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The Advanced Practice Nurse's Role in Palliative Care and the Management of Dyspnea

In addition to pharmacologic interventions and oxygen, there are a number of nonpharmacologic strategies that can be beneficial in the management of dyspnea ... patients with advanced lung cancer ... read more

Oncology Nurses' Narratives About Ethical Dilemmas and Prognosis-Related Communication in Advanced Cancer Patients

Background: Oncology nurses routinely encounter ethical dilemmas when caring for advanced cancer patients ... optimal for delivering prognosis-related information. Nurses offered strategies ... read more

Incurable but not hopeless: How hope shapes patients’ awareness of their advanced cancer prognosis

In a study of patients with advanced lung cancer ... Hope is a recognized coping strategy in patients with cancer. However, “false” hope may have detrimental effects. Patients may refuse ... read more

Tailoring Treatment, Personalized Care for Older Adult Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

and potential limitations for optimal outcomes and quality of life. Older adults living with advanced breast cancer represent a diverse patient population that should receive various evidence ... read more

Lung Cancer News

Liquid Biopsy Predicts Immunotherapy Response and Toxicity in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer Dec. 12, 2023 — By monitoring changes in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) among 30 patients treated ... read more

Some breast cancer patients could be at risk of another type of cancer, study reveals

Epic Research, a health data group based in Wisconsin, found that women in this category have a 57% higher lung cancer risk than those who received radiation. In comparison to patients who ... read more

Cancer Patient Asked To Come Back To Work, Manager's 'If You Are Fit' Email Goes Viral

A college student's online post has sparked outrage after revealing her mother's manager pressured her to return to work despite battling stage 4 cancer ... disregarding her illness and offering ... read more

Nurse's Dance with Cancer Patient Brightens His Chemotherapy Session

Patients may find themselves vulnerable to falling into a depressive state due to the seriousness of the illness. In a recent viral video from a cancer hospital, a medical staff member is captured ... read more

Liquid Strategies

Liquid Strategies's longest-tenured managers do not possess the same experience as management teams at other firms, a detractor from its rating. Specifically, average asset-weighted tenure within ... read more

Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends

Ever since Anthony Bridges found out he had prostate cancer six years ago, he hasn’t stopped talking about it. He told his Facebook friends immediately. Now, the 68-year-old man from Georgia ... read more

Incurable but not hopeless: How hope shapes patients' awareness of their advanced cancer prognosis

In a study of patients with advanced lung cancer ... Hope is a recognized coping strategy in patients with cancer. However, "false" hope may have detrimental effects. Patients may refuse to ... read more