Transdermal medication delivery systems provide systemic therapy by passive diffusion through the skin. They offer an alternative route of medication administration and may be well suited for patients who are unable to take or retain oral medications. Granisetron transdermal system (Sancuso(R), ProStrakan, Inc.) is the first transdermal medication patch indicated for the prevention of nausea an...

We tried to clarify the applicability of "utility" for the evaluation of patient's QOL with gastric cancer after chemotherapy and attempted to compare differences in QOL after treatment with the oral antitumor agent TS-1 or with a conventional injectable combination. Three items, moving activity, pain, and gastrointestinal symptoms, were employed as indicators of patient QOL, and then the asses...

Acknowledgments This study was undertaken at the chemotherapy unit at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The research was made possible through a grant from Dimbleby Cancer Care and the generosity of carers who participated in the study in various ways through sharing their stories, and through both developing and testing the intervention. Without their support this research would not h...

Occupational exposure to chemotherapy is a significant and ubiquitous danger to oncology nurses. The Oncology Clinical Nurse III/IV leadership group at the University of North Carolina Hospitals embarked on the challenge of a comprehensive standards review regarding personal protective equipment necessary when handling waste after hazardous drug administration. This review led to practice impro...

this survey was performed on 45 oncology nurses in three hospitals, and cancer institute in tehran. the purpose of this study was investigating the stressors during the care of cancer patients and its importance from the oncology nurses’ view. data gathering tool was a questionnaire with 42 questions, according to research specific goals and had two parts. first part included demographic charac...

Lung cancer is divided into two major histologic types: small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer. SCLC is rapidly progressive and, without treatment, may be fatal in as few as 12 weeks. Fortunately, SCLC is a very chemotherapy- and radiation-sensitive disease, and a variety of chemotherapy agents have demonstrated activity against it. This article provides an overview of SCL...

Women diagnosed with stage III or IV ovarian cancer typically are treated with surgery followed by chemotherapy. Intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy, the direct administration of chemotherapy into the IP cavity, has been explored as a viable treatment option for some women with advanced ovarian cancer. Fatigue may occur as a result of the disease process, treatment, or a wide variety of physical,...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore oncology nurses' practice behaviors and knowledge of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in the assessment of patients with cancer. DESIGN Cross-sectional, exploratory. SETTING Two hospital-based outpatient chemotherapy clinics in Baltimore, MD. SAMPLE Self-selected convenience sample of 39 oncology nurses. METHODS Completion of the principal ...