The roles of nurse navigators, patient navigators, and social workers are similar but distinct, and cohesiveness among them leads to better oncology patient care.
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Sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients are more at risk for experiencing trauma than their cisgender heterosexual counterparts. A diagnosis of cancer and its subsequent treatments may create traumatic experiences for SGM patients that require a trauma-informed care approach.
Lifestyle changes and reducing exposures to environmental carcinogens could help lower rates of early-onset cancers.
Patients from racial and ethnic minority groups are still underrepresented in cancer research, despite efforts to make clinical trials more diverse.
A review of past and new studies on the association between alcohol consumption and cancer risk supports the need to assess patients’ drinking habits and encourage reducing consumption.
Online misinformation is harming cancer patients. YouTube has been part of the problem, but a new policy might change that.
An evaluation of data from 2018-2019 and 2020 show the effects of pandemic management on cancer screening, diagnosis, and care.
The Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act could make home infusions more accessible, particularly for patients with cancer.
Oncology professionals share what #MedTwitter means to them and where they might go if Twitter (now X) becomes obsolete.
Oncology leaders testified before a House subcommittee about how drug shortages are hindering cancer care in the US and threatening the lives of patients.