Monica Fradkin, RN, BSN, MPH, OCN, Oncology Nursing Education Coordinator, Yale School of Nursing, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, discusses treating patients with chemotherapy and biotherapy.
Monica Fradkin, RN, BSN, MPH, OCN, Oncology Nursing Education Coordinator, Yale School of Nursing, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, discusses treating patients with chemotherapy and biotherapy.
Biotherapies are very targeted, Fradkin says, targeting one specific cell type or gene. All biotherapies are often grouped together as hazardous, even though they may not all be. Safety measures still need to be taken to keep patients safe.