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Identifying Malnutrition: Nutritional Status in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Cancer

Karthikayini Krishnasamy
Tang Li Yoong
Chong Mei Chan
Lau Peng Choong
Karuthan Chinna
CJON 2017, 21(1), E23-E29 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.E23-E29
Background: Malnutrition is common among patients with cancer, but little attention is given to its risks and consequences. Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the nutritional status and identify the factors associated with malnutrition among newly diagnosed patients with cancer. Methods...
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Nursing Management of Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Pamela A. Lowry
Morganna L. Freeman
Jeffery S. Russell
ONF 2016, 43(6), 680-683 DOI: 10.1188/16.ONF.680-683
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and lethal skin cancer with few known treatment options. Management of this disease is challenging, and oncology nurses must understand the medical, physical, and psychosocial burden that MCC places on the patient and family caregivers. Patients must navigate a...
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Diagnosis Disclosure Process in Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors

Elsa Magro
Lydie Bergot
Solenn Cuchard
Sylvie Lebreton
Marie-Bénédicte Coutte
Ghislaine Rolland-Lozachmeur
Phong Dam Hieu
Romuald Seizeur
CJON 2016, 20(2), E49-E54 DOI: 10.1188/16.CJON.E49-E54
Background: The way to disclose a cancer diagnosis has evolved, and psycho-oncology has developed a more prominent place in cancer care. The diagnosis disclosure process was established to improve the overall quality of patient care and the communication about a cancer diagnosis. Objectives: The...
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A Decision Aid to Improve Smoking Abstinence for Families Facing Cancer

Karen Kane McDonnell
Linda F. Bullock
Benjamin D. Kozower
Patricia J. Hollen
Janie Heath
Virginia Rovnyak
ONF 2014, 41(6), 649-658 DOI: 10.1188/14.ONF.649-658
Purpose/Objectives: To test the feasibility of a multidisciplinary, multicomponent, theory-based decision aid. Design: Prospective, one-group repeated measures. Setting: Thoracic surgery clinic in a university hospital cancer center in central Virginia. Sample: 8 dyads, consisting of 16 total...
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Awaiting Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: Strategies of Enduring for Preserving Self

Janice M. Morse
Charlotte Pooler
Terrie Vann-Ward
Lory J. Maddox
Jill M. Olausson
Maria Roche-Dean
Karen Colorafi
Connie Madden
Brian Rogers
Kim Martz
ONF 2014, 41(4), 350-359 DOI: 10.1188/14.ONF.350-359
Purpose/Objectives: To explicate the emotional experiences of women undergoing breast cancer diagnosis who are waiting for the results of breast biopsy. Research Approach: Glaserian Grounded Theory. Setting: Urban area in western Canada. Participants: 37 women aged 32-76 years. The breast cancer...
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