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Intentional, facilitated conversations are opportunities for healthcare staff to gather outside of patient care, meetings with agendas, or formal conferences. The ability, time, and space to connect in a way that allows speaking with intention and listening with attention supports individual and team resilience.
What is normal cell biology? Why do normal cells become cancer cells? How do new molecular and targeted therapies target cancer? How do gene and vaccine therapies work? Find answers to these questions and more while gaining a better understanding of cancer and its treatments
Learn about the process, risks, monitoring needs, and potential side effects of CAR T-cell therapy treatment of hematologic malignancies, with an emphasis on patient and family education. An interactive scenario and supporting resources reinforce learning.
As the oncology field changes, our nursing interventions must change with it. Update your breast cancer knowledge on topics like genomic testing, biosimilars, clinical trials, new treatment options, cardio-oncology and much more with the Breast Cancer: Staying Up to Date online course.
Clinical trials provide evidence to support what you do in your work as a nurse every day. They are tools to discover new therapies and identify side effects while considering patient-specific factors like age, comorbidities, race, and sex. They build support for best practices in treatment and patient care.
Don, age 72, was diagnosed with borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma more than a year ago. Genetic testing indicated a BRCA2 variant. He completed 12 cycles of FOLFIRINOX followed by a pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure). He had no evidence of disease for six months until a liver lesion seen on surveillance imaging tested positive for metastatic pancreatic cancer. His medical oncologist suggests a clinical trial targeting the BRCA2 variant.