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Cancer Cells’ Aneuploidy May Be Why They Resist Treatment

The extra or missing chromosomes—also called aneuploidy—in 90% of cancer cells may be a factor in treatment resistance, a new study shows. Researchers reported the findings in Developmental Cell.

January 19, 2022

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Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: CDH1 and Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer

Genetics & genomics

Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: CDH1 and Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer

January 18, 2022

FDA Reports Nationwide Recall of Senna Syrup 8.8 mg/5 ml Because of Microbial Contamination

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Reports Nationwide Recall of Senna Syrup 8.8 mg/5 ml Because of Microbial Contamination

January 13, 2022

Break Bad News to Patients With This Step-by-Step Guide

Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

Break Bad News to Patients With This Step-by-Step Guide

January 13, 2022

Fructose Fuels Colorectal Cancer Growth, Study Shows

Cancer research

Fructose Fuels Colorectal Cancer Growth, Study Shows

January 12, 2022

Team Training Develops Nurses’ Interprofessional Communication Skills

Interprofessional issues

Team Training Develops Nurses’ Interprofessional Communication Skills

January 11, 2022

Train and Retain: From Orientation to Leadership, Here Are the Strategies That Experienced Staff Developers Use

Train and Retain: From Orientation to Leadership, Here Are the Strategies That Experienced Staff Developers Use

January 11, 2022

Bolster Your Team for Better Well-Being

Nurse well-being

Bolster Your Team for Better Well-Being

January 06, 2022

Education, Insurance, and Marital Status Linked to Disparities in Survivorship Care Plans

Survivorship care plans

Education, Insurance, and Marital Status Linked to Disparities in Survivorship Care Plans

January 05, 2022

Mental Health Teams Build Programs That Prioritize Staff Well-Being

Nurse well-being

Mental Health Teams Build Programs That Prioritize Staff Well-Being

January 04, 2022

Winning Team Develops Solution to Increase Preceptor Development in Third ONS Hackathon in Collaboration With ONCC

Winning Team Develops Solution to Increase Preceptor Development in Third ONS Hackathon in Collaboration With ONCC

January 04, 2022

Make Subcutaneous Administration More Comfortable for Your Patients

Clinical practice

Make Subcutaneous Administration More Comfortable for Your Patients

January 04, 2022

Two Years Later, We Are Older and Wiser

Two Years Later, We Are Older and Wiser

January 03, 2022

Show the World Your Beautiful Mess

Nurse well-being

Show the World Your Beautiful Mess

December 30, 2021

Liver Cancer Diagnoses See Geographic, Racial, Income Disparities

Cancer health disparities

Liver Cancer Diagnoses See Geographic, Racial, Income Disparities

December 29, 2021

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Amivantamab-Vmjw

Drug Reference Sheet

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Amivantamab-Vmjw

December 28, 2021

Oncology Nurses Share Successes and Challenges Adapting to Telehealth During COVID-19

Oncology Nurses Share Successes and Challenges Adapting to Telehealth During COVID-19

December 24, 2021

Telehealth Has Value During Radiotherapy, Patients Say

Patient resources

Telehealth Has Value During Radiotherapy, Patients Say

December 22, 2021

The Case of the Clinical Trials Consultation

Oncology clinical trials

The Case of the Clinical Trials Consultation

December 21, 2021

FDA Approves Abatacept for Prophylaxis of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Abatacept for Prophylaxis of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease

December 16, 2021

Help Patients Understand Biomarker Test Results and Clinical Trials Options

Genetics & genomics

Help Patients Understand Biomarker Test Results and Clinical Trials Options

December 16, 2021

Black Patients at Higher Risk for Infection, Poor Outcomes From COVID-19 During Cancer

Black Patients at Higher Risk for Infection, Poor Outcomes From COVID-19 During Cancer

December 15, 2021

Traits That Make You a Great Nurse Also Lead to Success as a Clinical Trials PI

Oncology clinical trials

Traits That Make You a Great Nurse Also Lead to Success as a Clinical Trials PI

December 14, 2021

Racism, Health Inequities, and Unequal Access to Care Are Oncology Nursing Research Priorities

Access to Cancer Care

Racism, Health Inequities, and Unequal Access to Care Are Oncology Nursing Research Priorities

December 14, 2021

Nursing Considerations for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Care

Nursing Considerations for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Care

December 13, 2021

Use ClinicalTrials.gov to Find the Right Cancer Research Studies for Your Patients

Oncology clinical trials

Use ClinicalTrials.gov to Find the Right Cancer Research Studies for Your Patients

December 09, 2021

Oncology Nursing Society Issues a Call to Action for Using Appropriate Genomics Terminology for Safety and Quality

Oncology Nursing Society Issues a Call to Action for Using Appropriate Genomics Terminology for Safety and Quality

December 09, 2021

FDA Reports Teligent Pharma’s Worldwide Voluntary Recall of Lidocaine HCl Topical Solution 4%

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Reports Teligent Pharma’s Worldwide Voluntary Recall of Lidocaine HCl Topical Solution 4%

December 08, 2021

Patients Cope With Intense Emotions After Clinical Trial Withdrawal

Oncology clinical trials

Patients Cope With Intense Emotions After Clinical Trial Withdrawal

December 08, 2021

Not Eligible for Trials? Expanded Access May Give Patients Options for Investigational Products

Oncology clinical trials

Not Eligible for Trials? Expanded Access May Give Patients Options for Investigational Products

December 07, 2021

Nursing Roles in Clinical Trials

Oncology nursing roles

Nursing Roles in Clinical Trials

December 07, 2021

Joint Strategic Planning Allows ONS Enterprise to Achieve Shared Goals

ONS board of directors

Joint Strategic Planning Allows ONS Enterprise to Achieve Shared Goals

December 06, 2021

FDA Approves Rituximab Plus Chemotherapy for Pediatric Cancer Indications

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Rituximab Plus Chemotherapy for Pediatric Cancer Indications

December 03, 2021

FDA Approves Daratumumab Hyaluronidase-Fihj, Carfilzomib, Dexamethasone for Multiple Myeloma

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Daratumumab Hyaluronidase-Fihj, Carfilzomib, Dexamethasone for Multiple Myeloma

December 01, 2021

Live a Life in Balance

Nurse well-being

Live a Life in Balance

November 25, 2021

First KRAS-Targeted Therapy Receives FDA Approval for Lung Cancer

Cancer research

First KRAS-Targeted Therapy Receives FDA Approval for Lung Cancer

November 24, 2021

FDA Approves Sirolimus Protein-Bound Particles for Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Sirolimus Protein-Bound Particles for Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor

November 23, 2021

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Sotorasib

Drug Reference Sheet

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Sotorasib

November 23, 2021

Mid-Century Antibiotic May Offer Options After PARP Inhibitor Resistance

Cancer research

Mid-Century Antibiotic May Offer Options After PARP Inhibitor Resistance

November 17, 2021

Defining Individual Biosignatures Through Precision Health Symptom Science Helps Nurses Deliver Even Better Care

Symptom management

Defining Individual Biosignatures Through Precision Health Symptom Science Helps Nurses Deliver Even Better Care

November 16, 2021

FDA Reports Recall of Custom Convenience Kits Because of Prefilled Syringe Plunger Defect

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Reports Recall of Custom Convenience Kits Because of Prefilled Syringe Plunger Defect

November 12, 2021

APRNs Can Lead by Example When Integrating Palliative Care in Practice

Palliative care

APRNs Can Lead by Example When Integrating Palliative Care in Practice

November 11, 2021

New Radiopharmaceutical Improves Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer

New Radiopharmaceutical Improves Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer

November 10, 2021

Cultural Humility Is a Nursing Clinical Competency

Cultural Competency

Cultural Humility Is a Nursing Clinical Competency

November 09, 2021

ONS Board Holds First In-Person Meeting Since 2019

ONS board of directors

ONS Board Holds First In-Person Meeting Since 2019

November 08, 2021

Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Genetics & genomics

Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

November 04, 2021

Clinical Full-Body Skin Examination Identifies Twice the Number of Cancers

Clinical Full-Body Skin Examination Identifies Twice the Number of Cancers

November 03, 2021

Genetic Counselors Help Patients and Providers Understand Biomarker Testing Goals and Results

Targeted therapy

Genetic Counselors Help Patients and Providers Understand Biomarker Testing Goals and Results

November 02, 2021

Bringing Biosignatures to the Bedside

Targeted therapy

Bringing Biosignatures to the Bedside

November 02, 2021

FDA Approves Asciminib for Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Asciminib for Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

November 01, 2021

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