Nursing care of patients with multiple myeloma: a paradigm for the needs of special populations.
Multiple myeloma, a B cell malignancy that has its peak incidence in the elderly and affects African Americans more frequently than Caucasians, may be used as a paradigm to examine the concerns of special populations. Special populations are those who are medically underserved or medically underrepresented. Using this disease entity to focus on concerns of special populations and access to healthcare systems, the oncology nurse can formulate an approach to cancer care with a broader view of patients from special populations and their needs and goals.
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021 USA. ricer@mskcc.org
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D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000451:nursing*