Vulvar and Vaginal Graft versus Host Disease: A Healthcare Clinic Initiative.

Objective: In patients receiving bone marrow transplantation (BMT), their mucosa becomes altered and sclerotic changes in the female external genital organs occur. Although a few studies have specifically addressed vulvar and vaginal graft versus host disease (VVGvHD) and its repercussions on the sexual health and quality of life of patients, VVGvHD can be overlooked by health practitioners. The objective of the study is to describe the initiation of a health care clinic specializing in VVGvHD in a general tertiary hospital.

The Various Roles of Oncology Nurse Specialists: An International Perspective.

Ilana Kadmon, PhD, RN was for many years a nurse specialist in Breast Cancer at Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. From 2016, she started the role of a nurse academic consultant at the nursing division at Hadassah. Her PhD is from The University of Edinburgh, UK.

Decision-Making Styles and Levels of Involvement Concerning Breast Reconstructive Surgery: An Israeli Study.

Purpose/objectives: To address decision-making styles among breast cancer survivors considering breast reconstruction.
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Design: A primary analysis of a cross-sectional sample among survivors who chose to have breast reconstruction to examine correlations among patient age, decision-making style, and the level of involvement of decision making.

Being a legal guardian - the nursing perspective.

Background: Surrogate decision making is common in public healthcare worldwide. In Israel any incompetent adult patient requires a Legal Guardian (LG), appointed by the court, for approval of invasive none-life saving procedures. Usually, the LG is a close family member of the patient.

Israeli breast care nurses as a learning organization.

This article will look at the theory of a Learning Organization as described by Senge and the Israeli Breast Care Nurses as an example. A description of the theory of a Learning Organization, the role of the Breast Care Nurses in Israel and the relation between the two will be described. Since 1996, the role of the Breast Care Nurse was founded in Israel.

A report on mutual projects related to breast cancer nursing between Israel and China.

Breast cancer is a major concern in women's health in the western world, and is now receiving more and more attention also in the East. In China, for example, where the incidence of breast cancer was very low, there has been a rapid increase of the disease since the last few years. This report describes how a collaborative nursing project between the Hadassah Medical Organization and the Tianjin Cancer Institute and Hospital was initiated, planned and implemented.

Symptoms of hormonal therapy and social support: Is there a connection? Comparison of symptom severity, symptom interference and social support among breast cancer patients receiving and not receiving adjuvant hormonal treatment.

Background: Although there has been a significant reduction in mortality, breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women worldwide. This decline in mortality has created a significant survivor population that must manage the post curative treatment phase, in order to have an increased quality of life and well-being. This study examined the relationship between symptom interference and severity with the perception of social support in the lives of women receiving or not receiving, hormonal therapy after initial treatment.

Perceptions of Israeli women with breast cancer regarding the role of the Breast Care Nurse throughout all stages of treatment: a multi center study.

Purpose Of The Research: The role of the Breast Care Nurse (BCN) is well established in Israel. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the BCN on Israeli women with breast cancer at all stages of disease from diagnosis, through treatment and follow-up.

Methods: This was a descriptive multi-center study on 321 women with non-metastatic breast cancer who completed their treatment <5 years before.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of physicians and nurses regarding the link between IVF treatments and breast cancer.

Purpose: The ovarian stimulating hormones used in In-Vitro Fertilization may increase the incidence of breast cancer. Little research has been conducted to ascertain health professionals' knowledge or practices regarding this possible connection and if they communicate this risk to their patients. This study described the knowledge, attitudes and practices of doctors and nurses regarding the causative link between In-Vitro Fertilization treatments and breast cancer, and to determine if these health professionals were assessing or communicating this possible risk to their patients.

Attitudes of legal guardians in the ICU - a qualitative report.

Unlabelled: Decision-making in intensive care units (ICUs) is often made by surrogates, since patients are unconscious or incompetent. In Israel, Legal Guardians (LGs), appointed by the court, are required to make these decisions.

Objective: To qualitatively assess the attitudes of LGs required to make decisions on behalf of their relatives.

Israeli and Chinese partners of women with breast cancer: a cross-cultural view of marital issues.

Objective: Cultural nuances may influence the interface between the cancer experience and marital issues, specifically for the partner. Most of the literature has focused on the woman's narrative or couple's adjustment to cancer in general. The purpose of this study was to describe and compare the marital relationship, sexuality, and marital adjustment of Israeli and Chinese husbands of women with breast cancer and the discussion of the health-care team concerning these issues.

Training breast care nurses throughout Europe: the EONS postbasic curriculum for breast cancer nursing.

Background: The European Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer and the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists state that there is a need for EU agreed guidelines on breast care nursing and training. Therefore the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) commissioned the development of a post-basic curriculum for breast cancer nursing.

Purpose: The goal was to define a European curriculum for the training of breast care nurses.

Elder women's decision-making in breast cancer care: An Israeli study.

Purpose: Much research has examined women's decision-making behaviour in breast cancer care. Patient age has shaped preferences, values, decision style and participation in treatment decisions. The aim of this study was to test the validity of the Michigan Assessment of Decision Style (MADS) (Pierce, 1995) in an older cohort and provide information on decision styles to identify areas of tailored decision support necessary for Israeli women.

Relationship between severity of symptoms and quality of life in patients with breast cancer receiving adjuvant hormonal therapy.

Purpose/objectives: To describe symptoms and quality of life (QOL) of patients with breast cancer receiving adjuvant hormonal therapy and to examine possible relationships between the two measurements.

Design: Descriptive, correlational study.

Setting: An oncology clinic within a tertiary medical center in Israel.

Role of the nurse in patient education and follow-up of people receiving oral chemotherapy treatment: an international survey.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the nursing role in education and follow-up of patients who were taking oral chemotherapy (CT) and to identify the worldwide gap in patient education about oral CT.

Materials And Methods: Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer members were invited to participate in a survey on oral CT. Nurse coordinators collected data via a 16-item questionnaire.

Social, marital, and sexual adjustment of Israeli men whose wives were diagnosed with breast cancer.

Purpose/objectives: To explore the psychosocial adjustment of Israeli men whose wives were diagnosed with breast cancer.

Design: Descriptive study.

Setting: An urban tertiary medical center.

Social support as experienced by Chinese and Israeli husbands of women with breast cancer: a comparative study.

The purpose of this research was to compare the experience of social support of Israeli and Chinese husbands of women with breast cancer. Social support was examined from three different sources: wives, friends and family, and the healthcare team. This study is part of a larger descriptive comparative study investigating the husbands' adjustment to their wives' diagnosis of cancer.

Breast cancer: reactions of Israeli men to their wives' diagnosis.

The purpose of this research was to describe Israeli husbands' reactions to their wives' diagnosis of breast cancer. This quantitative, descriptive, preliminary study employed a convenience sample of 20 men and investigated their perception of the information they received, their psychosocial responses, the effects on their marital relationship, and their perceived spousal social support. The study instruments included the Locke Wallace Marital Adjustment Scale, the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale, and a Social Support Questionnaire.