Psychosocial and Sexual Well-Being Following Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Reconstruction.

Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is considered an oncologically safe option for select patients. As many patients are candidates for nipple-sparing or skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM), reliable patient-reported outcome data are crucial for decision-making. The objective of this study was to determine whether patient satisfaction and/or health-related quality of life (HRQOL) were improved by preservation of the nipple with NSM compared to SSM and nipple reconstruction.

Patient Death Debriefing Sessions to Support Residents' Emotional Reactions to Patient Deaths.

Background: There is no standard way to help residents deal with the emotional impact of patient deaths. Most available curricula are time and resource intensive.

Objective: We introduced "Patient Death Debriefing Sessions" into an inpatient medical oncology rotation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to provide a structured yet practical way to address residents' emotional reactions following the death of a patient.

Visible ink: A flexible and individually tailored writing intervention for cancer patients.

Objectives: Subjective reports on the effectiveness of and satisfaction with writing interventions in medical populations have indicated that they can have a profound impact on patients. Further, past research on these programs has demonstrated that they can lead to a number of different positive outcomes depending on the personal characteristics of the participating patients and the type of writing with which they are tasked. For this reason, a flexible and individually tailored writing intervention may be particularly effective for patients, molding its approach to their desires and backgrounds.