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Myths & Facts About Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know
This 55-page treatment guide provides patients with basic information on breast cancer, including chapters outlining the causes, methods of diagnosis, and treatment options. It contains information that patients need to work with their doctors to identify treatment goals and weigh the benefits, risks, consequences, and possible outcomes of various treatments.
Myths & Facts About Cancer Fatigue: What You Need to Know
This 40-page handbook will provide a resource for your patient on the most commonly experience side effect of cancer—fatigue. Included are discussions of what fatigue syndrome is, how it is clinically measured, and complementary and alternative treatments for it. Special attention is also given to caregiver fatigue.
Myths & Facts About Cervical Cancer: What You Need to Know
This 54-page treatment guide provides patients with basic information on cervical cancer, including chapters outlining the causes, methods of diagnosis, and treatment options. It contains information that patients need to work with their doctors to identify treatment goals and weigh the benefits, risks, consequences, and possible outcomes of various treatments.
Myths & Facts About Chronic Pain and Cancer Pain: What You Need to Know
This 3-page booklet will provide your patient with all that they need to know about chronic pain and cancer pain—including a description of how pain is evaluated and types of pain, and describes both pharmacologic management of pain as well as alternative and complementary pain management tools.
Myths & Facts About Colorectal Cancer: What You Need to Know
This 47-page booklet provides patients with basic information on colorectal cancer, including chapters outlining the causes, methods of diagnosis, and treatment options. It contains information that patients need to work with their doctors to identify treatment goals and weigh the benefits, risks, consequences, and possible outcomes of various treatments.
Myths & Facts About Lung Cancer: What You Need to Know
This 55-page booklet provides patients with basic information on lung cancer, including chapters outlining the causes, methods of diagnosis, and treatment options. It contains information that patients need to work with their doctors to identify treatment goals and weigh the benefits, risks, consequences, and possible outcomes of various treatments.
Myths & Facts About Ovarian Cancer: What You Need to Know
This 62-page booklet provides patients with basic information on ovarian cancer, including chapters outlining the causes, methods of diagnosis, and treatment options. It contains information that patients need to work with their doctors to identify treatment goals and weigh the benefits, risks, consequences, and possible outcomes of various treatments, and also discusses recurrence issues.
Myths & Facts About Pancreatic Cancer: What You Need to Know
This 64-page booklet provides patients with basic information on pancreatic cancer, including chapters outlining the causes, methods of diagnosis, and treatment options. It contains information that patients need to work with their doctors to identify treatment goals and weigh the benefits, risks, consequences, and possible outcomes of various treatments. The booklet also contains information on clinical trials and other resources for pancreatic cancer patients.
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At ONS Congress 2013, Patrice Dillow, MSN, RN, APRN, and WOCN from the Cancer Treatment Centers of America explains how topical Leptospermum honey reduced pain and promoted healing of chronic, complex wounds.
Rebecca Crane-Okada explains the relationship of healer (nurse) and patient as a "covenant between equals."
Julianna Paradisi explains how the hobby of gardening can be compared to oncology nursing, and how it's also an outlet for patients and staff.
Cathy Cole discusses how the Supreme Court ruling on gene patenting will affect genetic testing accessibility.
Ashley Leak, PhD, RN, geriatric oncology nurse, Cancer Care Quality Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing at UNC Chapel Hill, explains the reasons she enjoyed attending the ONS Annual Congress meeting.
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 12:00 PM EDT
Presented by Judith M. Fouladbakhsh, PhD, APRN, BC, AHN-BC, CHTP, this webinar will:
- Focus on the use of CAM therapies for health promotion and symptom management
- Provide an overview of theoretical and philosophical foundations for selected therapies
- Present related research evidence
- Offer participants a chance to ask questions during a live question and answer period
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