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Behavioral Risk Factors: A Guide for Oncology Nurses Counseling Patients

David G. Glenn
CJON 2020, 24(5), 9-18 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.S2.9-18
Background: Although many genetic and environmental causes of cancer are uncontrollable, individuals can choose behaviors that significantly increase or reduce their risk for cancer. Objectives: This article discusses known cancer-protective behaviors, including exercising regularly, maintaining a...
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Practice Innovations

Patient Falls Prevention: Assessing the Use of an Innovative Color-Coded Flag System in an Outpatient Oncology Infusion Center

Megha Shah
CJON 2020, 24(4), 448-450 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.448-450
Patients in outpatient oncology settings are highly susceptible to falls. Because clothing can hide a patient’s wrists, fall-alert risk bands may not be not consistently visible. Using an inexpensive, innovative, and visually accessible color-coded flag system placed outside of each infusion room...
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Risk Assessment of First-Degree Relatives of Women With Breast Cancer: A Feasibility Study

Gail J. Hurt
Richard P. McQuellon
Robert Michielutte
Daragh M. Conrad
Seth Carter
Heidi Anderson
ONF 2001, 1097-1104 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To measure psychological distress and test the feasibility of a psychological intervention to reduce distress in patients undergoing risk assessment. Design: Descriptive. Setting: A comprehensive cancer center located in the southeastern United States. Sample: 20 first-degree...
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Genetics & Genomics

Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Models: Challenges in Clinical Application

Melissa Paquin
Tracy Fasolino
Mary Beth Steck
CJON 2019, 23(3), 256-259 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.256-259
Various breast cancer risk prediction models (BCRPMs) exist to assess an individual’s risk of developing malignancy and risk of having a mutation associated with hereditary risk of developing cancer. This article provides oncology nurses with current information on the available BCRPMs and...
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Essentials

HIV and Cancer: An Overview of AIDS-Defining and Non–AIDS-Defining Cancers in Patients With HIV

Gretchen A. McNally
CJON 2019, 23(3), 327-331 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.327-331
People living with HIV are at an increased risk of cancer and often face worse outcomes because of treatment disparities, including increased mortality. When the immune system is severely compromised from HIV infection, AIDS can develop and result in an even greater risk for life-threatening...
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