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Learning About a Twist in the Road: Perspectives of At-Risk Relatives Learning of Potential for Cancer

Cheryl B. Crotser
Suzanne S. Dickerson
ONF 2010, 37(6), 723-733 DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.723-733
Purpose/Objectives: To describe the experiences of women who accessed the Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) Web site after learning of a family BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Research Approach: Interpretive phenomenology based on Heideggerian hermeneutics. Setting: Telephone interviews of women...
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Prevention and Early Detecton of Cancer in the United States

ONF 2007, 34(4), 759-760 DOI:
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Venous Thromboembolism and Gliomas: The Need for Increased Vigilance

Judy Lima
CJON 2011, 15(6), 687-690 DOI: 10.1188/11.CJON.687-690
Brain tumors, particularly malignant gliomas, have a high incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE), but current guidelines do not support primary VTE prophylaxis for ambulatory patients with brain tumors. The often subtle presentation of VTE warrants increased vigilance for early diagnosis and...
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2: Providing Care for the Family

Suzanne M. Mahon
Laura Waldman
CJON 2010, 14(6), 803-806 DOI: 10.1188/10.CJON.803-806
Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2 (MEN2) is a hereditary syndrome associated with medullary thyroid carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, and hyperparathyroidism. Unfortunately, a diagnosis of MEN2 often is delayed until after the patient has developed an advanced MEN2-related tumor. Nurses should be familiar...
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 1: Providing Care for the Family

Suzanne M. Mahon
Laura Waldman
CJON 2010, 14(5), 657-660 DOI: 10.1188/10.CJON.657-660
Multiple endocrine neoplasia 1 (MEN1) is a hereditary syndrome associated with a number of endocrine and nonendocrine tumors. Unfortunately, a diagnosis of MEN1 often is delayed until after the patient has developed an advanced or second MEN1-related tumor. Nurses need to be familiar with hallmark...
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