Development and use of a disease-specific vaccination reference tool improved nurse confidence in vaccine counseling for patients with primary brain tumors.

An oncology practice’s review of its BCE therapy program highlighted its successes and identified steps for continued success as well as the ability to evolve with treatment advances.

Antibiotic prescription is mandatory in case of serious infection, but the choice of antibiotic could be oriented toward ... drugs without an association with survival,” the researchers wrote.

A review of staging and risk stratification in myeloma illustrates the significant increases made in understanding disease characteristics.

Investigators conducted a network meta-analysis of phase 3 trials on MIBC treatments to provide comparative ranking of perioperative therapies.

Positive within-person associations seen between general fatigue and TNF-α, sTNF-RII, IL-6; and between physical fatigue and TNF-α, sTNF-RII, CRP.

A MyChart-driven data collection strategy proved acceptable, appropriate, and feasible for gathering SOGI information from patients at a cancer center in the South,” the researchers wrote.

A patient with breast cancer and a history of anxiety and other symptoms was managed with virtual reality device and pharmacotherapy to enable her to complete RT CT simulation.

Triage Cancer discussed the advantages of educating healthcare providers on how Medicare and its program provide medical coverage for patients.

Comparable overall survival seen at seven and 10 years, lung cancer-specific survival, and recurrence-free survival.

Whole-brain radiotherapy was beneficial as consolidation, while temozolomide and etoposide were associated with decreased survival.

Research findings show that oncology nurses seek out more in-depth participation with hospitalized patients and their treatment decisions.