A new ethical discussion is emerging in the oncology world due to overwhelming advances in fertility preservation in all age groups. The journal article “The Ethics of Fertility Preservation for Paediatric Cancer Patients: From Offer to Rebuttable Presumption” addresses the pressing need to discuss the ethics of failing to preserve fertility as this current practice may no longer be considered ethically appropriate for populations for whom established techniques are available. The current standard
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Service Line Development Task 2 When analyzing the community health assessment several risks and weakness are identified. There are a few risks and weakness with the current state of Oncology Services. With physicians practices already at capacity there is no room to handle the current and future demand for these services. With an aging population new cancer cases are expected to increase by 34 % in five years. Higher smoking rates also contribute to new cancer diagnosis. Another risk is the equipment
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The ovarian lesions is one of the three female genital lesions in the world‚ and its mortality rate ranks the first in gynecological oncology. It was reported that the risk factors for ovarian cancer include infertility‚ late menopause‚ early menarche and so on. The protective factors have multiple pregnancy‚ breastfeeding and oral contraceptives. Recently‚ a link among platelet count and hyperfibrinogenemia and malignancies‚ such as gastric‚ lung‚ esophageal‚ colorectal‚ pancreatic‚ cervical‚ ovarian
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Patients’ trust during the two oncological consultations (T0 and T12) The patient sample included 128 women and 129 men. Of the 128 female patients‚ 19 were gynecology patients and 109 were oncology patients. Of the 120 male patients‚ 38 were with prostate and testicular gem-cell cancers and 82 were oncology patients. The mean age of the patient sample was 56 years (S.D. 11‚76). Cancer patients were diagnosed with a malignancy of the lung‚ breast‚ cervix‚ testis‚ liver‚ pancreas‚ or colon (Table
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Introduction In the age of innovation‚ it is safe to say technology has affected change for most individuals. As nursing evolves it Is essential to incorporate technology into all aspects of nursing. Paper charting in most places is transitioning into electronic medical records. Ineligible physician orders are being replaced largely by computer entries. Education in nursing has developed from teaching patients verbally and handing them literature to showing them on-line resources . An
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Clinical Practice Guidelines. London: Cancer Care Alliance. Cancer Care Alliance (2006) Teaching Pack‚ A resource for chemotherapy education. Clinical Practice Guidelines London: Cancer Care Alliance. Grundy‚ M. (2000) Nursing in Haematological Oncology. London: Bailliere Tindall. Howard‚ M. and Hamilton‚ P. (1997) Haematology An Illustrated Colour Text. London: Churchill Livingstone Mallett‚ J Nursing and Midwifery Council (2005) Guidelines for the administration of medicines‚ London: Nursing and
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A Portrait of Successful Aging If caring for patients with chronic health issues has always been a challenge for nursing‚ it would be much more challenging when one deals with patients who are diagnosed with cancer. As an oncology nurse‚ most of my patients are older adults who are not only burdened by old age‚ but also weighed down by the feelings of human fragility‚ e.g.‚ hopelessness‚ loneliness‚ and fear of the impending death brought about by the diagnosis of cancer. Through the many years
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Targeted Therapy: A New Generation of Health Care Innovation Michael A. Kline University of Phoenix HCA/210 Introduction to Health Care Jon Lasell February 9‚ 2014 Targeted Therapy: A New Generation of Health Care Innovation Could targeted therapy be the “new” trend in fighting degenerative cancer genes that are affect nearly 13‚000‚000 people in the world? Scientific and technological advances and in the health care system have‚ and will continue to change as long as there are
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Wilms Tumor Wilms tumor‚ also called Nephroblastoma‚ is the most common type of pediatric kidney cancer‚ accounting for about 5% of all childhood cancers. “It is named after Max Wilms‚ a German doctor who wrote one of the first medical articles about the disease in 1899” (The American Cancer Society‚ 2016). Majority of cases are diagnosed before the age of 5‚ becoming less common as the child grows older. There are approximately 500 new cases diagnosed every year in the United States. During
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medical career will allow me the opportunity to help improve the community’s health conditions and learn about their health related needs. After completing my college education I want to go to medical school and become a doctor‚ I want to specialize in oncology‚ the study of cancer‚ and contribute to the cancer research field. I have dealt with cancer within my family; my mother was diagnosed with a pelvic tumor summer of 2012. This situation has instilled in me a purpose and desire to become an oncologist
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