Laurie Appleby MS, APRN, BC
Nurse Practitioner, Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MassachusettsBiographical Sketch:
Laurie Appleby, APRN, BC, is a nurse practitioner with the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. She provides direct oncologic care to patients with genitourinary cancers, including symptom management and telephone triage, and participates in the evaluation and management of patients enrolled in research protocols.
She received her nursing diploma from the Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing in Boston, her BSN from Northeastern University in Boston, and her MS in primary care nursing from Simmons College in Boston.
Ms. Appleby has made many presentations at seminars and symposia on the care of patients with renal cell carcinoma and management of side effects of targeted therapies. Her publications include: Management of Treatment Related Toxicity With Targeted Therapies for Renal Cell Carcinoma: Evidence Based Practice and Best Practices. (Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2011;25[4]:893-915).
Ms. Appleby is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society, the Nurse Advisory Board of the Kidney Cancer Association, and the Educational Program Advisory Committee (EPAC) of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).
Positions:
Nurse Practitioner, Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Degrees:
BSN: Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
MS (primary care nursing): Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts