29th Oncology Nursing & Nurse Practitioners Conference Aug 28-30, 2017 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Breast Cancer is most common Cancer in women with around 30,000 women and 200 men diagnosed in each year. Breast it develops from Breast Tissue. Signs of breast cancer may add a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, scratch of the skin, Fluid coming from the nipple, or red flaky patch of skin. In those with apart spread of the disease, there may be bone pain, swollen lymph nodes, and shortness of breath or yellow skin.

 The breast clinical nurse specialist provides:

Emotional support in handle with the diagnosis of breast cancer

Information and guidance about cancer of the breast and its treatment

Advice about symptoms and their management

Bra and prosthesis information and guidance

Information about other supportive organizations

Basic benefits advice and they can put you in touch with benefits advisors

Gynecologic Oncology is a functional field of medicine that targets on cancers of the female reproductive system, including Ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, Vaginal cancer, cervical cancer, and Vulvar cancer. As specialists, they have huge training in the diagnosis and treatment of these cancers. The Gynecologic Oncologist is prepared to provide important assistant services such as pain management, management of medical or surgical obstacles from treatment, complications of the cancer.Endocrine Oncology mentions to a medical speciality dealing with hormone producing tumors, it is a combination of Endocrinology and Oncology.

Surgical Oncology is the study of surgery applied to Oncology it focal point on the surgical management of tumors, especially cancerous tumors. As one of several methods in the management of cancer, the major of surgical oncology, before modern medicine the only cancer treatment with a chance of success, has evolved in steps similar to Medical Oncology, which developed out of Hematology, Radiation Oncology, & Radiology.

Surgical Oncology Nursing provides you with a detailed examination of surgical patients with cancer from diagnosis to survivorship. Caring for surgical patients with cancer involves a varied healthcare team with many hands touching patients at different stages. There have been several changes in their treatment have been communicated to cancer patients.General Onco-surgeries, Gynaec Onco-surgeries, Breast surgeries, Uro Oncology,Ortho Oncology, Oral Onco-surgeries Head and neck surgeries Hepatopancreatobillar Surgery, Liver transplantation.

Pediatric Nurses share work with doctors and other associative health professionals to provide healthcare and information about disease & treatment suggestions to their parents & their families. They can be found working in hospitals, Clinics, Public health, community centers, & Private practices. Depending on each patient’s particular treatment plan, Pediatric nurse duties may include carry out medications, placing Intravenous lines on patients and they carry out other kinds of medications. In many cases general pediatric nurses suggest and they provide long term treatment for young patients 

The Responsibilities of pediatric nursing may differ based on work setting and specialty. In hospital settings, pediatric nurses generally document patient progress through careful record keeping, notifying, & Working with doctors in the event of any changes in a patient’s situation. Generally pediatric nurses regularly assist doctors by checking vital signs, taking blood samples, giving Vaccinations, & taking patients histories during their visits.          

Radiation Oncology Nurses work with every member of the treatment to care cancer patients before & after treatment they check overall health status, help to patients and their family members handle through complex medical systems, improve patients health in good manner about their treatment, helping with system management and act as a patient supporter.

Radiation therapy is a part of cancer treatment to control or kill malignant cells & normally delivered by linear acceleration this may be therapeutic in a number of types of cancer if they are localized to on area of the body.it may also be used as a part of additional therapy to prevent tumor frequency after surgery to remove a primary malignant tumor. Radiation therapy is symbiotic with chemotherapy and has been used before and after chemotherapy in sensitive cancers. The subspecialty of Oncology that targets on radiotherapy is known as Radiation Oncology.

The Oncology Specialists at the entire cancer center use a variety of tools and diagnose an Immense Spectrum of Cancers and Blood Diseases. Depending on the symptoms Doctors follow some tests for that particular cancer disease.

Blood test, Screening & Detection test, Bone marrow testing, Imaging test, Cancer Biopsy, Colonoscopy, Computed Tomography Scan, Digital Rectal Exam, Donating Blood and Platelets, Fecal Occult Blood Tests these are the most common diagnostic tests for cancer symptom patients.

Oncology is a group of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Cancers are frequently managed through discussion on multi-disciplinary cancer conferences where Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Pathology, Radiology and Organ Specific Oncology meet to find the possible management for an individual patient seeing the physical, social, psychological, emotional and financial status of the patients is very important for oncologists to keep updated of the latest improvements in oncology.

Symptoms are commonly depends on the different sites of cancers: Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Gynecological Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Ovary Cancer, Rectal Cancer

Oncology is the study of cancer that deals with the prevention, diagnosis & treatment of cancer. In Oncology there are several sub-specialties that deals with different types of cancer. Different cancers moving different parts of the body Example: Breast cancer, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, Blood cells or other organs behave in different manner, are of different classifications and cellular type, respond differently to treatment and have different set of effective treatment procedure.

Sub-specialties in Oncology:

Neuro Oncology is Focuses on cancer of brain, Ocular Oncology is focuses in eyes, Head & Neck Oncology target in oral cavity, Thoracic Oncology focal point in lungs, Esophagus and pleura, Breast Oncology, Gastrointestinal Oncology is directly targeted in stomach, colon, rectum, anal canal, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, Bone & Musculoskeletal Oncology, Genitourinary Oncology, Pediatric Oncology, Hemato Oncology, Preventive Oncology, Geriatric Oncology, Pain & Palliative Oncology, Molecular Oncology, Oncopathology, Nuclear medicine Oncology, Psycho-Oncology, Veterinary Oncology it target of cancer in animals.

Cancers are generally considered as diseases with advances in diagnostic methods that allow early diagnosis and detection of cancer & advances in therapeutic methods there are countless patients living lives with cancer.

Therapy of cancer depends on many factors:

Types of cancer

Stages of Cancer

Classification or advancing nature of cancer

Patient’s general health

Patients position of the treatment

Cancer therapies include surgery, Radiation therapy, & Chemotherapy. Generally chemotherapy has 3 stages Induction, Consolidation & Maintenance. In chemotherapy there are several new ways 1. Hormonal Therapy  2.  Anti-angiogenesis therapies 3.  Photodynamic therapy 4. Gene therapy 5.Bone marrow transplantation and stem cell transplantation.

Education plan is the need for Oncology Nurses with the knowledge and skills to proper the demands of the changing nature of cancer treatment and management.

Cancer treatment has become more chronic with greater numbers of patients around cancer. There is an increased bunch of cancer therapies and modes of treatment delivery.

The need for assistant and palliative care within the community act many problems for educators, for learning environment has to adjust and be provided by competition for funds via market-based contracts. In addition, the health service demands more nurses with consultant skills in an economic climate where there are limited resources. More than ever, there is a need to consider the skills needed for such a shift and even if this cancer education is provided:

• As part of community nurse training

• As part of older people care emergency

• As a cancer speciality.

Oncology is one of the most Focused area in Cancer Treatments. For an Oncologist or Oncology Nurse, to find a proper words to cheer a person who suffering with disease. The specialized nurse is a registered nurse whose primary focus in cancer care. This nurse has buildup specialty knowledge, skill, & practices in an environment where the majority of entity has diagnosis of cancer or at risk of progress cancer.

The advanced Oncology Nurse is a master’s prepared nurse with knowledge and ability in an area of cancer nursing. All nurses move along a path from beginners to expert. It is recognized that, regardless of even if a generalist, specialized oncology or advanced Oncology Nurse, each individual nurse will experience this path from beginners to expert.

Determine collaboration and communication of the interprofessional cancer care team & Analyzes role Competition or confusion and pursue information that leads to resolution

Cancer is a disease that involves abnormal growth increases in the number of cells, with the apparent to infect or spread to other parts of the body. Not all tumors or lumps are cancerous. Signs and symptoms contain a lump, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unknown weight loss and a change in bowel movements. Cancers are usually named as Carcinoma, Sarcoma & Blastoma. Common cancers in human, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Liver Cancer, Colon Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Melanoma Cancer, Bone Cancer, Blood Cancer.

Oncological management of any tumor, if it is only palliative, can result in a symbolic improvement in pain relief. Combining cancer treatments with Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological methods of pain control can result in optimum pain management. However, it should be recognized that oncological treatments themselves may induce continuous pain in some patients Cancer treatment includes loco regional treatments, either surgery or radiotherapy, and systemic therapy with chemotherapy, hormone therapy and biological modifiers.

Specific Pain problems in cancer patients: Skeletal pain, Localized external beam radiotherapy, Wide field external beam Radiotherapy, Radioisotope treatment, Chemotherapy and Hormone Therapy, Thoracic pain, Abdominal-pelvic pain, Headache

Colorectal Cancer is also known as colon cancer & bowl cancer, is development of cancer from the colon or rectum. It is owed to the abnormal growth of cells they have capacity to infect or spread to other parts of the body.  Signs and symptoms may involve blood in the stool, a change in bowel movements, weight loss, and feeling tired all the time.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist is usually present at the time a patient is informed of the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Nurse supports and communicates with the patient throughout their care, explain the diagnosis and the treatment options. Patients newly diagnosed with cancer will need support to deal with the many fears and anxieties they experience. The support given by the nurse in helping patients feels in control, superior to a greater understanding and participation in treatment plans

Cancer Vaccine is a vaccine that either treats actual cancer or prevents development of a cancer. Vaccines that treat actual cancer are known as therapeutic cancer vaccines. Some researchers reserved that cancerous cells routinely appear and are destroyed by the immune system, and that tumors form when the immune system fails to destroy them.

Tumor antigens are divided into two categories, shared tumor antigens, and unique tumor antigens. Shared antigens are signified by many tumors. Unique tumor antigens result from mutations convinced through physical or chemical carcinogens they are expressed only by individual tumors.

Vaccines contain whole tumor cells, though these vaccines have been less effective in obtain immune responses in impulsive cancer models. Tumor antigens decrease the risk of autoimmunity, but the immune response is directed to a single epitope, tumors can avoid destruction through antigen loss variance. 

Cancer can be treated by Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiation therapy, Hormonal therapy & Targeted therapy. The choice of therapy depends upon the location and classification of the tumors and the stage of the disease, as well as the general state of the patient. Complementary and Alternative medicine treatments are the various groups of medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not part of normal medicine and it don’t shown to be effective. Advanced Cancer Therapeutics is leading change in biotechnology industry. To avoid problems of cancer chemotherapy Nanotechnology focused on cancer chemotherapy.

Despite advances in biomedical research that have deepened our understanding of cancer indication, resulting in the discovery and development of targeted therapies, the success rates of oncology drug development persist low. Opportunities remain for impartial drug selection informed by exposure to response understanding to optimize the benefit risk balance of novel therapies for cancer patients.

A cancer diagnosis and its treatment can be devastating. Usually patients and family members have many questions and doubts about the disease and the treatment. The supportive care program helps patients and family members deal with the physical and emotional pain caused by the cancer diagnosis and treatment. The less distress patients have, the more energy they can recover directly. Comprehensive supportive care services require the knowledge of an interdisciplinary team in order to sufficient evaluate and treat the complicated needs of cancer patients and their families

Cancer Immunotherapy is the application of the Immune System to treat cancer. Immunotherapies can be classified as active, passive or hybrid. These access deed the fact that cancer cells frequently have molecules on their surface that can be identify by the immune system, known as tumor-associated antigens, they are often proteins or other Macromolecules.

Stem-cell therapy is the application of stem cells to treat or prevent a disease or condition. Bone marrow transplant is the most extensively used stem-cell therapy, but some therapies derived from Umbilical Cord Blood are also in use.  

Stem-cell therapy has become issue following developments such as the ability of scientists to isolate and culture embryonic stem cells, to create stem cells using somatic cell nuclear transfer and their use of techniques to create pluripotent stem cells. This issue is often related to abortion politics and to human cloning. Additionally, efforts to market treatments based on transplant of stored umbilical cord blood.

Prognosis is the expected or apparent outcome of a disease. It is a best assumption of a person’s chances of survival. Cancer patients have an increased risk of blood clots in veins. The use of heparin develops to improve durability and decrease the risk of blood clots.

Cancer has a major focus on society in the United States and across the world. In 2016 statistics are 1,685,210 new cases of cancer diagnosed in the US & 595,690 people died because of this cancer disease. The most common cancers are Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Colon and Rectum Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Melanoma Cancer, Thyroid Cancer.

Based on 2008-2012 Cancer deadliness is higher among men than women (207.9 per 100,000 men and 145.4 per 100,000 women). It is more in African, American men (261.5 per 100,000) and less in Asian, Pacific Islander women (91.2 per 100,000).