Adrienne Duckworth, MSN, APRN, NP-C, AOCNP, of WVU Medicine, joined Cancer Nursing Today to discuss a care gaps initiative that improved lung cancer screening rates for patients at a rural cancer institute. “Lung cancer screening is very near and dear to my heart,” Duckworth said. “I’ve worked in taking care of lung cancer patients from the medical oncology side for about 10 years, and screening would certainly help to change the timing of when people are diagnosed, which is really where we’re going to continue to make the biggest impact on ...
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Review the most current news and learn about the latest clinical developments in lung cancer treatment. Cancer Nursing Today provides the latest insights and perspectives on lung cancer risk in never-smokers, opioid education for patients with lung cancer, and more. From advances in screening techniques to prognostic models, explore the evolution of lung cancer care.
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Adrienne Duckworth, MSN, APRN, NP-C, AOCNP, shares why open and empathetic communication about lung cancer is critical.
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Amivantamab plus chemotherapy “significantly prolonged time to symptomatic progression” compared with chemotherapy alone.
Researchers evaluated the use of ctDNA next-generation sequencing panels that included NTRK gene fusions.
Certain features were over-represented among a cohort of young adults with lung cancer.
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