Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, Version 2.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

AbstractIn 2017, the Japan Society of Clinical Oncology (JSCO) published the JSCO Clinical Practice Guidelines 2017 for Fertility Preservation in Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Patients. These were the first Japanese guidelines to address issues of oncofertility. In this field of medicine, sustained close cooperation between oncologists and reproductive specialists is essential from the diagnosis of cancer until many years after completion of cancer treatment. These JSCO guidelines were intended to guide multidisciplinary medical staff in considering the availability of fertility preservation options and to help them decide whether to provide fertility preservation to childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer patients before treatment starts, with the ultimate goal of improving patient survivorship. The guidelines are presented as Parts 1 and 2. This article (Part 1) summarizes the goals of the guidelines and the methods used to develop them and provides an overview of fertility preservation across all oncology areas. It includes general remarks on the basic concepts surrounding fertility preservation and explanations of the impacts of cancer treatment on gonadal function by sex and treatment modality and of the options for protecting/preserving gonadal function and makes recommendations based on 4 clinical questions. Part 2 of these guidelines provides specific recommendations on fertility preservation in 8 types of cancer (gynecologic, breast, urologic, pediatric, hematologic, bone and soft tissue, brain, and digestive).

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Japan Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines 2017 for fertility preservation in childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer patients: part 2

International Journal of Clinical Oncology ◽

10.1007/s10147-021-02076-7 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Akiko Tozawa ◽

Fuminori Kimura ◽

Yasushi Takai ◽

Takeshi Nakajima ◽

Kimio Ushijima ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Young Adult ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Fertility Preservation ◽

Clinical Oncology ◽

Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽

Practice Guidelines ◽

Adolescent And Young Adult ◽

Japan Society ◽

Young Adult Cancer

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Facilitating Teamwork in Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology

Journal of Oncology Practice ◽

10.1200/jop.2016.013870 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 1067-1074 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Rebecca H. Johnson ◽

Catherine Fiona Macpherson ◽

Ashley W. Smith ◽

Rebecca G. Block ◽

Joann Keyton

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Young Adult ◽

Cancer Diagnosis ◽

Closed Loop ◽

Team Member ◽

Adolescent And Young Adult ◽

Mutual Trust ◽

Critical Importance ◽

Young Adult Patient ◽

Young Adult Oncology

A case of a young adult patient in the days immediately after a cancer diagnosis illustrates the critical importance of three interrelated core coordinating mechanisms—closed-loop communication, shared mental models, and mutual trust—of teamwork in an adolescent and young adult multidisciplinary oncology team. The case illustrates both the opportunities to increase team member coordination and the problems that can occur when coordination breaks down. A model for teamwork is presented, which highlights the relationships among these coordinating mechanisms and demonstrates how balance among them works to optimize team function and patient care. Implications for clinical practice and research suggested by the case are presented.

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High Flow Oxygen Therapy and the Pressure to Feed Infants With Acute Respiratory Illness

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2020_persp-19-00158 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 1006-1010

Author(s):

Jennifer Raminick ◽

Hema Desai

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽

Practice Guidelines ◽

Oxygen Therapy ◽

Respiratory Illness ◽

High Flow ◽

Oral Feeding ◽

Respiratory Support ◽

Acute Respiratory Illness ◽

High Flow Oxygen

Purpose Infants hospitalized for an acute respiratory illness often require the use of noninvasive respiratory support during the initial stage to improve their breathing. High flow oxygen therapy (HFOT) is becoming a more popular means of noninvasive respiratory support, often used to treat respiratory syncytial virus/bronchiolitis. These infants present with tachypnea and coughing, resulting in difficulties in coordinating sucking and swallowing. However, they are often allowed to feed orally despite having high respiratory rate, increased work of breathing and on HFOT, placing them at risk for aspiration. Feeding therapists who work with these infants have raised concerns that HFOT creates an additional risk factor for swallowing dysfunction, especially with infants who have compromised airways or other comorbidities. There is emerging literature concluding changes in pharyngeal pressures with HFOT, as well as aspiration in preterm neonates who are on nasal continuous positive airway pressure. However, there is no existing research exploring the effect of HFOT on swallowing in infants with acute respiratory illness. This discussion will present findings from literature on HFOT, oral feeding in the acutely ill infant population, and present clinical practice guidelines for safe feeding during critical care admission for acute respiratory illness. Conclusion Guidelines for safety of oral feeds for infants with acute respiratory illness on HFOT do not exist. However, providers and parents continue to want to provide oral feeds despite clinical signs of respiratory distress and coughing. To address this challenge, we initiated a process change to use clinical bedside evaluation and a “cross-systems approach” to provide recommendations for safer oral feeds while on HFOT as the infant is recovering from illness. Use of standardized feeding evaluation and protocol have improved consistency of practice within our department. However, further research is still necessary to develop clinical practice guidelines for safe oral feeding for infants on HFOT.

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