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Barriers and Facilitators to Cancer Screening Among LGBTQ Individuals With Cancer

Kelly S. Haviland
Shannon Swette
Teresa Kelechi
Martina Mueller
ONF 2020, 47(1), 44-55 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.44-55
Problem Identification: Cancer screening may reduce mortality and frequency of the disease. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) individuals are less likely than non-LGBTQ individuals to present for cancer screening. Literature Search: A literature search was performed using CINAHL...
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Clinical Challenges

Virchow’s Node and Carcinoma of Unknown Primary

Erin Streu
ONF 2015, 42(6), 688-690 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.688-690
Virchow’s node is the enlargement of the left supraclavicular lymph node and is considered by clinicians to be a strong indicator of metastatic abdominal malignancy. Virchow’s node is located medially and is a deep-seeded node, making it difficult to assess in a healthy individual.
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Increasing Mammography and Cervical Cancer Knowledge and Screening Behaviors With an Educational Program

Theresa A. Kessler
ONF 2012, 39(1), 61-68 DOI: 10.1188/12.ONF.61-68
Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of using an educational program based on self-efficacy to increase knowledge and create behavior change regarding recommended mammography and Papanicolaou (Pap) test screening guidelines. Design: Pretest and post-test, prospective. Setting: An urban...
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Letters to the Editor

Challenges Associated With Hereditary Cancer Susceptibility Testing

Deborah K. Mayer
CJON 2014, 18(1), 14-15 DOI: 10.1188/14.CJON.14-15
Selection of letters to be published is the decision of the editor. For acceptance, letters must be signed. A letter can appear anonymously if requested by the author. All letters are subject to editing. A letter that questions, criticizes, or responds to a previously published Clinical Journal of...
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Supportive Care

The Changing Hope Trajectory in Patients With Advanced-Stage Cancer: A Nursing Perspective

Judith Brown Sanders
Julie S. Seda
Carl G. Kardinal
CJON 2012, 16(3), 241-242 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.241-242
As patients with advanced-stage cancer move from the initial diagnosis through treatment, remission, recurrence, and advanced-stage disease, the hope trajectory undergoes a dynamic transformation. By identifying the hope trajectory, nurses can help patients focus on obtainable hope objects while...
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