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Health literacy and older adults: Strategies for integration

WebSeptember 14, 2015. Health literacy is an issue facing many patients who receive a cancer diagnosis, as well as their caregivers. The National Assessment of Adult Literacy …

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Patient binders: Creating a tool that helps patients and nurses

WebGood communication and effective teaching are needed to provide comprehensive chemotherapy patient education. Poor communication can have a …

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Patient Education With SMART Goals May improve Health Literacy …

WebResearchers interviewed clinicians and patients to develop a conceptual model of congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Nurse-led intervention that …

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Preparing family members to care for the patient at home

WebPDF of Home Care 0710. With advances in cancer care creating opportunities for more outpatient treatment and changes in health care payment and delivery leading …

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Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer: An Introduction to ASTRO’s …

WebThe consensus guideline, drafted by an ASTRO-convened expert task force, offers recommendations about radiotherapy, including brachytherapy, and …

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The Impact of Cancer on Mental Health: Recognizing Symptoms …

WebCancer often has a profound impact on the mental and emotional well-being of those who receive a diagnosis. In patients who have historically struggled with mental …

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Medical Terms in Patient Education: Using the Confusing to …

WebMedical terminology can be a foreign language — or confusing, at the least — for many patients. Ann Brady uses a patient encounter to illustrate the potential …

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Walking Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Cancer

WebMarch 9, 2017. Patients with advanced cancer who walk for 30 minutes 3 times a week experience improved quality of life, a pilot study involving patients with advanced breast, …

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Telling the Story: Social Determinants of Health, Health Literacy

WebSocial determinants of health (SDoH) have emerged as some of the most important factors influencing the health outcomes of people and communities worldwide.

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SDOH Drive Disparities in Access to Cancer Care Among …

WebA cross-sectional survey of patients identified which social determinants of health domains contribute to delays in accessing care among patients with hematologic …

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Nondrug interventions can effectively improve time to fall asleep …

WebSleep disturbance and insomnia, often associated with cancer treatment, affect 36% to 59% of patients.1 Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at t

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New program guides nurses into survivorship care

WebA curriculum at City of Hope and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center will train nurses working with cancer patients who are transitioning from active treatment …

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Implicit Bias, Healthcare Inequities Impact Cancer Care for Patients

WebPreexisting or coexisting disabilities among patients who are undergoing cancer care and the issues of implicit bias and healthcare inequities can impact patients’ …

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Antioxidants and Cancer Prevention (Fact Sheet)

WebAntioxidants are chemicals that interact with and neutralize free radicals, thus preventing them from causing damage. Antioxidants are also known as “free radical …

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Establishing a Multidisciplinary Approach to Social Determinants …

WebCancer is a major public health concern that is expected to impact 2 million people in the year 2024, with an estimated number of 611,720 expected deaths. 1 A …

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Light-Use Waterpipe Smoking Can Harm the Lungs

Web(HealthDay News) — Young, light-use waterpipe smokers exhibit a variety of pulmonary abnormalities, according to a study published online March 23 in the …

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Obesity in Cancer Survivors on the Rise

WebEstimated rate of annual increase in obesity prevalence higher for adults with history of cancer

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Radiotherapy side effects: Understanding pelvic radiation disease

WebThe molecular and physiologic mechanisms leading to pelvic radiation disease are complex, and symptoms related to gastrointestinal and urinary tract dysfunction can be diverse, …

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Patients With Cancer Not More Likely to Quit Smoking

WebPatients with cancer, including those with a tobacco-related cancer, do not seem to be more likely to quit smoking than the general population.

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Symptom Burden, Physical Activity Predict Overall Recovery After

WebLow physical activity and high symptom burden are predictive of poor general health and long-term sick leave in patients after undergoing allo-HSCT.

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Emerging Role of Genomic Rearrangements in Breast Cancer: …

WebABSTRACT Significant advances in our knowledge of cancer genomes are rapidly changing the way we think about tumor biology and the heterogeneity of cance

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Magnetic Field Exposure and Cancer (Fact Sheet)

WebNo mechanism by which ELF-EMFs could cause cancer has been identified. Unlike high-energy (ionizing) radiation, ELF-EMFs are low energy and non-ionizing and …

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