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    ONS Members Tell Us About the Inspirational Nurses Who’ve Shaped Their Careers
    Nurse well-being
    ONS Members Tell Us About the Inspirational Nurses Who’ve Shaped Their Careers
    November 23, 2023
    Nurse Educator–Led Educational Fairs Help Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions
    Oncology nurse education
    Nurse Educator–Led Educational Fairs Help Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions
    November 10, 2023
    When the Nurse Coach Becomes the Client: How I Restored Balance and Set Goals on a Healing Journey
    Oncology nurse influence
    When the Nurse Coach Becomes the Client: How I Restored Balance and Set Goals on a Healing Journey
    November 03, 2023
    Filipino American History Month nurse standing next to flag
    Nurse empowerment
    Filipino American History Month Shines Light on the Contributions and Challenges of a Committed Community of Nurses
    October 16, 2023
    Explore Somatic Biomarker Testing Report Component Biomarker Testing
    Clinical practice
    Learn How to Read a Somatic Biomarker Testing Report
    October 06, 2023
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    HIPEC During Surgery Improves Long-Term Survival With Stage III Ovarian Cancer
    Ovarian cancer

    HIPEC During Surgery Improves Long-Term Survival With Stage III Ovarian Cancer

    Adding hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to interval cytoreductive surgery improves 10-year overall survival in patients with stage III epithelial ovarian cancer by nearly 40%, researchers reported in study findings published in Lancet Oncology. 

    November 29, 2023
    NS Central Line Flushes Save Nearly $30,000 While Increasing Patient Safety
    Patient safety

    NS Central Line Flushes Save Nearly $30,000 While Increasing Patient Safety

    Switching from heparin to normal saline (NS) as the preferred flushing solution for central venous catheter (CVC) lines in adult ambulatory patients with cancer saved one institution nearly $30,000 without affecting quality of care, researchers reported in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. The change also increased patient safety by reducing risk of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia or allergic reactions, the authors said. 

    November 27, 2023
    Race, Insurance, and Practice Setting Influence Aggressiveness of End-of-Life Care
    Cancer health disparities

    Race, Insurance, and Practice Setting Influence Aggressiveness of End-of-Life Care

    White patients with commercial insurance receiving care in a community setting are most likely to receive systemic anticancer therapy at the end of life, researchers reported in study findings published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 

    November 22, 2023
    Current AI Studies in Oncology Nursing Lack Evidence of Ethics and Efficacy
    Oncology nurse researcher

    Current AI Studies in Oncology Nursing Lack Evidence of Ethics and Efficacy

    Published evidence suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have promising potential for oncology nursing, but evidence gaps remain regarding ethical considerations and efficacy in clinical practice, researchers reported in Cancer Nursing. 

    November 15, 2023
    Standardizing Venous Access Assessment and Validating Safe Chemo Administration Drastically Lowers Rates of Adverse Venous Events
    Clinical practice

    Standardizing Venous Access Assessment and Validating Safe Chemo Administration Drastically Lowers Rates of Adverse Venous Events

    Implementing standardized venous access assessment and validating competency for safe administration of vesicant chemotherapy agents according to practice standards reduces adverse venous events by nearly 80%, ONS members Melissa Arangoa Miller, MS, APRN, ACNS-BC, AOCNS®, Victoria Frazier-Warmack, DNP, MSN, RN, OCN®, and Kathrene Castelo, RN, MSN, OCN®, reported in study findings published in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing.

    November 14, 2023
    OFS, Examestane Improve Recurrence-Related Outcomes in Premenopausal Breast Cancer
    Clinical practice

    OFS, Examestane Improve Recurrence-Related Outcomes in Premenopausal Breast Cancer

    After two trials and more than 12 years of follow-up, researchers concluded that ovarian function suppression (OFS) plus endocrine therapy improves both disease-free (DFS) and overall survival for patients with premenopausal breast cancer compared to endocrine therapy alone and that exemestane has an advantage over tamoxifen for some patients. The authors reported their findings in two articles in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 

    November 08, 2023
    10 Ways to Control Your Personal Safety and Minimize Your Risk for Workplace Violence
    Safety

    10 Ways to Control Your Personal Safety and Minimize Your Risk for Workplace Violence

    One in four U.S. nurses reported being assaulted during the past year—two every hour—and it is happening in oncology settings, too, authors wrote in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing.

    November 01, 2023
    Race, Age, Chemo, and Other Factors Increase Patients’ Risk for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema
    Breast cancer

    Race, Age, Chemo, and Other Factors Increase Patients’ Risk for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema

    Black or Hispanic individuals, those who’ve received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and older individuals are more likely to experience lymphedema after breast cancer treatment with axillary lymph node dissection and radiation therapy, researchers reported in JAMA Oncology. 

    October 25, 2023
    AI Mammography Cancer Detection Rates Equivalent to Radiologist Readings
    Breast cancer

    AI Mammography Cancer Detection Rates Equivalent to Radiologist Readings

    Compared to standard double reading from two radiologists, artificial intelligence (AI)–supported mammography screening detected one additional breast cancer per 1,000 patients, researchers reported in Lancet Oncology. AI mammography also cut radiologists’ screening workload nearly in half. 

    October 18, 2023
    Social Determinants Have Clinically Meaningful Effects on Breast Cancer Outcomes
    Cancer health disparities

    Social Determinants Have Clinically Meaningful Effects on Breast Cancer Outcomes

    A patient’s race and the neighborhood in which they live can meaningfully lower time to progression and overall survival for triple-negative metastatic breast cancer, oncology nurse researchers reported in the Oncology Nursing Forum. 

    October 11, 2023
    Empower Your Professional Conversations With This Communication Approach
    Nurse well-being

    Empower Your Professional Conversations With This Communication Approach

    Whether virtually or in person, by voice or in writing, people spend up to 80% of their workday communicating. For nurses specifically, communicating about care consumes more than an hour total each shift, with 83% of that hour conversing with interprofessional colleagues. Ensuring those conversations are as effective as possible is critical with today’s staffing challenges. 

    October 10, 2023
    Discoveries in Race-Related Breast Cancer Biomarkers May Improve Precision Treatments
    Cancer research

    Discoveries in Race-Related Breast Cancer Biomarkers May Improve Precision Treatments

    Race-specific cellular and genomic characteristics in breast and breast cancer tissues may explain racial differences in breast cancer aggressiveness, blood vessel growth, tumor cell migration and metastasis, and the cancer pathways GLI1 and Notch, researchers said in study findings published in npj Breast Cancer. The findings may help guide the development of even more personalized treatments and address some aspects of cancer’s disparate burden on certain populations. 

    October 04, 2023
    Cell-Based Therapy Shows Promise for Chemotherapy-Related Female Infertility
    Immunotherapy

    Cell-Based Therapy Shows Promise for Chemotherapy-Related Female Infertility

    Cellular therapy has revolutionized cancer treatments and outcomes for many patients, and it may one day revolutionize the management of certain side effects as well. According to study findings published in eBioMedicine, induced pluripotent stem cell transplantation may help reverse chemotherapy’s endocrine and reproductive effects on female infertility. 

    September 27, 2023
    Watch for the Warnings of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
    Cancer prevention

    Watch for the Warnings of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

    Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) aged 20–39 account for the steepest increase in the rising rates of early-onset colorectal cancer, but identification of early warning signs and vigilant screening can prevent the predictions of the incidence doubling by 2030 in patients younger than 50 years. According to the results of a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, four red flags should trigger clinicians to refer younger individuals for early detection testing. 

    September 20, 2023
    Experienced Racism Contributes to Poor Cancer Survivorship Outcomes
    Cancer health disparities

    Experienced Racism Contributes to Poor Cancer Survivorship Outcomes

    Cancer survivors from historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups who experience racism are more likely to report physical, mental, sleep, and activity issues during survivorship, researchers reported in study results published in Cancer. 

    September 13, 2023
    Mind-Body Approaches Help Patients Manage Cancer-Related Distress—and Nurses Can Use Them, Too
    Complementary therapy

    Mind-Body Approaches Help Patients Manage Cancer-Related Distress—and Nurses Can Use Them, Too

    A reported 22%–58% of patients with cancer experience distress that can occur at any point along the clinical course, and it can interfere with their ability to cope well with cancer, its physical symptoms, and treatment. Oncology nurses can teach patients about mind-body approaches such as deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), and mindfulness to help self-manage distress and guide them to resources for mind-body practices. 

    September 12, 2023
    Black female patient holding a pill capsule and a glass of water
    Access to Cancer Care

    Ibrutinib Is the First Anticancer Agent to Be Negotiated for Medicare Drug Pricing

    The BTK inhibitor ibrutinib is one of the first 10 drugs covered under Medicare Part D eligible for price negotiation authorized through the Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced in August 2023. Together, the 10 drugs accounted for 20% of Medicare Part D prescription drug costs during the 12-month period used to identify the initial group of negotiable agents. Medicare enrollees taking the 10 drugs covered under Part D selected for negotiation paid a total of $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket costs for the drugs in 2022.

    September 11, 2023
    Young child teaming up with a nurse for cancer prevention
    Cancer prevention

    CDC: Cancer Prevention Starts in Childhood

    As summer’s heat records finally take a fall break, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) latest awareness campaign reminds parents about some simple strategies to start now to support their children’s health and lower their risk for cancer later in life.

    September 08, 2023
    Workplace Issues and Lack of Joy Drive Nurse Burnout and Lead to High Nurse and Physician Turnover
    Nurse staffing

    Workplace Issues and Lack of Joy Drive Nurse Burnout and Lead to High Nurse and Physician Turnover

    Nearly half of nurses surveyed at Magnet-recognized hospitals reported experiencing burnout, attributing it to staffing, management, work environment, and safety struggles. Researchers reported the survey results in JAMA Health Forum.  

    September 06, 2023
    More Survivors Have Functional Limitations After Cancer
    Survivorship

    More Survivors Have Functional Limitations After Cancer

    More than twice as many of today’s cancer survivors say they’re experiencing functional limitations after their disease than those in 1999, according to study findings published in JAMA Oncology. The prevalence was also nearly twice as high as that reported in the general population, but it varied by diagnosis and was disproportionately higher among Black and Hispanic survivors.

    August 23, 2023
    Financial Navigation During Hematologic Cancer Saves Patients and Caregivers $2,500
    Patient financial advocacy

    Financial Navigation During Hematologic Cancer Saves Patients and Caregivers $2,500

    Individuals at risk for financial toxicity from the high costs of hematologic cancer care reported saving an average of $2,500 when guided by the services of an oncology financial navigation program, researchers reported in the Journal of Oncology Practice.

    August 16, 2023
    Radiation Staffing Shortages Delay Treatments and Add to Patients’ Anxiety
    Radiation therapy

    Radiation Staffing Shortages Delay Treatments and Add to Patients’ Anxiety

    With more than 90% of oncology radiation practices reporting staffing shortages, patients are facing new barriers to accessing timely cancer care, the American Society for Radiation Oncology said when announcing its 2023 staffing survey results. At about half of those practices, the lack of adequate staffing is delaying treatment for patients seeking interventional or palliative radiation therapy—and reducing patient navigation services—both of which ultimately influence patient outcomes.

    August 09, 2023
    Using eHealth to Measure Patient-Reported Oral Chemotherapy Side Effects Improves Overall Outcomes. Now We Need to Standardize It.
    Treatment side effects

    Using eHealth to Measure Patient-Reported Oral Chemotherapy Side Effects Improves Overall Outcomes. Now We Need to Standardize It.

    As innovative nurses and other healthcare professionals create libraries of mobile apps and other technologies that allow patients and providers to communicate remotely about oral chemotherapy treatment, how can they be better used consistently across practices to achieve optimal patient outcomes?

    August 08, 2023
    Nurses Say That Oncology Inpatient Medical Cannabis Use Improves Symptom Management and Quality of Stay
    Research

    Nurses Say That Oncology Inpatient Medical Cannabis Use Improves Symptom Management and Quality of Stay

    An overwhelming majority of nurses say that terminally ill patients with cancer in California who use medical cannabis under Ryan’s Law in an inpatient setting have better symptom management and satisfaction with the quality of their stay, according to survey findings reported during the 48th Annual ONS Congress® in April 2023.

    August 02, 2023
    COVID-19 Mortality Risk Is Higher for Females With Cancer
    COVID-19

    COVID-19 Mortality Risk Is Higher for Females With Cancer

    Biological sex may be a factor in COVID-19–related mortality among patients with cancer, according to study findings that researchers published in JAMA Oncology. They found that female patients were nearly twice as likely to die from infections than male patients.

    July 26, 2023
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