As part of our 10-year celebration, the editors of ONA look at a subspecialty collaboration that can enhance palliative care and expand the multidisciplinary cancer care team.
Structured palliative care can ensure these patients and their caregivers have an optimal experience that does not hinder trial outcomes.
A retrospective analysis demonstrated that perioperative oral care intervention may reduce postsurgical hospitalizations in patients with lung cancer.
Management of a malignant bowel obstruction in the setting of gynecologic cancer is complex and associated with multiple physical and psychosocial aspects of care.
Palliative care can be effectively introduced along with other treatments, and the combination of care improves patient symptoms and quality of life.
Moral distress levels vary with perceived use of care; higher levels of distress seen with less frequent use.
A prospective cohort study sought to evaluate the impact of including a nurse geriatric assessment and input from an OMT in treatment decision-making for older patients with cancer.
The 90-day mortality rates for several complex cancer surgeries were higher when they were performed at affiliate locations as opposed to flagship hospitals.
A new study gives a comprehensive picture of patient quality of life before and after salvage transplant.
Researchers argue that palliative care integration into treatment regimens contribute to improving the quality of life for patients in phase 1 clinical trials.
