Is There a Role for Palliative Services and Supportive Care in Managing Advanced Penile Cancer?

Oncology nurses are in key positions to explore many concerns that patients with penile cancer have for themselves or their caregivers. Through speaking directly with patients and caregivers, oncology nurses can uncover sources of distress, assess for unmet needs, and advocate for improved primary palliative care or early referral to specialty palliative care teams.