Advanced Practice

A column for advanced practice providers to share research advances, and discuss day-to-day practice and regulatory concerns.

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April 23, 2021
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APPs should take proactive role in advancing new models of oncology care delivery

APPs are integral to cancer care delivery, working across the cancer continuum from prevention, risk reduction, screening and diagnosis to all modes of treatment, post-treatment survivorship and surveillance, and end-of-life care.

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March 25, 2021
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APPs can temper expectations of palliative intervention for malignant bowel obstruction

Malignant bowel obstruction is a common and serious complication that occurs most frequently in patients with advanced gastrointestinal and gynecologic cancers.

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December 23, 2020
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Accurately attributing toxicity with combination regimens: An emerging practice challenge

The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer care has expanded exponentially over the last few years.

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December 10, 2020
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Productivity model captures ‘vast spectrum’ of APP contributions

APPs, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, bring a complicated definition of value to health care.

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November 25, 2020
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Educating APPs to provide primary palliative care improves integration into practice

Palliative care is an important piece of cancer care that improves the quality of life for patients with cancer.

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November 10, 2020
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Training essential to understand cancer risks, address barriers facing LGBTQ individuals

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer individuals, or sexual and gender minorities, have been shown to have a disproportionate risk for cancer.

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November 03, 2020
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Clinician burnout: A mental health ‘pandemic within a pandemic’

For the last several months, health care workers have rightfully been hailed as heroes.

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October 09, 2020
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Reflections on the pandemic: Flexibility ‘a must’ for palliative care nurse practitioners

The future held promise at the onset of 2020.

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September 25, 2020
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APP-provided telehealth can ‘help fill gaps’ in cancer care during pandemic

With the advent of the novel coronavirus, the delivery of health care has dramatically changed across the spectrum, requiring physicians, pharmacists and nurses to get creative with patient care.

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August 25, 2020
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Tips for APPs on using TACE, TAE for hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma, the sixth most common cancer, accounts for 90% of primary liver cancers worldwide. Its incidence has tripled since the 1980s.