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    Innovative Oncology Nurses Break Down Communication Barriers for Patients Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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    Innovative Oncology Nurses Break Down Communication Barriers for Patients Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
    March 10, 2023
    How I Practice Mindfulness as an Oncology Nurse
    Nurse well-being
    How I Practice Mindfulness as an Oncology Nurse
    March 03, 2023
    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
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    U.S. Sees Another Record-Breaking Decrease in Cancer Deaths, but Disparities Remain
    Cancer research

    U.S. Sees Another Record-Breaking Decrease in Cancer Deaths, but Disparities Remain

    Cancer-related mortality fell by 2.4% from 2017–2018, the largest-ever one-year drop in cancer deaths and a continuation of the downward trend the United States has seen since 1991, the American Cancer Society (ACS) reported in Cancer Facts and Figures, 2021.

    March 03, 2021
    Cancer Death Rates See Largest-Ever Single-Year Drop
    American Cancer Society (ACS)

    Cancer Death Rates See Largest-Ever Single-Year Drop

    Overall U.S. cancer mortality fell 2.2% from 2016 to 2017, the largest reduction for a single year, according to the American Cancer Society’s “Cancer Statistics, 2020,” published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

    February 26, 2020
    HHS Secretary Azar Addresses American Cancer Society on Healthcare Delivery System
    Health Policy

    HHS Secretary Azar Addresses American Cancer Society on Healthcare Delivery System

    Reaching a broad audience, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar spoke to the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network in early September 2019 about the state of healthcare delivery in the United States and outlined the Trump administration’s priorities. Azar praised advocates for being leaders in promoting more investments for education, prevention, and research, and he noted the laudable achievements thus far.

    October 14, 2019
    U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
    American Cancer Society (ACS)

    U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall

    In the 2018 release of its annual cancer statistics report, the American Cancer Society announced that U.S. cancer death rates fell for the 24th year in a row. The findings were published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

    March 07, 2018
    National HPV Vaccination Roundtable
    Cancer prevention

    National Roundtable Will Work to Increase HPV Vaccination

    The American Cancer Society has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote public awareness and adoption for the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine. The joint initiative, dubbed the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable, brings together public, private, and voluntary experts to raise awareness of the benefits of the vaccine in an effort to decrease incidence and mortality rates associated with HPV cancers.

    January 26, 2018
    HPV Vaccination
    Cancer prevention

    The Importance of HPV Vaccination for Your Patients

    August marks the beginning of National Immunization Awareness Month, which is an annual observance to promote awareness of the importance of vaccination for individuals of all ages. It’s a great time for nurses to check with their patients and make sure they’re up to date on the recommended vaccines.

    August 01, 2017
    Nutritional and Physical Activity Guidelines
    American Cancer Society (ACS)

    Adherence to Nutritional and Physical Activity Guidelines Improves Survival in Patients With Colon Cancer

    The American Cancer Society (ACS) has guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer survivors that focus on healthy body weight, physical activity, and a diet high in vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. To assess how adherence to those guidelines impacts disease-free survival (DFS), relapse-free survival (RFS), or overall survival (OS), researchers conducted a prospective study of 992 patients with stage III colon cancer who enrolled in an adjuvant chemotherapy clinical trial between 1991 and 2001. The researchers presented the study at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

    July 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
    American Cancer Society (ACS)

    ONS Member Will Serve as American Cancer Society Board Chair in 2016

    Longtime ONS member Scarlott Mueller, RN, MPH, has been appointed as the new chair of the American Cancer Society (ACS) Board of Directors for 2016. In the past, she served as president-elect for the ONS Foundation and is a current and active ONS member.
    January 06, 2016
    American Cancer Society (ACS)

    A Nurse’s Guide to ACS’s New Breast Cancer Screening Guideline

    The American Cancer Society (ACS) recently updated its 2003 breast cancer screening guidelines, including major changes in the recommendations for breast cancer screening procedures with important implications to all clinical nurses, not just those in oncology.
    October 22, 2015
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