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    ONS Members Recognized for Achievements in Oncology Nursing
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    ONS Members Recognized for Achievements in Oncology Nursing
    October 13, 2017
    Breast Cancer Awareness
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    Why Breast Cancer Awareness Is Important All Year
    October 06, 2017
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    Oncology Nurses Champion Tobacco Cessation Programs
    September 29, 2017
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    After 100 Years, Nursing School Is Both Different Yet Still the Same
    September 22, 2017
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    21st Century Cures
    Health Policy

    21st Century Cures Is a Broad Law That Impacts Narrow Categories

    “Congress is working together on a nonpartisan issue that will have a profound effect on the lives of all Americans. H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, will bring our health care innovation infrastructure into the 21st Century, delivering hope for patients and loved ones and providing necessary resources to researchers to continue their efforts to uncover the next generation of cures and treatments,” Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO) discussed their vision for the 21st Century Cures initiative in April 2014.

    July 10, 2017
    Federal Budget
    Health Policy

    The Federal Budget as a Political Document

    Budgets are political documents. When we look at a spreadsheet, for many of us the numbers are jumbles and the lines begin to blur. But reviewed closely, budgets are the prioritization of federal policy.

    June 15, 2017
    U.S. Surgeon General
    Nurse empowerment

    Nurse Assumes Acting U.S. Surgeon General’s Position at HHS

    As new presidential administrations come in, top politically appointed positions are customarily asked to submit letters of resignations as a courtesy to the incoming president. This was no different when President Trump entered the White House.

    May 19, 2017
    Health Disparities
    Cancer health disparities

    FDA Funds Research Into Health Disparities

    Disparities continue to create a wide gap in health in the United States. Many factors can contribute to a person’s health, and we still have much to learn about the issue. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will be dedicating research funding to find out more about how lifestyle impacts health.

    May 19, 2017
    Opioid Crisis Prevention
    Health Policy

    HHS Announces Opioid Crisis Prevention Program

    Prescription drug abuse has reached epic proportions in the United States. Efforts have been made to help combat this growing issue. In 2016, President Obama signed into law the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) to reclassify drug abuse as a disease instead of a crime.  

    May 18, 2017
    Annual State-of-Cancer Report
    Cancer research

    Annual State-of-Cancer Report Encouraging for Patients, Providers

    The latest edition of the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2014, confirms that death rates are decreasing for 11 of the 16 most common types of cancer in men and 13 of the 18 most common types in women.

    May 18, 2017
    Cancer Parity Drug
    Cancer health policy

    Bipartisan Cancer Parity Drug Legislation Introduced in U.S. Congress

    Two members of the House of Representatives have put political party differences aside and introduced bipartisan legislation that requires health insurers to cover traditional chemotherapy, along with oral medications associated with cancer treatment. U.S. Representatives Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and Brian Higgins (D-NY) have proposed the Cancer Drug Parity Act (H.R. 1409). The intent of the bill is to ensure appropriate oncologic treatments are affordable and covered for patients with cancer.

    May 17, 2017
    Healthcare Legislation in a Divided America
    Affordable Care Act (ACA)

    Federal Healthcare Legislation in a Divided America

    “Obamacare is the law of the land.” And thus ended the debate over repeal and replace of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), as Paul Ryan (R-WI), the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives left the podium Friday afternoon on March 24.

    April 28, 2017
    Washington Monument
    Cancer health policy

    Presidential Personnel Appointments That Affect Healthcare Policy

    There is a difference between campaigning and governing. Running for office is about putting out bold ideas and galvanizing a base of supporters who are energized by the opportunity for real change. It’s exhilarating and fluid. The momentum can be like a rock concert, and people are carried away with excitement about the future.

    April 11, 2017
    Cancer Research
    Cancer research

    NCI Cancer Moonshot Funds Researchers

    After the dust settled from the presidential election, Congress returned to Washington to complete some remaining legislative work before the new year. Among the newly approve legislation, the 21st Century Cures Act was passed, and it aims to have major implications for expanding oncology research in the coming months and years.

    March 02, 2017
    Mortality Rates
    End of Life

    U.S. Cancer Mortality Rates Differ Across Country

    Although U.S. cancer rates between 1980 and 2014 have fallen overall, there are parts of the country that have not seen a decrease. This information was reported in a new study conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. The researchers found that cancer deaths fell 20 percent between 1980 and 2014, but that in some areas of the country the mortality rates increased.

    March 02, 2017
    Cervical Cancer Awareness and Education Saves Lives
    Cervical cancer

    Cervical Cancer Awareness and Education Saves Lives

    January was cervical health awareness month, and the federal government, along with many advocacy groups, spent considerable time talking about early detection. According to the National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), cervical cancer is largely preventable. If it’s detected early, it’s often curable too. Many experts say that the key to cervical cancer is vaccination and embracing the two tests used for early detection—Pap smears and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing.

    March 02, 2017
    FDA Announces Oncology Center of Excellence
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    FDA Announces Oncology Center of Excellence

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced, through the Office of Health and Constituent Affairs, that it has established the Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE). Longtime FDA official, Richard Pazdur, MD, has been named to lead the division as its first director. The OCE will make oncology “the first disease area to have a coordinated clinical review of drugs, biologics and devices across the agency’s three medical product centers,” according to the FDA.

    March 02, 2017
    New Web Tool Seeks to Advise Cancer Survivors on Managing Health
    Survivorship

    New Web Tool Seeks to Advise Cancer Survivors on Managing Health

    In a joint venture between the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the American Cancer Society (ACS), a new web tool aims to provide better understanding for cancer survivors’ treatment options and what happens to them when treatment is over. The initiative, Springboard Beyond Cancer, is meant to empower survivors by providing them when education and resources about living beyond their cancer diagnosis. Springboard Beyond Cancer aims to address the following survivorship issues for patients.

    March 02, 2017
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Opportunities Exist for Health Policy Compromise in 2017

    The 115th U.S. Congress was sworn into office on January 3, 2017. Capitol Hill was abuzz with congratulatory smiles, wide-eyed optimism, and not a small amount of relief for those who survived last November’s election.

    January 29, 2017
    Health Policy

    Palliative Care, Opioids, and Biomarkers Lead NIH's 2016 Research Year in Review

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has outlined it 2016 research year in review, detailing work done on atomic imaging for drug and protein interactions, biomarkers for prostate cancer, opioid efficacy, and the importance of palliative care. Often lauded as an example of the positive impact that federal agencies can have on Americans, NIH has received welcome support and funding from both sides of the aisle. The research, clinical trials, treatments, and cures that come out of the NIH are life changing and life saving, and all parties in congress recognize its importance.
    January 18, 2017
    Affordable Care Act (ACA)

    HHS Secretary Discusses ACA Repeal's Impact on Healthcare Quality

    In a speech at the National Press Club, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell explained that she was continuing the presidential administrations’ conversations about national health care. In it, the secretary expounded on the virtues of access, quality, and affordability in a national system capable of reaching millions of Americans.
    January 18, 2017
    Cancer prevention

    FDA Expands Jurisdictional Authority Over All Tobacco Products

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has gained control over all tobacco products and released new finalized rules in 2016 on the oversight of them. According to Mitch Zeller, JD, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, before the FDA’s final rule, certain tobacco products could be sold without any review of ingredients, the process of how they were made, and the potential dangers associated with them.
    January 18, 2017
    Advanced practice nursing (APN)

    The VA Amends Regulations to Allow APRNs Greater Authority

    Scope of practice issues are essential in health care, and the lines are often starkly drawn. However, coordinated care with an emphasis on patient-centered care, through evidence-based research, is at the heart of how nurses practice. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recognized this, and, at the end of 2016, amended its rules to better reflect both the expertise of advanced practice nurses and the needed backlog and inefficacies of the VA.
    January 18, 2017
    pill bottles
    Cancer health policy

    New Law and Policies Will Fight Opioid Epidemic

    In July, in an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the U.S .Congress passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), sending the bill to the president’s desk to be signed into law. With grant programs and community support initiatives, the bill will provide local authorities with resources to combat the opioid abuse epidemic. More than that though, the law is intended to change the way drug abuse is perceived.
    August 02, 2016
    Alec Stone ONS Director of Health Policy
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