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Clinical practice The Case of the Delicate Discussion Over the past three years, Sharon, age 38, has been intermittently receiving treatment for ovarian cancer. She was initially treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel and remained in remission for 20 months. She responded well to second-line therapy (carboplatin, gemcitabine, and bevacizumab), remaining on bevacizumab maintenance until she experienced a relapse eight months later. September 15, 2020 Nurse navigator We Know Oncology Nurse Navigators Improve Patient Experience, but Measurement Is Difficult In February 2019, my colleagues and I published a retrospective analysis of patient-reported satisfaction comparing those who had contact with an oncology nurse navigator (ONN) and those who did not. We analyzed surveys from patients with outpatient oncology infusion or radiation oncology visits in a 24-month period. First, we sorted the surveys into two groups—self-reported ONN contact (n = 315) and self-reported no contact with an ONN (n = 172)—and compared satisfaction. September 08, 2020 Nurse navigator New Roles in Oncology Nurse Navigation In the 30 years since its inception in 1990, oncology nurse navigation has continually evolved and grown in response to patient and healthcare needs. September 01, 2020 Clinical practice Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Rucaparib Rucaparib (Rubraca®) has U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for both maintenance and treatment indications in gynecologic cancers. It originally received accelerated approval in 2016 for the treatment of deleterious, BRCA variant–associated advanced ovarian cancer that has failed two or more chemotherapies. In 2018, it was approved for maintenance therapy of various gynecologic malignancies.Most recently, rucaparib received approval for BRCA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treatment after androgen-directed and chemotherapy. August 25, 2020 Genetics genomics As True Detectives, Genetics Professionals Uncover the Meaning of True or Noninformative Negative Results Patients who watch crime shows think that DNA testing is as simple as taking a cheek swab and getting the results in two minutes so the case is solved at the end of the 42-minute episode. The reality? DNA can be identified from buccal cells in a cheek swab, but results take several weeks to obtain and are not always a simple negative or positive. August 18, 2020 Whileworking ina palliative careclinic,Ideveloped a connection with one of my patients through an unexpected medium: word search puzzles.She was doing one the first time I enteredherexam room,soI introducedmyselfand askedifit wasadifficult one. Read My Story

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