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An Islamic Perspective: Suffering and Meaning in Cancer

Asma Mobin-Uddin
CJON 2018, 22(5), 573-575 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.573-575
Culturally competent care is contingent on knowledge of the unique values and attributes of diverse communities. This article focuses on Islamic perspectives of suffering and meaning in illness as they relate to cancer care. Personal narrative and evidence-based information are integrated to inform...
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Distress and Supportive Care Needs of Ethnically Diverse Older Adults With Advanced or Recurrent Cancer

Hilda Haynes-Lewis
Margaret F. Clayton
Shankar Viswanathan
Alyson Moadel-Robblee
Lauren Clark
Michael Caserta
ONF 2018, 45(4), 496-507 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.496-507
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of supportive care needs (SCNs) and distress and to describe relationships among these and patient characteristics for ethnically diverse older adults with advanced or recurrent cancer. Sample & Setting: Cross-sectional survey in five outpatient oncology...
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Hidden Patients, Hidden Partners: Prostate Cancer Care for Gay and Bisexual Men

Elizabeth K. Arthur
Charles S. Kamen
ONF 2018, 45(4), 435-438 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.435-438
Research and clinical practice efforts to improve outcomes for men with prostate cancer have largely ignored the unique social support circumstances of gay and bisexual men (GBM), leading to a gap in the literature regarding social support needs of GBM with prostate cancer. Capistrant et al. (2018...
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Social Support and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Gay and Bisexual Men With Prostate Cancer

Benjamin D. Capistrant
Lindsey Lesher
Nidhi Kohli
Enyinnaya N. Merengwa
Badrinath Konety
Darryl Mitteldorf
William G. West
B.R. Simon Rosser
ONF 2018, 45(4), 439-455 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.439-455
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...
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HPV Literacy: The Role of English Proficiency in Korean American Immigrant Women

Hee Yun Lee
Y. Joon Choi
Young Ji Yoon
Jennifer Oh
CJON 2018, 22(3), E64-E70 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.E64-E70
Background: Although Korean American women have one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates among all Asian American and non-Hispanic White women, they are less likely to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. Objectives: This study aimed to...
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