Assessing Patient Satisfaction: Using the Radiation Oncology Patient Satisfaction [ROPS] Questionnaire in a Private Practice Setting.

A new patient satisfaction measure called the Radiation Oncology Patient Satisfaction (ROPS) questionnaire is used in this study to measure satisfaction data for radiation oncology in private practice. Limitations of existing literature on patient satisfaction demonstrated a need to develop a questionnaire that was more tailored to analyze patient satisfaction among those utilizing private oncology centers within the U.S.

An Arts-Based Workshop Using Scalp Tattoos to Connect Students with Cancer Patients' Experiences of Chemotherapy and Hair Loss.

Problem: Students eager to enter the medical field must develop perspective-taking skills that enhance their ability to connect with patients. Toward this goal, the authors developed a pilot workshop for undergraduate students that included an art activity during which they collaborated to design scalp tattoos to symbolize cancer patients' experiences with chemotherapy and hair loss.

Approach: A 90-minute, arts-based workshop was held in April 2019.

Previving: How Unaffected Women with a Mutation Navigate Previvor Identity.

Receiving a positive result for a / () mutation - indicating a high lifetime risk to develop hereditary breast and ovarian cancer - can significantly alter a woman's identity. positive women who have not been diagnosed with cancer may be labeled "previvors," which distinguishes those at-risk for developing cancer, but have not had cancer. Using semi-structured interviews ( = 25), this study explored how unaffected -positive women navigate the previvor identity.