Objectives: To compare clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization in colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors with and without diabetes. Sample & Setting: CRC survivors (N = 3,287) were identified from a statewide electronic health record database using International Classification of Diseases (ICD...

Problem Statement: This study evaluates the feasibility of a nurse-delivered telephone intervention to reduce oral mucositis severity and prevent dehydration in patients with lung or head and neck cancer undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Design: This study used a two-phase,...

I read with great interest the article titled “Guideline-Recommended Symptom Management Strategies That Cross Over Two or More Cancer Symptoms” by Kwekkeboom et al. (2020) in the September issue of the Oncology Nursing Forum . Their innovative work moves symptom science forward in several important...

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a rare progressive myelo-proliferative cancer with significant symptom burden. Patients with PV often experience symptoms that adversely affect quality of life, work productivity, and functional status. Oncology nurses are well suited to assess for symptom burden and to...