The COVID-19 pandemic continues into spring 2022. Vaccination levels are relatively flat, and movement toward recommending a second booster is occurring. Many are now acknowledging that the pandemic is likely to continue for years to come. Waiting for the end of the pandemic to return to “normal”...

Objectives: To assess the symptom cluster of fatigue, sleep disturbance, and depression among female patients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy, and to evaluate its impact on quality of life (QOL) and symptom severity. Sample & Setting: 372 patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy...

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) member, leader, and past editor of the Oncology Nursing Forum (ONF), Susan B. Baird, RN, MPH, MA, died on March 30, 2022, at the age of 79. Baird was a 40-year member of ONS, and from 1980–1990, she transitioned ONF to a journal, guiding it to the evidence-based...

Objectives: Little is known about the biologic mechanisms of chronic chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) pain. The purpose of this secondary analysis was to explore salivary cortisol patterns among cancer survivors with chronic CIPN pain to provide preliminary data regarding the role...

Objectives: To determine oncology providers’ experiences and knowledge of opioid use disorders (OUDs) in patients with cancer. Sample & Setting: The final sample of 773 participants included 42 physicians, 213 advanced practice providers (APPs), and 518 nurses at a large comprehensive cancer...

Objectives: To examine patient satisfaction and information recall after telehealth breast cancer survivorship visits with a nurse practitioner. Sample & Setting: Female survivors of breast cancer after their first visit with a nurse practitioner in the outpatient survivorship clinic post-...

Purpose: Although risk-reduction interventions for inherited cancer can significantly reduce cancer risk, they may also lead to distressing symptoms. It is not well understood how clinicians support patients in managing such concerns. This scoping review describes nonsurgical, nonpharmacologic...

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of virtual reality (VR) on symptom distress, such as depression, anxiety, and pain, experienced by individuals receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Sample & Setting: 20 participants aged 19–70 years (median age of 56.5 years) who were...

Objectives: To examine (a) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and (b) the impact of socioeconomic factors on COVID-19–related anxiety and PTSD symptoms. Sample & Setting: Women with early-stage invasive breast cancer who were...