Tambre Leighn
The Power of Connection
Tambre Leighn, MA, CPC, ELI-MP, Founder & CEO, WellBeyondOrdinary.com 8/15/2017  0
A recent study by Kaiser showed that breast cancer survivors with supportive social connections had improved survival rates. This shouldn't be a surprise given years of research ...

Tambre Leighn
The Who, What, How, and Why of Guiding Patients and Caregivers to Psychosocial Support Solutions
Tambre Leighn, MA, CPC, ELI-MP, Founder & CEO, WellBeyondOrdinary.com 8/7/2017  1
Given the incredible demands health care providers face every day, it's impossible to be and do all things for all people. Health care providers-nurses in particular-tend to be ...

Deborah A. Boyle
Living On After Transplant
Deborah A. Boyle, RN, MSN, AOCNS, FAAN 8/1/2017  1
Numerous contemporary advances within the specialty of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are responsible for improved survival rates and the expanded use of this ...

Cathy Cole
Tai Chi Chih for Insomnia in Breast Cancer Patients
Cathy Cole, RNC, NP, MPH, CHES, CBPN-IC 6/13/2017  0
When I was in college, I took a class in Tai Chi Chih (TCC). Unbelievably, that was considered a physical education elective and it was like no other class in that department. As a ...

Marijke Vroomen Durning
Marital Status, Neighborhood Play Role in Leukemia Survival
Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN 5/4/2017  0
Marital status, where you live, and if you have health insurance may play a role in survival following a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), say researchers from the ...

Deborah A. Boyle
Working While Caregiving
Deborah A. Boyle, RN, MSN, AOCNS, FAAN 4/27/2017  33
Informal caregiving is all-consuming. For many, this entails providing direct care to the ill loved one and indirectly overseeing many aspects of treatment. This includes managing ...

Tambre Leighn
The Cancer Continuum: Evolving Roles of Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Professionals
Tambre Leighn, MA, CPC, ELI-MP, Founder & CEO, WellBeyondOrdinary.com 4/21/2017  8
The cancer continuum describes a series of phases over the course of the cancer experience initiating at diagnosis. Understanding the phases of the continuum can be helpful for the ...

Deborah A. Boyle
Sexual Rehabilitation: The Role of the Radiation Oncology Nurse
Deborah A. Boyle, RN, MSN, AOCNS, FAAN 3/15/2017  0
This page has moved. Click here to go to the new page. 1-3 Vaginal dilator use is recommended to counter these untoward effects, yet many women fail to use this ...

Carole McCue
Cancer Patients Changing Prescriptions to Save Money
Carole McCue, RN, MS, CNE 3/14/2017  0
The increasing number of self-administered oral cancer drugs may increase the likelihood that patients with cancer may delay, skip, or even forgo their prescription medications for ...