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Self-Efficacy for Management of Symptoms and Symptom Distress in Adults With Cancer: An Integrative Review

Lynn L. White
Marlene Z. Cohen
Ann M. Berger
Kevin A. Kupzyk
Philip J. Bierman
ONF 2019, 46(1), 113-128 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.113-128
Problem Identification: Self-efficacy for symptom management plays a key role in outcomes, such as quality of life (QOL), functional status, and symptom distress, for adults with cancer. This integrative review identified and assessed evidence regarding self-efficacy for management of symptoms and...
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Neurotoxic Side Effects Early in the Oxaliplatin Treatment Period in Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Jenny Drott
Hans Starkhammar
Karin Kjellgren
Carina Berterö
ONF 2018, 45(6), 690-697 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.690-697
Purpose: To identify and describe experiences of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who have neurotoxic side effects early in the oxaliplatin treatment period, and how neurotoxicity affects their daily lives. Participants & Setting: 10 patients with stage II–III CRC were included. All were...
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Afatinib Therapy: Practical Management of Adverse Events With an Oral Agent for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment

Rebecca L. Edwards
Christine Andan
Rajesh V. Lalla
Mario E. Lacouture
Dennis O’Brien
Lecia V. Sequist
CJON 2018, 22(5), 542-548 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.542-548
Background: Afatinib is an oral, irreversible ErbB family blocker indicated for first-line treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients with non-resistant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. Afatinib is also approved for the treatment of metastatic squamous...
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Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: Specific Needs and Their Implications for Survivorship Care Planning

Callie M. Berkowitz
Deborah H. Allen
Jennifer Tenhover
Leah L. Zullig
Jonathan E. Fischer
Kathryn I. Pollak
Minoka R. Hicks
John V. Hillson
Bridget F. Koontz
CJON 2018, 22(5), 523-528 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.523-528
Background: Head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors experience significant sequelae of treatment, including long-term physical side effects and ongoing cancer surveillance. Objectives: The aim of this study is to understand patients’ survivorship knowledge gaps and supportive care needs. Methods:...
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The Context of Patients’ Lives

Anne Katz
ONF 2018, 45(5), 563-564 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.563-564
I try to touch base with the clinic nurses each day before patients and physicians (in that order) start arriving and the usual busyness of the day takes over. A recent early morning conversation centered on one nurse’s frustration with the spouse of a man who had been treated in another city and...
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