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Testing an Optimal Model of Patient-Centered Cancer Care

By Beth Lapham, BA; Ellen Canfield, RN; Lynn Flaherty, RN; Jennifer Min, RN; Kathryn Horner, MS; Ed Wagner, MD, MPH

September 2011 Vol 2, No 5

Incidence and Characteristics of BRAF V600E Mutation in Colorectal Cancer with Mismatch Repair Protein Defect Due to Loss of MLH1: A Prospective Evaluation of 104 Consecutive Patients

By Sameer Mahesh, MD; Elisabeth Hanna, BSN, RN, CGRN; M. Salman Khan, DO; Pars Ravichandran, MD; Fred Slezak, MD

Colorectal Cancer

September 2011 Vol 2, No 5

From Breast Cancer Screening to Definitive Diagnosis: Strategies for Successfully Serving the Underserved

By Dawn Parsons, RN, OCN; Diana Phillips, MAHS; Joni Watson, MSN, RN, OCN

September 2011 Vol 2, No 5

Screening Mammograms at No Cost for Uninsured Women in Suburban/Rural Counties

By Barbara Quast, RN; Terry Wilson-Gray

September 2011 Vol 2, No 5

Nurse Management and Evaluation of a Computed Tomography Lung Screening Program in a Community Hospital Setting

By Pamela C. Matten, RN, BSN, OCN

September 2011 Vol 2, No 5

Está en Sus Manos! It’s in Your Hands!

By Lenore McGonigle, MEd

September 2011 Vol 2, No 5

Celebrate Yourself

By Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG

Letters from Lillie

May 2011 Vol 2, No 3

It’s May. And that means it is National Oncology Nursing Celebration time!

Inpatients’ Perceptions of Cancer-Related Distress Assessment

By Jay R. Swanson, RN, BSN, OCN; Constance Visovsky, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC

Original Research

May 2011 Vol 2, No 3

Current literature suggest that patients with cancer experience distress.

Navigation Implications for Distress Monitoring

By Sharon S. Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN

Commentary, Original Research

May 2011 Vol 2, No 3

Nurse navigation and distress monitoring will go hand in hand as the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer institutes its Cancer Program Standards 2012: Ensuring Patient-Centered Care as part of its accreditation standards beginning January 1, 2012.

Breast Patient Navigation Program Hopes To Reduce Disparities Among Hispanic/Latina Women

By Dawn Lagrosa

Breast Cancer, Health Disparities, Navigation

May 2011 Vol 2, No 3

Having identified healthcare disparities reflected in the incidence of morbidity and mortality of breast cancer among Hispanic/Latina women (HLW), a team of nurses, Gina Miranda-Diaz, MSN, MPH, RN-CBPN-I; Magaly Fernandez-Ghander, BSN, MBA, RN; and Ivette Cora-Gonzalez, MSN, RN, conducted an assessment of breast healthcare disparities in Union City, New Jersey. As a result of those findings, Miranda-Diaz has initiated a navigation program for this population. The program seeks to increase screening rates among HLW, with the goal of reducing mortality through early diagnosis.

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