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    Oncology Nurse Uses Retirement to Help Patients and Healthcare Professionals Understand Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker Testing Results
    Pancreatic cancer
    Oncology Nurse Uses Retirement to Help Patients and Healthcare Professionals Understand Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker Testing Results
    November 11, 2022
    The Life of Marie Curie and Her Contributions to Oncology
    Cancer treatments
    The Life of Marie Curie and Her Contributions to Oncology
    November 07, 2022
    Post-Flooding Natural Disaster Cancer Considerations and Patient Education Points
    Patient safety
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    September 28, 2022
    Can Patients Use Continuous Glucose Monitors During Radiation Therapy for Cancer?
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    Can Patients Use Continuous Glucose Monitors During Radiation Therapy for Cancer?
    August 19, 2022
    Without My Fellowship Program and ONS, I Would Not Be the Nurse I Am Today
    Nurse empowerment
    Without My Fellowship Program and ONS, I Would Not Be the Nurse I Am Today
    July 15, 2022
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    What It’s Like to Compete in the ONS Hackathon™
    Oncology nurse pride

    What It’s Like to Compete in the ONS Hackathon™

    When ONS reached out and asked me to participate in the inaugural ONS Hackathon, I wasted no time in confirming my interest. I had heard of hackathons before but never a nursing-specific one. It was an exciting experience full of growth for me and the other oncology nurses who participated.

    September 17, 2021
    Why All Oncology Nurses Should Be Environmentalists
    Oncology nurse influence

    Why All Oncology Nurses Should Be Environmentalists

    Research shows that climate change is associated with profound disruptions to biodiversity and changes in biogeochemical flow, but what does the health of our planet have to do with oncology nursing? 

    November 27, 2020
    The Case of the Pancreatic Phenomenon
    Clinical practice

    The Case of the Pancreatic Phenomenon

    Ronnie, a 68-year-old patient with stage IV pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, recently started palliative FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy, a regimen consisting of 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin, every two weeks. During his toxicity evaluation, prior to starting his second cycle, he describes a few concerning symptoms that have been ongoing for several weeks, including unintentional weight loss of 15 kg over the last two months, significant bloating after meals, and frequent flatulence with oily stools that are difficult to flush.

    August 28, 2020
    Nurses Have a Role and Responsibility in Ending Racism
    Patient advocacy

    Nurses Have a Role and Responsibility in Ending Racism

    “There’s no way you can extricate what’s been going on and the outcomes of the (COVID-19 coronavirus) from the basic racism and social injustice and inequities that have existed in this country for so many years,” American Academy of Nursing Living Legend Catherine Alicia Georges, EdD, RN, FAAN, said in a June 17, 2020, podcast. “The chronicity of racism is the issue.”

    June 26, 2020

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    Ryne Wilson RN, OCN®
     
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