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VOL 14 NO 7 • Nov/Dec 2023
This issue’s cover illustration depicts the midsagittal section through the head with focus on the oropharynx and cancerous lesion at the base of the tongue. Graphic overlays make reference to HPV, specifically HPV-16 and the association with smoking to HPV-OPC. Artwork by Alexandra Webber © 2023, DNA Illustrations, Inc., Asheville, North Carolina.EditorialBeth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN®, BMTCN, FAAN, FAPOThe 2023 JADPRO Live conference was held in person from November 9 through 12 in sunny Orlando, Florida. It was wonderful reconnecting with advanced practitioners (APs) from around the country to catch up on the latest advances in hematology/oncology, along with their implications for advanced pr...
Research and ScholarshipAnna C. Cooper, PA-C, Casey A. Fazer, PA-C, Ashish V. Chintakuntlawar, MBBS, PhD, Harry E. Fuentes Bayne, MD, MS, Patrick W. McGarrah, MD, and Katharine A. R. Price, MDHead and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) accounts for 4% of overall malignancies, with 66,920 patients diagnosed annually and 15,400 dying from their disease (Siegel et al., 2023). Despite a decrease in tobacco use, and the resultant decline in HNSCC overall, oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) has b...
Research and ScholarshipRenata Block,(1) MMS, PA-C, Deborah Patterson,(2) MMS, PA-C, Jennifer J. Siegel,(2) PhD, Brian Martin,(2) PhD, Ann P. Quick,(2) PhD, and Jillian Hunt,(3) MSN, APRN, FNP-C, AOCNP®Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is the fifth most common malignancy in the United States, resulting in over 7,000 deaths annually (National Cancer Institute, 2023). The majority of patients with CM classified as low risk (stage I or II) according to American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging guide...
Research and ScholarshipAnna Jones,(1) FNP-C, Paola Degregorio,(2) PA-C, Max W. Sung,(3) MD,
Zahra Ramji,(4) BSN, Min Ren,(5) PhD, and Ari D. Baron,(1) MDIn 2023, liver cancer accounted for 2.1% and 4.8% of estimated new cancer cases and cancer deaths in the United States, respectively (National Cancer Institute, 2023). Globally, in 2020, liver cancer was reported as 4.7% of new cancer cases but 8.3% of cancer deaths (Sung et al., 2021). Hepatocel...
Review ArticleSamantha Thompson, MPH, MCHS, PA-C, Lydia T. Madsen, PhD, RN, AOCNS®, FNAP, and Angela Bazzell, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AOCNP®Beyond the latest fad diet capturing the public’s attention, the practice of intermittent fasting has been advanced as a dietary intervention with the potential to positively impact cancer treatment by decreasing chemotherapy-related side effects and limiting tumor growth (Nencioni et al., 2018; ...
Review ArticleJaci Whittaker, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, Ashley Martinez, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, and Joyce E. Dains, DrPH, JD, APRN, FNP-BC, FANP, FAANP, FAANCytomegalovirus (CMV) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients following stem cell transplant (SCT; Styczynski, 2017). Cytomegalovirus remains latent after primary infection and can reactivate in a host during a time of immune suppression. Due to immune suppressio...
Grand RoundsPatricia Kelly,(1) DNP, APRN, CNS, AGN-BC, AOCN®, Suzanne Mahon,(2) DNS, RN, AOCN®, AGN-BC, FAAN, and Patricia Friend,(3) PhD, APRN-CNS, AOCNS®, AGN-BCCase Study
LP is a 40-year-old premenopausal woman who was seen by a nurse practitioner for her well-woman exam. Because of her personal and family history of colon polyps, LP expressed interest in genetic testing to assess for hereditary cancer risk. LP’s health-care provider took a “shotgun” ap...
Practice MattersSHANNON HOLLOWAY, PA-C, KELLY McCONN, PA-C, ROY BORCHARDT, PA-C, PhD, VICTOR E. MULANOVICH, MD, and JAVIER A. ADACHI, MDAdvanced practice providers (APPs) are an integral part of the health-care delivery system in the United States. They offer a cost-effective means of improving efficiency while maintaining high-quality patient care (American Association of Medical Colleges, 2021; Morgan et al., 2019). Advanced pr...
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