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Financial Toxicity: Management as an Adverse Effect of Cancer Treatment

Kristen L. Fessele
CJON 2017, 21(6), 762-764 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.762-764
Along with many physical and emotional adverse effects associated with cancer therapy, attention has been directed to defining and identifying interventions to manage financial strain that can occur because of high medical payments and reduced income from employment interruption. Nurses can support...
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Who We Are

Ellen Carr
CJON 2017, 21(6), 655 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.655
The holiday season may seem different this year with recent searing memories of individual and community heartbreak. For many, the holidays may be tough, and this season in particular may be very tough. Let’s pause to take that in and remind ourselves of who we are: master clinicians who care for...
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Oncology Nurses: First, Second, and Always Responders

Ellen Carr
CJON 2017, 21(5), 527-528 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.527-528
Our hearts go out to our Gulf and Atlantic Coast neighbors who were battered by the harrowing effects and destructive aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which made landfall with historically destructive force in late August and early September. The estimated cost to rebuild and recover is...
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Global Oncology Volunteering: Making an Effective Contribution

Annette Galassi
Rachna Pradhan
Gayatri Palat
Virginia T. LeBaron
ONF 2017, 44(5), 530-533 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.530-533
Elements of a good health system are lacking in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and in many high-income countries, including the United States. A major problem is financing health care. On average, about 50% of healthcare financing in low-income countries comes from out-of-pocket...
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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Dignity Therapy/Life Plan Intervention for Patients With Advanced Cancer

Ann Marie Dose
Joleen M. Hubbard
Aaron S. Mansfield
Pamela J. McCabe
Catherine A. Krecke
Jeff A. Sloan
ONF 2017, 44(5), E194-E202 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.E194-E202
Purpose/Objectives: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of a dignity therapy/life plan intervention in the outpatient oncology setting. Research Approach: Pilot descriptive study. Setting: Outpatient clinic in a tertiary oncology center. Participants: 18 patients within 12 months after...
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