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Extremity Cooling: A Synthesis of Cryotherapy Interventions to Reduce Peripheral Neuropathy and Nail Changes From Taxane-Based Chemotherapy

Lauren Peyton
Erica Fischer-Cartlidge
CJON 2019, 23(5), 522-528 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.522-528
Background: Taxane-based chemotherapies are frequently used to treat solid tumor cancers. Two significant side effects include nail changes and/or peripheral neuropathy. These side effects can cause pain, infections, dose reductions, and treatment delays, all of which negatively affect quality of...
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Breast Cancer Prognostic Tests: Helping Patients Understand Testing Results and Their Implications

Lisa R. Miller
Edith Caroline Smith
CJON 2019, 23(5), 478-481 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.478-481
Breast cancer prognostic tests have become an essential component of breast cancer care. Oncology nurses play an important role in assisting patients in their understanding of and decision making regarding the use of prognostic tests in treatment planning. This article outlines the most commonly...
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Taxane-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Objective and Subjective Comparison Between Paclitaxel and Docetaxel in Patients With Breast Cancer

Ya-Ning Chan
You-Wun Jheng
Pei-Ju Wang
Chin-Yau Chen
Ming-Wei Lin
Ya-Jung Wang
CJON 2019, 23(5), 494-501 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.494-501
Background: Taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN) is caused by the neurotoxicity of paclitaxel and docetaxel, but the differences between paclitaxel- and docetaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy are understudied. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to compare TIPN between docetaxel and...
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Iranian Women’s Decision Making: Preferred Roles, Experienced Involvement, and Decisional Conflict When Undergoing Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Nasim Aminaie
Rebecca H. Lehto
Reza Negarandeh
CJON 2019, 23(5), 529-536 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.529-536
Background: Treatment decision making largely depends on patients’ own preferences. However, the availability of different treatment approaches often results in decisional conflict, discomfort, doubtfulness, and uncertainty about the best option. Objectives: This study evaluated decision-making...
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Active and Passive Coping Strategies: Comparing Psychological Distress, Cortisol, and Proinflammatory Cytokine Levels in Breast Cancer Survivors

Joana Perez-Tejada
Larraitz Garmendia
Ainitze Labaka
Oscar Vegas
Eneritz Gomez-Lazaro
Amaia Arregi
CJON 2019, A1-A8 DOI:
Background: Breast cancer survivors can experience psychological distress, such as anxiety and depression, long after treatment has ended, and the development of such negative affective states has been related to the coping strategy used by the survivor. In addition, coping strategies can affect...
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