Episode 153: Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Has More Treatment Options Than Ever Before

ONS member Kris Mathey, MS, FNP-C, AOCNP^®, gastrointestinal medical oncology nurse practitioner at the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute in Columbus, OH, and member of the Columbus ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss the diagnosis, treatment, and nursing management of metastatic colorectal cancer. Pfizer provided support for this podcast episode through an educational grant.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Episode Notes

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
• ONS Voice article: BRAF Mutations Guide Treatment in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
• ONS Voice article: Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: Lynch Syndrome (Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer)
• ONS Voice article: Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations
• ONS Voice article: Stay Up to Date on Clinical Treatments for Metastatic CRC
• ONS Voice article: Colorectal Cancer Diagnoses Increasing in Patients Younger Than 50
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Educational Intervention for Nurse Practitioners to Increase Screening Awareness and Participation
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Management With Trifluridine/Tipiracil
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines and resources for colon cancer
• NCCN guidelines and resources for rectal cancer

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