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Age Determinants for Breast Surgery: Using the Choosing Wisely Initiative for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Treatment Strategies

Kari Mau
Rochelle Ringer
CJON 2019, 23(1), 97-98 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.97-98
Breast cancer treatment for women aged 70 years and older can be complicated by existing comorbidities, a shorter lifespan, and a greater risk of side effects from treatments such as chemotherapy. Identifying and continually assessing appropriate breast cancer treatment strategies in older women is...
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Respiratory Depression: A Case Study of a Postoperative Patient With Cancer

Bilja Sajith
CJON 2018, 22(4), 453-456 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.453-456
Respiratory depression is a complication that often follows cancer-related surgery and can result in life-threatening consequences. Oncology nurses caring for postoperative patients must monitor for respiratory complications and implement measures to prevent respiratory depression. A review of...
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Symptom Clusters in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Surgical Resection: Part II

Sherry A. Burrell
Theresa P. Yeo
Suzanne C. Smeltzer
Benjamin E. Leiby
Harish Lavu
Eugene P. Kennedy
Charles J. Yeo
ONF 2018, 45(4), E53-E66 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.E53-E66
Objectives: To explore the relationship between 16 symptom clusters (SCs), clinical and demographic influencing factors, and clinical outcomes over time in patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) undergoing surgical resection. Sample & Setting: 143 patients with stage II PC undergoing surgical...
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Symptom Clusters in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Surgical Resection: Part I

Sherry A. Burrell
Theresa P. Yeo
Suzanne C. Smeltzer
Benjamin E. Leiby
Harish Lavu
Eugene P. Kennedy
Charles J. Yeo
ONF 2018, 45(4), E36-E52 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.E36-E52
Objectives: To describe patient-reported symptoms and symptom clusters in patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) undergoing surgical resection. Sample & Setting: 143 patients with stage II PC undergoing surgical resection alone or with subsequent adjuvant chemoradiation or chemotherapy were...
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Timing and Mode of Breast Care Nurse Consultation From the Patient’s Perspective

Janie Brown
Gay Refeld
Alannah Cooper
ONF 2018, 45(3), 389-398 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.389-398
Objectives: To understand what, if any, differences exist in the perception of a breast care nurse (BCN) consultation between women who experienced a preoperative, face-to-face counseling and education opportunity with a BCN, and those who required a telephone consultation or were unable to...
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