The novel therapies thalidomide and bortezomib can cause peripheral neuropathy, a challenging adverse event that can affect quality of life and compromise optimal treatment for patients with multiple myeloma. At baseline, patients should be evaluated for signs and symptoms of peripheral neuropathy...

Research continues to advance breast health practices, risk assessment, risk reduction strategies, and early detection of breast cancer. Nurses must maintain a current knowledge base to appropriately screen, educate, and counsel women in their fight against the number-one cause of cancer in women...

Lenalidomide is a potent, novel thalidomide analog that has demonstrated promising clinical activity in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM). It is a lead immunomodulatory drug currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and...

This excerpt, chapter 32 from the book Clinical Manual for the Oncology Advanced Practice Nurse (2nd ed.), edited by Dawn Camp-Sorrell, MSN, FNP, AOCN®, and Rebecca A. Hawkins, MSN, ANP, AOCN®, is a part of a series of clinically relevant reprints that appear regularly in the Clinical Journal of...