Skip to main content
Search
News, Views, and Advocacy From the Oncology Nursing Society
ONS Voice Home
  • News & Views
  • Advocacy
  • Stories
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • RSS
    • News & Views
    • Latest Articles
    • Clinical Practice
    • ONS News
    • ONS Leadership
    Trending Topics
    • Research
    • Treatments
    • Safety
    • COVID-19
    • Drug Reference Sheet
    • Special Populations
    View All Topics
    Advocacy
    • Latest Articles
    • Updates
    • Get Involved
    Stories View All
    View All
    Clinical and Pharmaceutical Nurse Educators Collaborate to Bring Training to Nurses and Improve Patient Care
    Oncology nurse education
    Clinical and Pharmaceutical Nurse Educators Collaborate to Bring Training to Nurses and Improve Patient Care
    January 13, 2023
    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
    Post-Flooding Natural Disaster Cancer Considerations and Patient Education Points
    September 28, 2022
    Can Patients Use Continuous Glucose Monitors During Radiation Therapy for Cancer?
    Radiation therapy
    Can Patients Use Continuous Glucose Monitors During Radiation Therapy for Cancer?
    August 19, 2022
    previous slide
    next slide
    Search
  • News & Views
  • Advocacy
  • Stories
    • Home

    Author Content

    How to Promote and Maintain Cancer Screening as COVID-19 Persists
    Cancer screening

    How to Promote and Maintain Cancer Screening as COVID-19 Persists

    For the past two years, patients and providers have turned their attention to combatting a global health threat. We’ve nearly crumbled amid the chaos, but carried on through acts of comfort and innovation. However, as we pled for an end to this nightmare, for heard immunity through vaccination, another health threat took a backseat. Cancer screening rates plummeted, particularly among communities of color. Oncology nurses can use evidence-based interventions to increase screening rates for all patients with cancer.  

    March 18, 2022
    Diagnose and Treat Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
    Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

    Diagnose and Treat Hypercalcemia of Malignancy

    Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a common paraneoplastic syndrome associated with poor prognosis that affects approximately 20%–30% of patients with cancer. It’s most often seen in patients with breast, lung, renal, or ovarian cancers; squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck; multiple myeloma; and certain lymphomas.

    July 15, 2021
    Targeted Therapies Are Transforming the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
    Lung Cancer

    Targeted Therapies Are Transforming the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Testing for molecular biomarkers has become a mainstay in determining treatment approaches for advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Typically, next-generation sequencing identifies any potential genomic variants that are associated with oncogenic driver events and can be targeted with oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

    May 17, 2021
    Management Strategies for Cutaneous Toxicity From EGFR Inhibitors
    Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

    Management Strategies for Cutaneous Toxicity From EGFR Inhibitors

    Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeted therapy is effective for several solid tumor malignancies, primarily non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR mutation and metastatic colorectal cancer. Although the agents spare patients from typical side effects seen with more conventional cytotoxic chemotherapies, such as nausea or vomiting, they do have a unique side-effect profile, including potentially dose-limiting cutaneous toxicity. 

    March 11, 2021

    To discuss the information in this article with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities.

    To report a content error, inaccuracy, or typo, email pubONSVoice@ons.org.

    Zac Pitts MSN, NP-C
     
    Home
    News, Views, and Advocacy From the Oncology Nursing Society
  • Legal Notices
  • Contact Us
  • Conferences
  • Advertising
  • Newsroom
  • Sitemap

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • RSS
  • ONS
  • Oncology Nursing Foundation
  • ONCC
    • © Copyright 2023 Oncology Nursing Society
     
    Back to Top ▲