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A Time to Reflect and a Time to Move Forward

Debra Lyon
ONF 2021, 48(1), 9-10 DOI: 10.1188/21.ONF.9-10
The winter solstice marks the astronomical moment when the sun is aligned over the Tropic of Capricorn. On December 21, those who live in the Northern Hemisphere had the shortest day and longest night of the year. This was accompanied in 2020 by a rare alignment of Jupiter and Saturn, which...
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A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Living With Multiple Myeloma

Matthew R. LeBlanc
Thomas W. LeBlanc
Ashley Leak Bryant
Kathryn I. Pollak
Donald E. Bailey Jr.
Sophia K. Smith
ONF 2021, 1-10 DOI:
Purpose: To explore the ways in which multiple myeloma affects an individual’s life in the modern treatment era. Participants & Setting: 15 individuals with multiple myeloma and 10 clinicians were recruited from two academic medical centers in the southeastern United States. Methodologic...
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The Year of I Don’t Know

Ellen Carr
CJON 2020, 24(6), 603 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.603
The year 2020 will go down in various online archives as unbelievable, unreal, seemingly unending, and brimming with unknowns. Let’s face it. How many times this year have you said, “I don’t know” to yourself or to others? Let me offer a litany of situations.
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Quality of Life, Survivorship, and Psychosocial Adjustment of Young Women With Breast Cancer After Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy

Karen Hassey Dow
Patricia Lafferty
ONF 2000, 27(10), 1555-1564 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To examine changes In quality of life (QOL), psychosocial adjustment, and survivorship issues over time of women younger than 45 years who underwent breast-conserving surgery and radiation therapy (RT) for breast cancer. Design: Repeated measures, longitudinal design. Methods:...
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Relations of Mindfulness and Illness Acceptance With Psychosocial Functioning in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer and Caregivers

Kelly Chinh
Ekin Secinti
Shelley A. Johns
Adam T. Hirsh
Kathy D. Miller
Bryan Schneider
Anna Maria Storniolo
Lida Mina
Erin V. Newton
Victoria L. Champion
Catherine E. Mosher
ONF 2020, 47(6), 739-752 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.739-752
Objectives: To examine relationships in mindfulness and illness acceptance and psychosocial functioning in patients with metastatic breast cancer and their family caregivers. Sample & Setting: 33 dyads from an academic cancer center in the United States. Methods & Variables: Participants...
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