Exploring nursing engagement in providing virtual care to cancer patients in Canada.

As the world struggled with the COVID-19 pandemic, the provision of cancer care, along with all health services, moved more intentionally toward using virtual strategies. The implementation of virtual care had to happen quickly in an effort to provide safe care for individuals and avoid prolonged delays in patient care. Since then, the practice of virtual care and the involvement of oncology nurses in its delivery has evolved.

Gynecologic Symptoms among Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Patients on Oral Endocrine Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Endocrine therapy (ET) for hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer can contribute to gynecologic symptoms (GS) that impact vaginal health, sexual function, and quality of life (QoL). A cross-sectional study was conducted at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada between July 2017 and June 2018 to examine the occurrence and frequency of GS among HR+ breast cancer patients on ET, patient-provider communication, female sexual dysfunction (FSD), and QoL.

Inégalités des soins aux personnes transgenres atteintes du cancer : Recommandations en faveur de changements.

Avec l'évolution des attitudes sociales et des normes relatives aux droits de la personne, les inégalités que connaissent les minorités de genre en matière de santé attirent de plus en plus l'attention, partout dans le monde. L'appellation transgenre (ou trans) est un terme générique servant à décrire les individus qui adoptent un sexe, une identité ou une expression de genre différent de celui qui leur avait été attribué à la naissance. Récemment, des études ont cherché à identifier les disparités et les obstacles liés aux soins de santé chez cette population.

Inequities in cancer care among transgender people: Recommendations for change.

Owing to a shift in social attitudes and human rights standards, health inequities experienced by gender minorities are gaining an increasing spotlight globally. Transgender (trans) is an umbrella term used to describe individuals who have a dissimilar sex, gender identity and/or gender expression than what was designated at birth. Recently, studies have sought to identify health disparities and barriers to care among this population.