Oncology Nursing Forum back issues from July 2007:
Acupressure for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a randomized clinical trial.(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2007; ... In 2007, an estimated 178,480 women in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer (American Cancer Society, 2007). Many women are treated with moderate to highly emetogenic chemotherapy, including doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide with or without 5-fluorouracil ....
Fashionable pink Camels.(EDITORIAL)(cigarette advertising)
Jul 01, 2007; ... I can say with confidence that anyone reading this has spent considerable time standing in line at the grocery store waiting to pay. What is it that most of us do while waiting? We thumb through the glossy magazines and tabloids, of course. Perhaps the latest issue of some publication that ...
Prevention and early detection of cancer in the United States.(ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY POSITION)(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Cancer is a major public health problem in the United States. Many types of cancer may be prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle and avoiding mutagens and carcinogens, such as tobacco. Primary cancer prevention refers to the prevention of cancer through health promotion and risk ...
Healthcare coverage for the uninsured.(ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY POSITION)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Lack of insurance or inadequate healthcare coverage adversely impacts health on multiple levels. Uninsured individuals are less likely to receive preventive care and more likely to receive inadequate or delayed treatment and die prematurely than people with health insurance coverage. The ...
Nurses' responsibility to patients requesting assistance in hastening death.(ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY POSITION)(Report)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Despite significant advances in the multidisciplinary approach of palliative care and the growing body of evidence-based practice, a multitude of variables continue to interfere with excellence in end-of-life care for everyone. The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) recognizes the critical ...
Bringing an inpatient palliative care program to a teaching hospital: lessons in leadership.(LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)(Report)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Most people in the United States die in hospitals. In 2004, more than 50% of critically ill patients died in acute care settings (National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005). Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) have a mortality rate of ...
Management of thrombosis in a neuro-oncology patient.(CLINICAL CHALLENGES)(Case study)(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Mr. B is a 27-year-old man with no significant medical history. He presented two weeks ago with new onset of generalized seizures during his sleep that awoke his wife, who stated, "He was shaking the bed." She was unable to get him to respond. The tremors lasted approximately five minutes ....
Clinical highlights: venous thrombosis.(Medical condition overview)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Definition Venous thrombosis is the formation or presence of a blood clot in a vein. Incidence Approximate annual deep vein thrombosis (DVT) incidence rates by age group are as follows: 2-3 per 10,000 aged 30-49, 5 per 10,000 aged 50-59, 10 per 10,000 ...
Relationships among pain, fatigue, insomnia, and gender in persons with lung cancer.(ARTICLES)(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed and lethal cancer, irrespective of gender, in the world (Parkin, Bray, Ferlay, & Pisani, 2005). As a result, lung cancer and its corresponding symptoms have had a tremendous effect on the lives of those who suffer with the disease. However, little ...
Oncology nurses' perceptions about palliative care.(JOURNAL CLUB)(Report)
Jul 01, 2007; ... This article has been chosen as particularly suitable for reading and discussion in a Journal Club format. The following questions are posed to stimulate thoughtful critique and exchange of opinions, possibly leading to changes on your unit. Formulate your answers as you read the article ....
Oncology end-of-life nursing education consortium training program: improving palliative care in cancer.(Report)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Almost 10 million people in the United States currently are living with a diagnosis of cancer. Despite innovative agents and technologies, an estimated 600,000 people will die of cancer in 2007 (Jemal et al., 2007). Unfortunately, studies document that many of those with cancer or other ...
Factors affecting performance of usual activities during radiation therapy.(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Cancer treatment, such as radiation therapy, may have an impact on patients' ability to maintain their usual activities, including work, household chores, and social activities. Although side effects of cancer and cancer treatment, such as fatigue, have been shown to be related to ...
Activities of Daily Living in Women With Advanced Breast Cancer.
Jul 01, 2007; ... Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, with the exception of nonmelanoma skin cancers. An estimated 178,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the United States in 2007 (American Cancer Society, 2007). The National Cancer Institute estimated ...
Breast cancer screening: women's experiences of waiting for further testing.
Jul 01, 2007; ... The numerous advantages associated with systematic breast cancer screening programs no longer need proving; however, some healthcare professionals have expressed reservations about the extent of psychological morbidity experienced by participants (Bakker, Lightfoot, Steggles, & Jackson, ...
Knowledge of hereditary prostate cancer among high-risk African American men.
Jul 01, 2007; ... The genetic revolution has led to the availability of genetic susceptibility testing for hereditary colorectal, breast, and skin cancers. Hereditary prostate cancer susceptibility testing is not currently available, but it is anticipated to become a reality in the future (Smith, Mettlin, ...
The pain experience of Hispanic patients with cancer in the United States.(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Juarez, Ferrell, and Borneman (1999) reported that Hispanic patients endured greater pain and poorer quality of life outcomes compared to Caucasians and African Americans. Anderson et al. (2002) indicated that Hispanic patients recounted severe pain and many concerns about pain management ....
Experiences of Japanese patients with colorectal cancer during the first six months after surgery.(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2007; ... With the current trend toward Westernization of Japanese lifestyle, the incidence of colorectal cancer in Japan has been increasing annually. In 2004, the death rate for colorectal cancer per 100,000 in Japan was 35.4 for men and 28.2 for women, with mortality rankings of fourth and first, ...
Social support and psychological and physical states among Japanese women with breast cancerand before and after breast surgery.(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Social support is known not only to directly affect stress and health outcomes but also to buffer the effects of stress on health outcomes. Studies of social support in Western cultures have shown positive effects on health outcomes among women with breast cancer (Bloom, Stewart, Johnston, ...
A test of the self-help model and use of complementary and alternative medicine among hispanic women during treatment for breast cancer.(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is very popular among the general population (Tindle, Davis, Phillips, & Eisenberg, 2005), with use increasing among women with breast cancer (Adler, 1999; Henderson & Donatelle, 2004). However, despite more than a decade of research about the ...