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A Scandinavian Point of View: Caring for Patients With Sarcoma Across Boundaries

Charlott Vade
Stine Næss
CJON 2018, 22(3), 357-359 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.357-359
Sarcomas are rare connective tissue malignancies. Patients and their families often experience many challenging problems during the cancer journey. Professionals working in this complex landscape need to collaborate to optimize patient outcomes. AT A GLANCE The Scandinavian Sarcoma Group (SSG) was...
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Nursing Considerations for Patients With Sarcoma on Pazopanib Therapy

Jessie Holland
Catherine Flaherty
CJON 2015, 19(3), E59-E62 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.E59-E62
Background: Pazopanib was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS) in 2012. Because of the scarcity of effective treatments for advanced STS, pazopanib has become commonly prescribed. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the...
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Experience of Newly Diagnosed Patients With Sarcoma Receiving Chemotherapy

Clara Granda-Cameron
Alexandra Hanlon
Mary Pat Lynch
Arlene D. Houldin
ONF 2011, 38(2), 160-169 DOI: 10.1188/11.ONF.160-169
Purpose/Objectives: To examine symptom distress and quality of life (QOL) in newly diagnosed patients with sarcoma receiving chemotherapy. Design: Pilot study; descriptive, quantitative. Setting: Urban community cancer center in the northeastern United States. Sample: 11 newly diagnosed patients...
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Assessing the Nutritional Status of Patients With Sarcoma by Using the Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment

Carly Roop
Michael Piscitelli
Mary Pat Lynch
CJON 2010, 14(3), 375-377 DOI: 10.1188/10.CJON.375-377
An intervention with the Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment was implemented at a community cancer center to identify patients with sarcoma at risk for malnutrition. This population usually is not considered to be at nutritional risk because of young age and the site of diagnosis...
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