Pleural mesothelioma: management updates and nursing initiatives to improve patient care

Rebecca H LehtoCollege of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USAAbstract: Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a relatively rare but aggressive malignancy that is primarily associated with occupational asbestos exposure. While treatment options for mesothelioma have expanded, the di...

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Autor principal:	Lehto RH
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2014
Materias:	Nursing RT1-120
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2f49c426eeca43448b70e9e45561ffbc2021-12-02T08:58:55ZPleural mesothelioma: management updates and nursing initiatives to improve patient care2230-522Xhttps://doaj.org/article/2f49c426eeca43448b70e9e45561ffbc2014-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/pleural-mesothelioma-management-updates-and-nursing-initiatives-to-imp-a16795https://doaj.org/toc/2230-522X Rebecca H LehtoCollege of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USAAbstract: Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a relatively rare but aggressive malignancy that is primarily associated with occupational asbestos exposure. While treatment options for mesothelioma have expanded, the disease carries a poor prognosis, with a median of 8 months to 1 year of survival postdiagnosis. This article synthesizes current disease-management practices, including the diagnostic workup, treatment modalities, emerging therapies, and symptom management, and identifies comprehensive nursing strategies that result in the best care based on updated evidence. Multidisciplinary coordination, palliative care initiation, survivorship, and end-of-life care are discussed. Findings may be applied in clinical environments as a resource to help nurses better understand treatment options and care for patients facing malignant pleural mesothelioma. Recommendations for future research are made to move nursing science forward and to improve patient well-being and health-related quality-of-life outcomes for patients and their family members.Keywords: pleural mesothelioma, cancer, symptom management, evidence-based careLehto RHDove Medical PressarticleNursingRT1-120ENNursing: Research and Reviews, Vol 2014, Iss default, Pp 35-43 (2014)
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description	Rebecca H LehtoCollege of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USAAbstract: Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a relatively rare but aggressive malignancy that is primarily associated with occupational asbestos exposure. While treatment options for mesothelioma have expanded, the disease carries a poor prognosis, with a median of 8 months to 1 year of survival postdiagnosis. This article synthesizes current disease-management practices, including the diagnostic workup, treatment modalities, emerging therapies, and symptom management, and identifies comprehensive nursing strategies that result in the best care based on updated evidence. Multidisciplinary coordination, palliative care initiation, survivorship, and end-of-life care are discussed. Findings may be applied in clinical environments as a resource to help nurses better understand treatment options and care for patients facing malignant pleural mesothelioma. Recommendations for future research are made to move nursing science forward and to improve patient well-being and health-related quality-of-life outcomes for patients and their family members.Keywords: pleural mesothelioma, cancer, symptom management, evidence-based care
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title	Pleural mesothelioma: management updates and nursing initiatives to improve patient care
title_short	Pleural mesothelioma: management updates and nursing initiatives to improve patient care
title_full	Pleural mesothelioma: management updates and nursing initiatives to improve patient care
title_fullStr	Pleural mesothelioma: management updates and nursing initiatives to improve patient care
title_full_unstemmed	Pleural mesothelioma: management updates and nursing initiatives to improve patient care
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Pleural mesothelioma: management updates and nursing initiatives to improve patient care

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