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Screening, Prevention, Detection, and Treatment of Cancer Therapy-Induced Bone Loss in Patients With Breast Cancer

Connie E. Limburg
ONF 2007, 34(1), 55-63 DOI: 10.1188/07.ONF.55-63
Purpose/Objectives: To identify protocols to screen, detect, prevent, and treat cancer therapy-induced bone loss resulting in osteoporosis in patients with breast cancer. Data Sources: Published books and articles. Data Synthesis: Normal bone remodeling is affected by hormonal stimulation. Breast...
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Screening for Breast Cancer: Evidence and Recommendations

Suzanne M. Mahon
CJON 2012, 16(6), 567-571 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.567-571
Guidelines for the early detection of breast cancer vary across agencies. This article compares available breast cancer screening guidelines for women of average or increased risk, as well as for older women. Nurses are challenged to explain risk factors, discuss variations in guidelines, and...
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Outcomes of Guided Imagery in Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer

Diane Serra
Celina Robertson Parris
Elise Carper
Peter Homel
Stewart B. Fleishman
Louis B. Harrison
Manjeet Chadha
CJON 2012, 16(6), 617-623 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.617-623
Guided imagery is an established intervention in integrative oncology. This study was initiated to evaluate the impact of guided imagery on patients undergoing radiation therapy for breast cancer. Eligible patients receiving guided imagery sessions were monitored via biofeedback before and after...
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Breast Cancer Survivors With Lymphedema

Sheila H. Ridner
Vaughn Sinclair
Jie Deng
Candace M. Bonner
Nancy Kidd
Mary S. Dietrich
CJON 2012, 16(6), 609-614 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.609-614
Breast cancer survivors with lymphedema experience physical, psychosocial, and quality-of-life difficulties. Cancer treatment-related lymphedema often is viewed as a disabling condition, and that assumption has fostered an environment in which oncology nurses are not actively involved in the care...
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Implementing a Distress Screening Instrument in a University Breast Cancer Clinic

Linda Sue Hammonds
CJON 2012, 16(5), 491-494 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.491-494
Distress remains a pervasive experience of patients with cancer. As a result, a quality improvement project was conducted in the breast cancer clinic of a university cancer center in the midwestern United States. Nurses identified a need to increase identification of distress over a six-month...
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