Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 23 , Pages S23-S30 , November 2007

Managing Treatment Side Effects in Advanced Breast Cancer

  • Susan Moore

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Susan Moore, RN, MSN, ANP, AOCN®, CancerExpertise, 5437 W Warwick Ave, Chicago, IL 60641-3228

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 The development of this article was based on a presentation given by S. Moore at the 2006 Oncology Nursing Society's 7th Annual Institutes of Learning; the author received an honorarium through an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.

 Ms Moore has served as a member of the Speaker's Bureau for Roche Laboratories, Genentech Inc., and GlaxoSmithKline.

PII: S0749-2081(07)00092-7

doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2007.10.005

Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 23 , Pages S23-S30 , November 2007