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Nurse-Led Education On Oral Chemotherapy Medications, Carmen Lucia Glick Alonso Dec 2022

Nurse-Led Education On Oral Chemotherapy Medications, Carmen Lucia Glick Alonso

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Problem: Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death among women in the United States. Annually, around 264,000 breast cancer cases are diagnosed in women and 2,400 in men (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022). According to the American Cancer Society, the risk of a woman in the United States being diagnosed with breast cancer in their life is around 13% (2022).

Context: Along with a cancer diagnosis comes the need to introduce patient education about new oral chemotherapy treatments. As a treatment team member, the oncology nurse plays a vital role in this …