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Healthcare disparities studies rely on socioeconomic factors to explain physical barriers, such as the inability to pay for services or transportation.

Many breast cancer survivors experience changes in their sexual health related to cancer treatment.

Studies demonstrate that many gynecological (Gyn) cancer patients are reluctant to exercise during and after treatment due to fatigue and general weakness. This is the most distressing symptom affecting their quality of life.

Our team implemented a survivorship needs assessment in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to determine the specific needs of the cancer survivors in a specified geographic area.

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) promotes the goal to share best practices for survivorship and to address the question “Does the Survivorship Care Plan (SCP) Meet Patient Goals?” (Staci Oertle, RN, MSN, APN, AOCNP, AONN+ Survivorship Committee).

Per the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 20 million cancer survivors by 2026.

Survivorship care plans (SCPs) have played an important role in cancer care for over a decade and are included in the quality metrics or accreditation standards of several institutions, including the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (ACS CoC).

Breast cancer survivors often report depression, anxiety, and stress before and after a breast cancer diagnosis.

Acalabrutinib is a highly selective, potent, covalent Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has shown clinical benefit in patients with relapsed/refractory (RR) chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Activating mutations in PIK3CA (the gene encoding the p110α catalytic subunit of class I phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase [PI3K] [PI3Kα]) lead to increased activity of the PI3K pathway and play a role in endocrine treatment resistance in breast cancer.