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Original Source: Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer: chemotherapy.
BACKGROUND: Oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers are frequently described as part of a group of oral cancers or head and neck cancer. Treatment of oral cavity cancer is generally surgery followed by radiotherapy, whereas oropharyngeal cancers, which are more likely to be advanced at the time of diagnosis, are managed with radiotherapy or chemoradiation. Surgery for oral cancers can be disfiguring and both surgery and radiotherapy have significant functional side effects, notably impaired ability to eat, dr...
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Nursing intervention can significantly decrease substance abuse among homeless youth
A new study led by researchers from the UCLA School of Nursing has found that nursing intervention can significantly decrease substance abuse among homeless youth.
Physical Restraint Use in Nursing Homes
To the Editor: Dr Köpke and colleagues demonstrated that an educational, multicomponent intervention reduced the use of physical restraints for nursing home residents without a concomitant increase i...
Intervention Program For Teenage Girls Prevents Bullying And Violence
New research from experts within the University of Minnesota School of Nursing has found teen girls at high risk for pregnancy reported being significantly less likely to participate in social bullyin...
New Interventions Reduce Restraint Use in Nursing Homes
A new study shows that nursing homes that took part in a multicomponent, guideline-based intervention made less use of...
Intervention helps mothers of children diagnosed with cancer
(HealthDay)—Compared with a nondirective support intervention, mothers of children recently diagnosed with cancer who participate in the Bright IDEAS problem-solving skills training (PSST) intervent...
Nurse-led intervention deters substance abuse among homeless youth
(University of California - Los Angeles) Alcohol use and in particular, binge drinking and methamphetamine use is pervasive among homeless youth. A new study led by researchers from the UCLA School o...
A Web-Assisted Tobacco Quality Improvement Intervention
Can an online educational intervention provided by dentists help patients quit tobacco use -- and remain tobacco-free? BMC Oral Health
Oral Cancer Foundation encourages dental practices to offer free oral cancer screenings in April
What has the greatest impact on survival rates of oral cancer? Radiation? Chemotherapy? Perhaps surgery? The truth is none of these; rather, it is the point in time at which the disease is discovered.
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Effects of an Intervention Plan on Nursing Student Success.
Student attrition from nursing programs due to academic failure negatively affects students, nursing programs, and the health care industry. The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine th...
Increasing Screening Intentions for Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer.
BACKGROUND: Oral and pharyngeal cancer is a serious health threat that goes unnoticed by most people. Increasing screenings for oral and pharyngeal cancer is essential to achieving early detection whe...
Home care nursing has been shown to be a valuable service for patients receiving oral chemotherapy; however, associated costs can be high and telephone-based services may be more cost-effective option...
Adherence to oral cancer therapies.
This article reviews nursing interventions to increase adherence to oral cancer therapies, such as patient and care-partner education, side-effect and medication management, and safety issues. Data so...
Journal Clubs: A Strategy to Teach Civility to Nursing Students.
Incivility affects nurses and nursing students and can negatively influence patient care and the quality of nursing education. The Institute of Medicine, The Joint Commission, and the American Associa...
