The Patient's Voice

July 2017 Vol 8, No 7 | July 11, 2017
The term “patient-reported outcome” (PRO) has become ubiquitous in the realm of cancer care. According to Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, PROs are still in the early stages of being integrated into quality assessment programs and routine clinical practice, but engaging patients through PROs can be an invaluable tool for assessing and improving the conduct and quality of symptom management, he said at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium.
February 2014 Vol 5, No 1 | February 26, 2014
I do not think my situation is unique. I live in a large city with horrendous healthcare. If you do not live in such a city, you may not believe that I live in the United States.
February 2014 Vol 5, No 1 | February 26, 2014
Advances in cancer care and treatment have led to excellent success in the “fight against cancer.” Millions of lives have been saved through the use of more targeted treatments and medications.
December 2013 Vol 4, No 6 | December 27, 2013
If I had to grade my oncology nurses, I would give them, as a group, an A+. They have saved my life, cleaned my privates, kept me company, rejoiced with me when I was discharged, and consoled me with every wave or trickle of bad news I have faced during my care.
December 2013 Vol 4, No 6 | December 27, 2013
It has always been my opinion that nurses are often expected to be the healthcare professionals who “do everything.”
August 2013 Vol 4, No 4 | September 25, 2013
I spent 8 long months in a city far from my own, undergoing intense chemotherapy and then an autologous stem cell transplant. Eventually, after a longer-than-I-would-have-liked stay in the hospital and another few weeks living close to the hospital in case of emergency, I was sent back home with a bagful of medicines and instructions on how/when/with what to take them.
August 2013 Vol 4, No 4 | September 25, 2013
I’ve never met MMA, but I can tell one very important thing about her from the blog she wrote about adherence to therapy at home.

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