I have friends who are real estate agents. I ask them about property and mortgage rates. I have friends who plan events. I ask them about event budgets and logistics. I have friends who work in IT. I ask them... Read More
Disparities abound for vulnerable populations facing a cancer diagnosis. An American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) video provides a good overview of such disparities. Yeah, the music and background are quintessential government-video-production-quality, but the information is still good to know.... Read More
The Article: Paskett, E., Harrop, P., & Wells, K. (2011). Patient navigation: An update on the state of the science. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 61(4): 237-249. Big Idea: Patient navigation has been around for over 20 years... Read More
A cancer patient from the community calls in. Someone referred her knowing we could help connect her with available resources for many of her unmet psychosocial needs. And what type of cancer do you have? There are a lot of... Read More
The Article: Lehto, R. (2011). Identifying primary concerns in patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 38(4): 440-447. Big Idea: This exploratory study used the conceptual content cognitive map (3CM) to examine the concerns of patients diagnosed with... Read More
The world lost a visionary today. Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple, died today; he was 56. Although no details about his cause of death have been released, Jobs endured a long battle with pancreatic cancer, one of... Read More
My tribute this LIVESTRONG Day. (If you’re not wearing yellow today, you might want to change.)... Read More
The Article: Foster, C., Wright, D., Hill, H., Hopkinson, J., & Roffe, L. (2009). Psychosocial implications of living 5 years or more following a cancer diagnosis: A systematic review of the research evidence. European Journal of Cancer Care, 18: 223-247.... Read More
The Academy of Oncology Nurse Navigators (AONN) 2nd Annual Navigation & Survivorship Conference was held in San Antonio, Texas, September 16-18, 2011. This was the first time AONN included posters from nurse navigators throughout the U.S. One of my favorite... Read More
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. You might think, “Meh, does that really make a difference at all?!” Good question. However, I do think efforts around increasing women and healthcare providers’ knowledge of ovarian cancer’s vague, but persistent, symptoms... Read More