Showing papers in "Seminars in Oncology Nursing in 2003"

TL;DR: Nonmelanoma skin cancer has the highest incidence of all cancers and the rise in the rate of cutaneous melanoma exceeds all other preventable cancers and nurses should ascertain possible inherited risk and monitor patients for additional primary skin cancers.

TL;DR: Chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction in patients with breast cancer is multifactorial and possibly related to anemia or a direct effect of chemotherapy on brain function.

TL;DR: Clinicians must be aware of the magnitude of smoking-related risks and the benefits of smoking cessation as a critical intervention.

TL;DR: Through ongoing, regular patient contact, the oncology nurse is uniquely situated to monitor patients for the development of CID, assess its severity, and provide guidance to the health care team on the patient's status.

TL;DR: The psychosocial issues affecting women with recurrent ovarian cancer are described and suggestions for screening to provide appropriate referrals are provided to identify patients requiring additional interventions.

TL;DR: This article provides the necessary basis for understanding nicotine addiction and pharmacologic therapies and has implications for nurses' knowledge about nicotine addiction in helping patients to quit smoking.

TL;DR: Comprehensive tobacco control policy is one of the most effective mechanisms to prevent tobacco-related cancers and other illnesses and nursing participation in the policy process can expand and strengthen these policies' activities.

TL;DR: A screening program may identify patients needing psychologic evaluation and treatment and reduce distress for patients and caregivers and present assessment tools to evaluate these issues and develop effective management programs.

TL;DR: A review of the literature on the psychological adjustment to malignant melanoma shows three prominent themes evolved from the literature: delineation of issues concerning long-term survivorship and quality of life following a diagnosis of melanoma, coping with metastatic and end-stage melanoma and identification of the possible link between immunomodulation and the evolution of melanomas.

TL;DR: Implementation of evidence-based preventive and management strategies for patients with neutropenia can optimize patient outcomes and internalization of these concepts into the nursing care provided to patients with leukemia exemplifies best practice.

TL;DR: Fatigue and anemia are commonly undertreated complications of cancer and its treatment and oncology nurses play a key role in identifying and managing these conditions.

TL;DR: There are numerous opportunities for nurses throughout the world to enhance their involvement in tobacco control, and many opportunities remain for involvement in the areas of education, research, and practice.

TL;DR: Current public health initiatives related to skin cancer prevention and early detection, and public education issues are examined, including nurses can influence the public to practice primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies for skin cancer.

TL;DR: Treatment-related side effects impact the quality of life of patients with recurrent ovarian cancer and knowledge of side effects and their dose/schedule relationships enables the oncology nurse to institute proactive interventions that may limit side effect progression.

TL;DR: The development of monoclonal antibodies, the recognition of the benefit of graft versus leukemia effect, and targeted therapies have improved overall survival rates, but age remains a significant prognostic variable.

TL;DR: Tumor angiogenesis is a complex, multistep process that provides a target for antineoplastic therapy whereby tumor neovasculature is interrupted at various steps in the angiogenic process.

TL;DR: Whatever therapy is chosen, the goal must be to quickly control this debilitating and potentially life-threatening side effect so that primary chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy may be resumed and completed.

TL;DR: The clinical and histologic subtypes, pathophysiology, recognition, and treatment options for basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma, and the molecular biology of sunlight-induced carcinogenesis are described.

TL;DR: Basic knowledge of molecular biology and immunology will assist the oncology nurse to understand the mechanisms of action of these therapies, leading to improved patient education and more vigilant surveillance of side effects during and after administration.

TL;DR: The continued discovery of intrinsic antigens/epitopes specific to malignant cells and the science of immune cell activation demonstrates the durability of monoclonal antibodies as mainstream immunotherapy.

TL;DR: It is suggested that quitting smoking after the diagnosis of cancer improves survival and quality of life and smoking cessation interventions for patients with cancer remain poorly described with only a few studies investigating the efficacy of smoking cessation among this population.

TL;DR: The principles, science, and roles of nurses related to skin cancer chemoprevention, and nurses play a role in translational research by bridging the gap between technologic development and patient care are discussed.

TL;DR: Worldwide action of nurses, the largest group of health professionals, is critical in preventing tobacco use, helping with tobacco cessation, and decreasing exposure to second-hand smoke.

TL;DR: Information is provided on the fundamentals of performing a skin cancer assessment for the nonmelanoma skin cancers, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinomas, and melanoma.

TL;DR: The oncology nurse is uniquely situated to monitor patients for the development of RID, assess its severity and provide guidance to the health care team on the patient's status.

TL;DR: Evidence suggests that aromatase inhibitors are more effective than tamoxifen as hormonal adjUvant therapy and that the addition of taxanes to adjuvant chemotherapy improves outcome.

TL;DR: The effectiveness of a health education intervention provided by nurses to prevent second-hand smoke exposure in sick children in Hong Kong is reported.

TL;DR: Nursing implications including what patients and families need to know, administration issues, and management of common toxicities will be reviewed, and the principles underlying targeted treatments and their potential benefits to provide adequate patient education and care are reviewed.

TL;DR: HCT is a potentially curative treatment modality for patients with hematologic malignancies such as leukemia and awareness of the type of leukemia, source of the hematopoietic cell product, type of preparative regimen used, and the complications of the procedure will enable nurses to educate and intervene with patients and their family members throughout the transplant trajectory.

TL;DR: Primary chemotherapy for newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer consisting of a platinum compound and a taxane is commonly associated with myelosuppression, nausea/vomiting, alopecia, and sensory/motor neuropathy.