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In 2017, the ONS Board is implementing the new process where the Board of Directors appoints the next president who will be responsible for the ongoing shaping and molding of our society. During our virtual meeting on August 29, this was one of the most important topics that we discussed. The Board is committed to ensuring that our next leader has the vested interest of our organization and possesses the core competencies and values necessary to continue to move our organization forward.

October 19, 2017

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Women Respond Better to Esophageal Cancer Treatment

Women Respond Better to Esophageal Cancer Treatment

October 18, 2017

Self-Care Mantra to Boost Compassion

Compassion fatigue

Use a Self-Care Mantra to Boost Compassion

October 17, 2017

oncology nursing leadership weekend

National and Local Leaders All Play a Role in the ONS Enterprise

October 12, 2017

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Cancer Survivors Have a Higher Rate of Opioid Prescription Use

October 11, 2017

Assess and Manage Cancer-Related Pain

Pain management

Assess and Manage Cancer-Related Pain

October 10, 2017

USP <800> Implementation Delayed

USP <800> Implementation Delayed to December 2019

October 05, 2017

Survivorship Care Planning

Survivorship care plans

How One Institution Implemented Survivorship Care Plans in the Age of the Electronic Medical Record

October 05, 2017

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Simplifies IRB Requirements for Individual Patient Expanded Access

October 04, 2017

Researchers Map More Than 760 Cancer-Dependent Genes

Researchers Map More Than 760 Cancer-Dependent Genes

October 04, 2017

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Cancer prevention

Cancer Prevention Through Community-Based Programs

October 03, 2017

Cancer Prevention Through Resources and Education

Oncology nursing community

Supporting Cancer Prevention Through Resources and Education

October 02, 2017

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Abemaciclib For HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

September 28, 2017

Should a Provider Be on Site During Chemotherapy Administration?

Should a Provider Be on Site During Chemotherapy Administration?

September 28, 2017

Recent Drug Approvals Offer New Options for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Genitourinary Cancers, and More

Recent Drug Approvals Offer New Options for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Genitourinary Cancers, and More

September 27, 2017

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Cancer research

Protein May Explain Chemo Resistance in Patients With BRCA2 Mutations

September 27, 2017

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Coordinated care

How Oncology Nurse Navigation Contributes to Effective Care Coordination

September 26, 2017

Chemotherapy at home

What Precautions and Recommendations Are Necessary for Patients Receiving Oral Chemotherapy in the Home?

September 26, 2017

sepsis awareness

September Is Sepsis Awareness Month

September 25, 2017

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Cancer research

Cancer Stem Cells May Help Current Drugs Better Target Cancer

September 25, 2017

FDA Update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Nivolumab for HCC

September 25, 2017

FDA Update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Pembrolizumab for Advanced Gastric Cancer

September 22, 2017

Dendritic Cell Vaccine

Dendritic Cell Vaccine Uses Immune System to Fight NSCLC

September 20, 2017

Comfort Care Concerns

Pain management

The Case of the Comfort Care Concerns

September 19, 2017

fda update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Lower Dose of Cabazitaxel for Prostate Cancer

September 14, 2017

fda update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Copanlisib for Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma

September 14, 2017

fda update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves First Biosimilar for Cancer Treatment

September 14, 2017

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Symptom management

Exercise's Role in Cancer Care

September 14, 2017

Clinical Nurse Specialists

Advanced practice nursing (APN)

Overcome Barriers to Your Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice

September 14, 2017

Targeted Treatment for Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer

New Blood Test Paves Way for Targeted Treatment for Prostate Cancer

September 13, 2017

Adverse Events From Immunotherapy

Manage Adverse Events From Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Melanoma

September 12, 2017

Acing Your Job Interview

nursing professional development

Acing Your Job Interview: Make Your Minutes Count

September 07, 2017

nursing certification

nursing professional development

Why Is Certification Important? Let Us Count the Ways

September 07, 2017

Quality of care

Oncology Nurses Need to Advocate for Access to Quality Care

September 07, 2017

cancer research study finds peak time for cancer risk with brca mutations

Study Finds Peak Time for Cancer Risk With BRCA Mutations

September 06, 2017

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Oncology clinical trials

How Do You Find Clinical Trials Through the NCI’s Advanced Clinical Trials Search?

September 05, 2017

oncology clinical trial nurses impact cancer care

Oncology clinical trials

Oncology Nurses Drive Change In Cancer Care With Clinical Trials

September 05, 2017

fda update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin for CD33-Positive AML

September 01, 2017

Manage Pain in Patients With Cancer

Pain management

Manage Pain in Patients With Cancer With These Tools and Resources

September 01, 2017

fda update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Halts Two Clinical Trials Evaluating Pembrolizumab in Patients With Multiple Myeloma

August 31, 2017

Cancer Care for Patients After a Natural Disaster

Oncology nursing community

How Did You Continue to Provide Cancer Care for Patients After a Natural Disaster?

August 30, 2017

Cancer Care When Disaster Strikes

Oncology nursing community

Cancer Care When Disaster Strikes

August 30, 2017

FDA Update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Tisagenlecleucel for B-cell ALL, Tocilizumab for Cytokine Release Syndrome

August 30, 2017

quality improvement, evidence-based practice and research in oncology

Evidence-based care

The Difference Between Quality Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, and Research

August 29, 2017

Natural Disasters Take a Toll on Both Patients and Nurses

Oncology nursing community

Natural Disasters Take a Toll on Both Patients and Nurses, at the Cancer Center and at Home

August 29, 2017

Ambulatory Staffing

What Is ONS’s Perspective on the Ambulatory Staffing Dilemma?

August 23, 2017

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Cancer research

Periodontal Disease May Increase Risk for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

August 23, 2017

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Evidence-Based Standards Guide the Use and Maintenance of Venous Implanted Ports

August 22, 2017

Reframe Workplace Conflicts

Incivility in nursing

Reframe Workplace Conflicts

August 21, 2017

fda update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Olaparib Tablets for Maintenance Treatment in Ovarian Cancer

August 17, 2017

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