The 7 Best Things About Being An Gift For Oncologist Nurse

by Rebecca

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Posted on 27-08-2020 02:30 AM

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Episode info: ons member ashley leak bryant, phd, rn-bc, ocn®, assistant professor and researcher at the university of north carolina school of nursing, clinical nurse at the north carolina cancer hospital, and chair of ons’s leadership development committee, joins chelsea backler, msn, aprn, agcns-bc, aocns®, oncology clinical specialist at ons, to discuss the importance of nursing leadership roles, how to become an oncology nursing leader, and more.

What Should You Look for in a Cancer Specialist?

The death of bollywood veteran actor, vinod khanna, after a prolonged battle with bladder cancer, once again highlights how the killer disease is spreading in india, sparing neither the rich nor the poor. With tremendous increase in cancer patients and limited cancer specialists, this specialized domain is witnessing a huge demand.

All About Prostate Cancer

By paactusa by jan manarite, vp of advocacy & education. A radiologist is a physician you probably never meet, yet still impacts the understanding and treatment course of your cancer. He reads and interprets your imaging or your radiology exams. In prostate cancer, radiology exams include ct scan, mri, and x-ray (most commonly). Ultrasound would also be considered radiology, but in the case of prostate cancer, most urologists do their own ultrasounds and don’t use radiologists. There are other imaging techniques which are called “nuclear medicine” because they require an injection that is radioactive or a “radio-pharmaceutical. ”nuclear medicine imaging in prostate cancer includes bone scans (both the t99 and the f18) and all pet scans (c11 choline, c11 acetate and f18 or sodium fluoride). Read more in monday’s  blog for the difference between a radiologist and a nuclear medicine physician.

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