Many patients undergoing cancer treatment experience alopecia. To support patients, scalp cooling programs can be coordinated and implemented to educate patients and their caregivers on the benefits of and best practices for using cold caps to limit the extent of hair loss. In addition, fundraising...

Problem Identification: The impact of mental health disorders (MHDs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) on healthcare utilization (HCU) in patients with cancer is an understudied phenomenon. Literature Search: A literature search of studies published prior to January 2018 that examined HCU in...

Objectives: To describe the impact of advance care planning (ACP) education on nurses’ confidence in ACP knowledge and practice and to identify barriers to facilitate ACP conversation in a bone marrow transplantation unit. Sample & Setting: 60 nurses working in the bone marrow transplant unit...

The thrombopoietin receptor agonists, eltrombopag and romiplostim, are second-line agents used to treat chronic immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) in adults and children. ITP is a rare autoimmune disease and hematologic disorder characterized by reduced platelet counts that can result in...