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Jersey recently named
Gallo Prostate Cancer Center
(GPCC), which is the state's only
specialized prostate health resource
offering outreach and education
activities, as well as serving as a
hub for prostate cancer research.
Oncology at CINJ, is an expert in
the area of robotic prostatectomy
and has performed nearly 600 of
the procedures over the past four
years. Kim is responsible for devel-
oping the Athermal Intrafascial
Robotic or AIR prostatectomy.
patient benefits such as shorter
hospital stays, reduced blood loss,
and faster recovery. The AIR
procedure spares more nerves than
the traditional method and leads to
faster recovery of sexual function
and bladder control.
cancer research at CINJ.
This includes a recent
$351,000 grant awarded
by the Department of
Defense to study the role of
neuroendocrine cells in
prostate cancer that is
resistant to the standard
treatments of chemotherapy
and hormone deprivation.
Oncology offer a wide
breadth of clinical trials for
patients with tumors of the
genitourinary tract as well
as several trials studying the
prevention of prostate
cancer.
on the GPCC can be found
the 2010 Cancer Institute of
New Jersey Foundation `Award of
Hope' Gala honoree for the
`Leadership in Research and Patient
Care' award. For more information
on the 2010 `Award of Hope' Gala,
visit www.cinjfoundation.org
or see page 24.
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that nursing is an art that requires
as much devotion and preparation
is echoed in the work of today's nurses
and their pursuit of both clinical knowl-
edge and technical expertise through
research and education. Such work by
nurses at The Cancer Institute of New
Jersey was recently presented at the
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amount of anxiety experienced by nurses
when performing high-risk procedures
that are infrequently performed. At focus
is the creation of audiovisual materials
concerning care for patients with a hepatic
arterial infusion (HAI) pump.
chemotherapy to deliver treatment directly
to the liver. At CINJ, this treatment is
reserved for select patients meeting
specific disease criteria. Because relatively
few patients qualify for HAI chemotherapy,
oncology nurses may be somewhat less
familiar with it.
seeing the patient, little decrease in anxiety
level has been reported, according to the
presentation. Other study has shown that
more effective education techniques help
to decrease anxiety, promote early
recognition of adverse events, improve
outcomes, increase patient satisfaction and
empower patients to participate in their
healthcare. That is why Plaza helped
develop the program in which the video-
taped procedure will be made available
alongside the written material in an
electronic file for oncology nurses to access
at any time.