Nursing & Allied Health

By Kathleen A. Gamblin, RN, BSN, OCN Posted: December 2017 The nursing perspective and the views of other ancillary specialties are frequently missing in the thoracic oncology literature. This deficiency […]

By Carol Brimacombe, State Registered Occupational Therapist (SROT) Posted: October 2017 The emerging role of allied health professionals in the multidisciplinary thoracic cancer team (MDT) is only just being acknowledged […]

Posted: June 2017 By Kimberly Rohan, ANP-BC Treatment for patients with NSCLC today has become increasingly personalized over the past few years. It is paramount to be able to test […]

Posted: April 2017 By Anne Fraser, Oncology Nurse Practitioner Immunotherapy has changed the landscape of lung cancer treatment, offering hope to advanced lung cancer patients. Immunotherapy works by activating the […]

Posted: February 2017 By Lori Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC WCLC 2016 offered focused education for nurses and allied health professionals through its nursing track, as well as through special nursing […]

By Beth Eaby-Sandy, MSN, CRNP, OCN, Massey Nematollahi, RN, MScN, OCN, CON, Diana Borthwick, MSc, PGD, and Beth Ivimey, RN United States of America There are now 2 distinct immunotherapy […]

By Beth Eaby-Sandy, MSN, CRNP, OCN As a nurse practitioner in an academic center in the US, I work in a thoracic medical oncology practice; however, in the US, it […]