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Clinical Trial Participation: A Pilot Study of Patient-Identified Barriers

Mishellene McKinney
Rose Bell
Cindy Samborski
Kristopher Attwood
Grace Dean
Katherine Eakle
Wei Yu
Stephen B. Edge
CJON 2021, 25(6), 647-654 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.647-654
Background: Clinical trial enrollment in the United States is lacking, particularly among older adult and ethnic and racial minority populations. Objectives: The aim of the current study was to identify patient-related barriers to clinical trial participation using a mixed-methods patient survey...
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Positive Yet Unequal Trends

Deborah Lyon
ONF 2021, 48(2), 129-130 DOI: 10.1188/21.ONF.129-130
The American Cancer Society recently reported a second consecutive year of very positive data regarding cancer survival. Although the latest data may have been affected by pandemic-associated delays, the trend in the data indicates that the overall death rate from cancer in the United States...
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Clinical Trial Subinvestigator: An Emerging Role for Oncology Nurse Practitioners

Clover Patterson
Fedricker D. Barber
CJON 2020, 24(5), 479-481 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.479-481
Phase 1 clinical trials are essential to improving outcomes in cancer care. The investigational agents in these trials may be associated with adverse events that can contribute to symptom burden and declining performance status for trial participants. The emerging role for oncology nurse...
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African American Patients With Multiple Myeloma: Optimizing Care to Decrease Racial Disparities

Amy Pierre
Tiffany H. Williams
CJON 2020, 24(4), 439-443 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.439-443
The incidence of multiple myeloma in African Americans is two to three times higher than in other ethnicities and is the leading hematologic malignancy in African Americans. Despite the high incidence of multiple myeloma in African American individuals, a vast majority experience delays in...
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Ethical Challenges Encountered by Clinical Trials Nurses: A Grounded Theory Study

Sheryl G. Forbes
Carolyn A. Phillips
ONF 2020, 47(4), 428-435 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.428-435
Objectives: To investigate the ethical challenges experienced by oncology clinical trials nurses (OCTNs) during the management of CTs and to examine how they resolve those conflicts. Sample & Setting: 12 licensed RNs who had been practicing as full- or part-time OCTNs for a minimum of two years...
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