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Oncology advanced practice providers should have comprehensive knowledge and competency in the area of survivorship care. This module explores the considerations and principles of comprehensive survival care of the patient with cancer.
Clinical trials are a vital part of moving cancer care into the future. Enrollment and participation provide patients with cutting-edge treatments and build the knowledge base for clinicians to offer the best possible care available. Patients who enroll in clinical trials receive a high quality of care, increased surveillance, and a greater adherence to treatment protocols because of the nature of scientific study. However, Latino and African American participation in clinical trials is low compared to their representation in the U.S. population.
This module explores the considerations and principles of comprehensive survivorship care of patients with cancer. Learn considerations of each treatment modality, psychosocial and spiritual impacts of treatment, best practice, and the essential influence of the advanced practice provider in care of the cancer survivor.
After clinical trial results demonstrated a four-month improvement in overall survival compared to best standard care, in March 2022 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved lutetium lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (PluvictoTM) to treat prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)–expressing metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).
This module explores the considerations and principles of caring for older adults with cancer. Learn assessment tools, care modifications, pharmacologic principles, and treatment considerations specific to older adults with cancer, which will prepare advanced practice providers for the anticipated surge in survivors in this age group.
More than 96% of participants in prostate cancer clinical trials are non-Hispanic white men even though non-Hispanic black men represent 22% of prostate cancer diagnoses, researchers reported in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention. Even more critical, enrollment rates of black or African American men have been declining since 1995.