Experts will discuss promising and best practices to provide equitable cancer care to sexual, gender, and racial minority patients. The session will also feature an update on the Elevating Cancer Equity initiative as well as policy initiatives focused on improving health equity. Additionally, leading cancer centers will share successful programs they have implemented to engage underserved communities.

With continued education, nurses can feel more empowered in having these tough conversations with their patients and improve the quality of care provided.

Nurses are a valuable resource to support and guide parents in communicating their cancer diagnosis with their children. This can result in improved relationships, better coping and less stress on the parent. With the proper training, nurses can facilitate this process while supporting and empowering parents in sharing this personal experience with their children.

Continued education in outpatient desensitization will allow institutions to adapt their protocols and adjust to the ever-changing landscape of cancer care.

It is important to provide education and an action plan to outline how exercise may not only reduce side effects from chemotherapy but also help chemotherapy work better and improve survival. As new data emerges, more specific exercise “doses” can be prescribed.

It is important to provide education and an action plan to outline how exercise may not only reduce side effects from chemotherapy but also help chemotherapy work better and improve survival. As new data emerges, more specific exercise “doses” can be prescribed.

Although the toxicity profiles of the newer molecularly targeted drugs are less focused on blood cells than those of traditional cytotoxic therapies, there are still infectious risks; safety and efficacy can only be guaranteed by multidisciplinary teams that have therapeutic expertise in the pharmacology of oral anti-cancer therapy.

Quality initiatives directed at standardized clinical pathways for symptom management and development for urgent cancer care tactics are becoming a standard in cancer care to help reduce ED visits.

The increasing costs of cancer care have led to an increase in the numbers of patients affected by financial toxicity (FT), which can have dire consequences including bankruptcy and non-adherence to care and worse oncologic outcomes. Although health care providers, including oncology nurses, can help address FT by discussing the costs of care with patients and through other interventions, many do not feel comfortable doing this. Education on the prevalence of, risk factors for, consequences of, and techniques to reduce financial toxicity can help providers help their patients with cancer avoid or minimize FT.