Sara takes her seat in the infusion center for treatment of her locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (laCSCC).
“The chemo looks to be working!” she comments. You congratulate her on her progress. However, as you look over her medication orders, you find that she is not on chemotherapy and never was.
According to a recent survey, 94% of nurses report patients have difficulty distinguishing between anticancer therapies, with most assuming they are on chemotherapy. However, the world of oncology is rapidly changing and the number of immunotherapies available for various tumor types has expanded.
Below are 6 types of immunotherapies explained.
Considering Sarah is being treated for laCSCC, which type of immunotherapy do you think she is taking? Find out at 5 pm on September 12, 2024, at the ONS Bridge meeting and earn 1.0 NCPD credit(s) to learn about immunotherapy in non-melanoma skin cancer with Krista Rubin, MS, RN, FNP-BC.