Objectives: To examine the association between attachment orientation and relationships with physicians and nurses among Israeli patients with advanced cancer. Sample & Setting: 52 patients with advanced cancer during active oncologic treatment. Methods & Variables: Eligible patients who...

Objectives: To evaluate a nurse-led, telemedicine-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) in rural breast cancer survivors (BCSs). Sample & Setting: 18 BCSs diagnosed with stage I–III breast cancer in the rural western United States. Methods & Variables: In this...

I would like to thank Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN, for her thoughtful editorial in the July 2018 issue of Oncology Nursing Forum . At least twice, that I am aware of, someone has used my slides without my permission. The first time happened about 10 years ago. I gave an educational program on the...

Objectives: To explore awareness of foodborne infection risk during chemotherapy treatment, to assess knowledge of risk-reducing food safety practices in patients with cancer and their family caregivers, and to determine self-reported food-handling practices. Sample & Setting: A convenience...

Purpose: To offer a better understanding of the experiences, preferences, and needs of patients with thyroid cancer. Participants & Setting: 17 patients with thyroid cancer receiving treatment at a university-affiliated hospital in Montreal, Québec, Canada. Methodologic Approach: Interviews...

Problem Identification: Treatments for cancer in the lower pelvis often cause lasting effects on women’s sexual well-being. The purpose of this review is to describe interventions to improve sexual well-being in gynecologic, anal, or rectal cancer survivors. Literature Search: This review follows...

Objectives: To describe patient-reported symptoms and symptom clusters in patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) undergoing surgical resection. Sample & Setting: 143 patients with stage II PC undergoing surgical resection alone or with subsequent adjuvant chemoradiation or chemotherapy were...

Objectives: To explore the relationship between 16 symptom clusters (SCs), clinical and demographic influencing factors, and clinical outcomes over time in patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) undergoing surgical resection. Sample & Setting: 143 patients with stage II PC undergoing surgical...

Objectives: To describe social support patterns of gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer (GBMPCa) and how social support is associated with prostate cancer outcomes. Sample & Setting: A cross-sectional online survey with 186 GBMPCa recruited from a national cancer support group network...