Fourth Issue, Series Three - Uncategorized
In 2010, Congress passed (and the President signed into law) comprehensive healthcare legislation called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), or as it is more commonly known, the Affordable Care Act (ACA).1 This legislation provides a health insurance exchange in which individuals and small businesses can purchase qualified [ Read More ]
Third Issue, Series Three - Uncategorized
It is inevitable that patients with cancer will experience some side effects associated with treatment. Recommendations for managing and minimizing these complications are critical to patients’ well-being and can impact overall clinical outcomes. Adherence to therapy (or the ability to remain on treatment as recommended) is negatively affected when cancer [ Read More ]
Second Issue, Series Three - Uncategorized
The state of healthcare in 2014 necessitates that patients play an active role in the management of their health. But who, among Americans, has access to healthcare? This access occurs when an individual is fortunate enough to have available the timely use of services, so he or she can achieve [ Read More ]
First Issue, Series Three - Uncategorized
As a nurse practitioner and a researcher whose focus is on supportive care in cancer, many of my patients and their caregivers look to me for answers to their questions regarding over-the-counter (OTC) supplements and prescription drugs used to treat various disorders. Oftentimes, patients seek my opinion concerning appropriate OTC [ Read More ]
Fifth Issue, Series Two - Uncategorized
Question:Which of these patients would benefit from a cancer survivorship care plan (SCP)? Evan is a 28-year-old male who was diagnosed with testicular cancer 6 years ago. He underwent surgery and chemotherapy and has no evidence of disease. He plans to get married next year but wonders what the chemo [ Read More ]
Third Issue, Series Two - Uncategorized
Linda is a 62-year-old nonsmoker who eats a vegetarian diet and walks 3 miles 3 days a week. Despite her healthy lifestyle, Linda developed a nonproductive cough in May 2012 that kept her up at night. The coughing became progressively worse, so she was evaluated by her primary care provider. [ Read More ]
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