Abstract
The association of BRCA mutation status with hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) to carboplatin has gained interest in recent years, particularly in patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer. The primar...
Abstract
Family caregivers are the primary providers of care. Education and support are needed to prepare them for the complex physical, psychological, social, and spiritual effects of cancer. This randomized clinical trial tested a pal...
Abstract
Research has demonstrated that cancer survivors who receive a survivorship care plan (SCP) have better coordinated follow-up care, higher overall satisfaction, and report significantly fewer posttreatment emotional concerns. Th...
Abstract
Systemic immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is a rare disorder arising from a plasma cell clone that produces misfolded immunoglobulin light chains, which are deposited in various tissues and organs as amyloid fibrils....
Case Study
This patient case is fictional and does not represent events or a response from an actual patient. The authors developed this fictional case for educational purposes only.
Brady, a 54-year-old white male, was diagnosed wit...
Abstract
There is no standard therapy for refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but several salvage therapies are available (National Comprehensive Cancer Network [NCCN], 2018). Recently, there have been major developments in the tre...
Abstract
Prostate cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer in the United States. Treatment of this oncologic disease involves a variety of different modalities including surgery, radiation, and systemic therapy. Systemic therapy is ...
