Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most feared cancer diagnoses due to the poor prognosis associated with the majority of cases. Most patients present with distant metastases, and 5-year relative survival rates have changed very little...
Lung cancer, a major global public health issue, is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In spite of the importance of this disease, there has been only a 3% improvement in 5-year survival over the past 30 years. While...
Case Study
Mrs. A.Z. is a 61-year-old Caucasian woman who was diagnosed with stage IV (pleural effusion cytology positive), grade 3, papillary serous adenocarcinoma of the ovary at age 56. She underwent standard of care procedures with ...
Medical imaging relies heavily on the use of ionizing radiation, which is a known carcinogen. Its increasing use, particularly through CT scans, has come under scrutiny due to safety concerns over cumulative radiation exposure. Midlevel ...
These three reports (on pages 211–216) are from the 2011 National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Nursing Program: Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Quality Cancer Care™, a meeting held on March 9–13, 2011, in Hollywood, Flori...
