Purpose/Objectives: To test the feasibility of using a programmable speech-generating device (PSGD) in hospitalized adults with head and neck cancer experiencing speechlessness. Design: Time-series design. Setting: Tertiary care institution, inpatient setting. Sample: 9 female and 12 male...

Purpose/Objectives: To identify the degree of oncology nursing representation on public Web sites of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer centers (CCCs) in the United States. Design: Qualitative, descriptive. Setting: Web sites. Sample: 40 CCCs. Methods: Using the...

Purpose/Objectives: To increase knowledge of what patients with incurable cancer have found consoling during the course of the disease. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional analysis. Setting: Hospice in western Sweden. Sample: 10 patients (8 women, 2 men) aged 30-90 years. Methods: Data were...

Purpose/Objectives: To understand the content and temporal structure of survivor-provider communication during breast cancer survivor follow-up visits. Design: Descriptive correlational. Setting: Private outpatient oncology practice. Sample: 55 breast cancer survivors; 6 oncology providers. Methods...