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Nurses Will Forge New Territory With Biosimilars in Cancer Care

Although cancer biosimilars have been used in European countries and in U.S. supportive care for some time, biologic medications are still new to cancer treatment in the United States. With greater support coming in at the federal level and from agencies like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission, the rising biosimilar tide could soon reach a new highwater mark for healthcare professionals—and nurses specifically.

February 13, 2020

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How We’re Growing Nursing’s Voice in the Health News Media

How We’re Growing Nursing’s Voice in the Health News Media

February 13, 2020

Women With Diabetes Are Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

Women With Diabetes Are Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

February 12, 2020

Immune-Related Adverse Events With PD-1 Inhibitors in Head and Neck Cancer

Clinical practice

Immune-Related Adverse Events With PD-1 Inhibitors in Head and Neck Cancer

February 11, 2020

Nurses Are Central to Lung Cancer Screening Conversations

Cancer screening

Nurses Are Central to Lung Cancer Screening Conversations

February 10, 2020

Ovarian Cancer: Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations

Ovarian Cancer: Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations

February 06, 2020

Blood Test May Show Earliest Warning of Breast Cancer

Blood Test May Show Earliest Warning of Breast Cancer

February 05, 2020

Updated NCCN Cancer Screening Guidelines Inform Practice and Prevention

Clinical practice guidelines

Updated NCCN Cancer Screening Guidelines Inform Practice and Prevention

February 04, 2020

The Value of Vigilance: New Screening Recommendations Are Vital for Cancer Prevention

Cancer screening

The Value of Vigilance

February 04, 2020

Board Approves New Positions, Policies, and Action Plans for 2020

Board Approves New Positions, Policies, and Action Plans for 2020

February 03, 2020

Nurses Most Trusted Profession for 18 Years in Row

Oncology nursing community

Nurses Most Trusted Profession for 18 Years in Row

January 31, 2020

Study Drug Plus Immunotherapy May Offer New Treatment Option for Lung and Kidney Cancer

Study Drug Plus Immunotherapy May Offer New Treatment Option for Lung and Kidney Cancer

January 28, 2020

Prostate Cancer Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations

Prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations

January 27, 2020

FDA Approves Tazemetostat for Advanced Epithelioid Sarcoma

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Tazemetostat for Advanced Epithelioid Sarcoma

January 24, 2020

Trastuzumab Biosimilar Has Comparative Safety and Efficacy After Long-Term Follow-Up

Trastuzumab Biosimilar Has Comparative Safety and Efficacy After Long-Term Follow-Up

January 22, 2020

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Entrectinib

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Entrectinib

January 21, 2020

Prioritize Your Time Amid Today’s Attention Seekers

Nurse self-care

Prioritize Your Time Amid Today’s Attention Seekers

January 16, 2020

Breast Cancer Is More Fatal in Men Than Women

Breast Cancer Is More Fatal in Men Than Women

January 15, 2020

Germline and Somatic Mutations: What Is the Difference?

Genetics & genomics

Germline and Somatic Mutations: What Is the Difference?

January 14, 2020

What the Research Cautions About Kratom’s Opioid-Like Abuse Potential

Complementary therapy

What the Research Cautions About Kratom’s Opioid-Like Abuse Potential

January 13, 2020

FDA Approves Avapritinib for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor With a Rare Mutation

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Avapritinib for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors With a Rare Mutation

January 10, 2020

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab for BCG-Unresponsive, High-Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab for BCG-Unresponsive, High-Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

January 08, 2020

Comprehensive Tobacco Treatment Helps Almost Half of Patients Quit Smoking

Cancer risk prevention

Comprehensive Tobacco Treatment Helps Almost Half of Patients Quit Smoking

January 08, 2020

Does Cryotherapy Prevent Extremity Toxicities From Taxane Chemotherapy?

Treatment side effects

Does Cryotherapy Prevent Extremity Toxicities From Taxane Chemotherapy?

January 07, 2020

Nurses Must Understand Health Disparities to Provide Effective Patient Education

Patient Education

Nurses Must Understand Health Disparities to Provide Effective Patient Education

January 06, 2020

FDA Finalizes Enforcement Policy on Unauthorized Flavored Cartridge-Based E-Cigarettes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Finalizes Enforcement Policy on Unauthorized Flavored Cartridge-Based E-Cigarettes

January 06, 2020

Every Year Is the Year of the Nurse

Every Year Is the Year of the Nurse

January 03, 2020

CAR T-Cell Therapy Offers Rapid QOL Improvements in Younger Patients

Patient quality of life

CAR T-Cell Therapy Offers Rapid QOL Improvements in Younger Patients

January 01, 2020

Oral Chemo Education Sheets Provide Key Education to Patients

Patient Education

Oral Chemo Education Sheets Provide Key Information to Patients

January 01, 2020

New Patient Education Formats Help Nurses Connect Patients to Individualized Resources

Patient Education

New Patient Education Formats Help Nurses Connect Patients to Individualized Resources

January 01, 2020

Commission on Cancer Revises Its Standards. Here Are the Takeaways for Oncology Nurses.

Commission on Cancer Revises Its Standards. Here Are the Takeaways for Oncology Nurses.

December 30, 2019

Experts Recommend Tailored Exercise for All Cancer Treatment Plans

Experts Recommend Tailored Exercise for All Cancer Treatment Plans

December 25, 2019

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Radium 223 Dichloride

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Radium 223 Dichloride

December 24, 2019

FDA approves fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Fam-Trastuzumab Deruxtecan-Nxki for Unresectable or Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

December 20, 2019

Multigene Testing Is Cost Effective for All Women With Breast Cancer

Genetics & genomics

Multigene Testing Is Cost Effective for All Women With Breast Cancer

December 20, 2019

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Enfortumab Vedotin-ejfv for Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Enfortumab Vedotin-ejfv for Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

December 19, 2019

Combining Tamoxifen and Blue Light Can Better Target CAR T Cells

Combining Tamoxifen and Blue Light Can Better Target CAR T Cells

December 18, 2019

FDA Approves Enzalutamide for Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Enzalutamide for Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

December 17, 2019

The Case Supporting the Seasons of Survivorship

The Case Supporting the Seasons of Survivorship

December 17, 2019

Oncology Nursing Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director

December 16, 2019

Our Decade of Progress Continues in the Years Ahead

Our Decade of Progress Continues in the Years Ahead

December 16, 2019

Newer Therapies at Last Offer Systemic Options for Metastatic HCC

Advanced practice nursing (APN)

Newer Therapies at Last Offer Systemic Options for Metastatic HCC

December 12, 2019

Head and Neck Melanoma Increases 51% in Young People

Head and Neck Melanoma Increases 51% in Young People

December 11, 2019

Research Guides the Transition of PEP Resources to ONS Guidelines

Research Guides the Transition of PEP Resources to ONS Guidelines

December 10, 2019

Evidence-Based Program Reduced C. Difficile Incidence in Patients With Cancer

Clinical practice

Evidence-Based Program Reduced C. Difficile Incidence in Patients With Cancer

December 10, 2019

Adaptive Organizations Like ONS Thrive With Innovation and Change

Adaptive Organizations Like ONS Thrive With Innovation and Change

December 09, 2019

FDA Approves Atezolizumab With Paclitaxel Protein-Bound and Carboplatin for Metastatic NSCLC Without EGFR/ALK Aberrations

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Atezolizumab With Paclitaxel Protein-Bound and Carboplatin for Metastatic NSCLC Without EGFR/ALK Aberrations

December 05, 2019

CDK4/6 Plus AI Is Effective for Older Women With Breast Cancer

CDK4/6 Plus AI Is Effective for Older Women With Breast Cancer

December 04, 2019

B. Braun Recalls Certain Lots of Blood Administration Sets

B. Braun Recalls Certain Lots of Blood Administration Sets

December 03, 2019

Evidence Drives the Development of Guidelines for Practice

Clinical practice guidelines

Evidence Drives the Development of Guidelines for Practice

December 03, 2019

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