patient/hospice-versus-palliative-care-understanding-the-distinction/ Fri, 07 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/uncategorized/hospice-versus-palliative-care-understanding-the-distinction/ Hospice versus palliative care: Understanding the distinctionBy utilizing varied interventions, hospice and palliative care practitioners can do much to improve their patients' quality of life.]]> How to evaluate online resources and support for people affected by cancer https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/home/departments/from-cancercare/how-to-evaluate-online-resources-and-support-for-people-affected-by-cancer/ Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/uncategorized/how-to-evaluate-online-resources-and-support-for-people-affected-by-cancer/ CancerCare, along with other organizations, offers online information and support for patients with cancer, in addition to their traditional financial support programs.]]> What’s a mother to do? https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/home/departments/reflections/whats-a-mother-to-do/ Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/uncategorized/whats-a-mother-to-do/ Ann J. Brady, RN, BSNThe author remembers a young mother with three children and a grim prognosis who hoped for the sake of her family to make it to Christmas.]]> The role of the radiation oncology nurse: Being the best that you can be https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/home/departments/radiation-and-your-patient/the-role-of-the-radiation-oncology-nurse-being-the-best-that-you-can-be/ Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/uncategorized/the-role-of-the-radiation-oncology-nurse-being-the-best-that-you-can-be/ Greens for chemoprevention https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/home/departments/in-the-news/greens-for-chemoprevention/ Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/uncategorized/greens-for-chemoprevention/ Greens for chemopreventionResearchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have discovered that greens have a chemopreventive potential against the effects of aflatoxin poisoning.]]> Ultrasound “plus” for early-stage ovarian cancer https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/home/departments/in-the-news/ultrasound-plus-for-early-stage-ovarian-cancer/ Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/uncategorized/ultrasound-plus-for-early-stage-ovarian-cancer/ Elderly cancer survivors advocate more for others https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/home/departments/in-the-news/elderly-cancer-survivors-advocate-more-for-others/ Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/uncategorized/elderly-cancer-survivors-advocate-more-for-others/ Older, timid patients who survive cancer urge other cancer patients to become bolder advocates for their own care.]]> Research finds mixed evidence on hospital flower risk https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/home/departments/in-the-news/research-finds-mixed-evidence-on-hospital-flower-risk/ Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/uncategorized/research-finds-mixed-evidence-on-hospital-flower-risk/ New studies of HPV vaccination https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/home/departments/in-the-news/new-studies-of-hpv-vaccination/ Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/uncategorized/new-studies-of-hpv-vaccination/ Papillomavirus vireons seen in a colored transmission electron micrographThree new studies exploring the benefits of HPV vaccination may help to foster increased vaccination rates.]]> After the cancer diagnosis: What do you say—and do—next? https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/home/hot-topics/communication/after-the-cancer-diagnosis-what-do-you-say-and-do-next/ Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/uncategorized/after-the-cancer-diagnosis-what-do-you-say-and-do-next/ After the cancer diagnosis: What do you say—and do—next?The most important thing, say the experts interviewed for this article, is for oncology nurses to reassure patients that they are not alone.]]>