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    The Case of the Cord Blood Match
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    The Case of the Cord Blood Match
    March 26, 2021
    Empower Recent Graduate Nurses to Be Patient Advocates
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    Empower Recent Graduate Nurses to Be Patient Advocates
    March 19, 2021
    Shared Governance Committees Empower Nurses to Use Their Voice
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    Shared Governance Committees Empower Nurses to Use Their Voice
    March 12, 2021
    Nursing Students Connect Beyond the Classroom With ONS Resources
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    Nursing Students Connect Beyond the Classroom With ONS Resources
    March 05, 2021
    COVID-19 Affects Cancer Caregivers, but Here Are Ways to Support Them
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    COVID-19 Affects Cancer Caregivers, but Here Are Ways to Support Them
    February 19, 2021
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    Cancer moonshot

    Did the Cancer Moonshot Initiative Make 10 Years of Cancer Research Progress in 5 Years?
    Cancer moonshot

    Did the Cancer Moonshot Initiative Make 10 Years of Cancer Research Progress in 5 Years?

    When the Obama administration announced the National Cancer Moonshot in January 2016, its goal was to invest $1 billion in cancer research to make a decade’s worth of discoveries in just five years. The funding was distributed across the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Department of Defense, and Department of Veterans Affairs to propel the Moonshot forward.

    March 18, 2021
    First Lady Jill Biden Celebrates World Cancer Day
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    First Lady Jill Biden Celebrates World Cancer Day

    In honor of World Cancer Day on February 4, 2021, First Lady Jill Biden, EdD, took a virtual tour of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH's) National Cancer Institute (NCI) and met with NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, and NCI Director Ned Sharpless, MD, to discuss advancements in cancer research, the steady decline in cancer mortality, and cancer-related legislation, among other topics. 
     

    March 10, 2021
    NCI Gives a Midpoint Progress Update on the Cancer Moonshot
    Cancer research

    NCI Gives a Midpoint Progress Update on the Cancer Moonshot

    During his final State of the Union address in January 2016, former President Barack Obama appointed Joe Biden the lead on a new initiative: the National Cancer Moonshot. The goal was to find treatments, cures, and more understanding about cancer—a decade’s worth of progress in just five years. 

    February 08, 2021
    Supreme Court ACA Case; Cancer Moonshot; COVID-19 Outbreak
    Health Policy

    Supreme Court ACA Case; Cancer Moonshot; COVID-19 Outbreak

    As part of its focus to dismantle the 2010 healthcare law, the GOP repealed the Affordable Care Act individual mandate in 2017. Republican state attorneys general then challenged the law’s constitutionality in a series of lower court cases, and the most recent has been lingering in federal courts for more than a year. On March 2, the Supreme Court agreed to take up the issue, marking the third time the law will be heard at the highest court in the country.  

    March 09, 2020
    Bidens Step Down From Foundation as Presidential Campaign Is Formalized
    Cancer moonshot

    Bidens Step Down From Foundation as Presidential Campaign Is Formalized

    As the 2020 presidential campaign kicks into high gear, the much-anticipated candidacy of former Vice President Joe Biden was announced. Biden, along with his wife Jill, had to make the necessary legal adjustments to cut ties with their formal involvement in the Biden Foundation, including a number of cancer-related projects. The Bidens made the move to eliminate any potential conflicts of interest with a presidential run.

    June 13, 2019
    Nurses in Congress; Defending the ACA; Biden's Moonshot Mission
    Oncology nurse influence

    Nurses in Congress; Defending the ACA; Biden's Moonshot Mission

    The new 116th Congress has settled in, and a clearer picture of the diverse freshman class has come to light. In this case, nursing is present and accounted for among incoming congressional representatives. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) is an RN who ran on her support for health care, specifically to protect those with pre-existing conditions. She’s already a co-chair of the Congressional Nursing Caucus and has signed on to Title VIII nursing reauthorization legislation—something ONS has continually championed. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)—the first nurse ever elected to Congress—is entering her 13th term in the chamber and continues to offer a veteran nursing presence on the hill.

    February 11, 2019
    Cancer Moonshot Moves to Research Phase
    Cancer moonshot

    Cancer Moonshot Moves to Research Phase

    Still a popular program throughout the government, the Cancer Moonshot Initiative challenged the United States to meet goals to accelerate cancer research progress, encourage collaboration in finding treatments and cures, and to improve data sharing to make a decade’s progress in half the time. Through NIH’s Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel and the 2016 passage of the 21st Century Cures Act—allocating $1.8 billion over seven years for Moonshot—the initiative is moving out of planning and into the research phase.

    February 05, 2019
    ONS Member Receives Biden Cancer Initiative’s FIERCE Award
    Cancer moonshot

    ONS Member Receives Biden Cancer Initiative’s FIERCE Award

    As a continuation of the National Cancer Moonshot legacy, the Biden Cancer Initiative (BCI) announced its inaugural roster of FIERCE Award recipients, naming 10 transformative healthcare professionals and institutions who have driven change and positively impacted the lives of their patients with cancer. For her work as an oncology nurse navigator and her accomplishments in patient navigation, ONS member Cynthia Cantril, RN, OCN®, CBCN®, MPH, was named one of the BCI’s FIERCE Award recipients at the Biden Cancer Summit Welcome Reception in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2018.

    October 05, 2018
    Biden Cancer Summit; PCORI Governing Board; Low-Income Smokers
    Cancer moonshot

    Biden Cancer Summit; PCORI Governing Board; Low-Income Smokers

    The Biden Cancer Summit was held in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2018. The day-long event was filled with cancer-related educational sessions—some hosted by ONS leadership—discussing ways to move cancer research and care forward. Formerly dubbed the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative, the country-wide effort to make a quantum leap in cancer care has evolved in into the Biden Cancer Initiative (BCI). BCI’s ongoing work will continue to break down barriers and help providers and researchers overcome obstacles as they work toward progress in cancer care.

    October 01, 2018
    Moonshot Moves Forward Thanks to Biden Initiative
    Cancer moonshot

    Moonshot Moves Forward Thanks to Biden Initiative

    Like all great adventures, it began as an idea. What if the United States could make huge advancements in the fight against cancer in a short amount of time? How could that be accomplished? What are the metrics? How much would it cost? Who could direct such an effort? 

    September 19, 2018
    GOP Pre-Existing Conditions Bill; Biden in Pittsburgh; McCain’s Healthcare Legacy
    Health Policy

    GOP Pre-Existing Conditions Bill; Biden in Pittsburgh; McCain’s Healthcare Legacy

    As the Affordable Care Act is challenged in court, 12 Republican Senators signed a letter insisting that pre-existing conditions be covered in any new healthcare laws moving forward. Despite initial praise for the GOP, many patient advocacy groups, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, have voiced concerns about the efforts being far too little and far too late. On September 4, 2018, more than 25 patient advocacy groups came together and released a statement condemning a recent Republican bill stating it didn’t provide enough protections for pre-existing conditions, compared to what’s currently covered under the ACA. The advocacy groups noted the bill's outlying weaknesses and pushed for stronger reassurances.

    September 10, 2018
    Jill Biden Works With ONS Members and Others to Understand the Caregiver Experience
    Oncology nurse influence

    Jill Biden Works With ONS Members and Others to Understand the Caregiver Experience

    In coffee shops around the country, between clicking cups and grinding coffee beans, former second lady of the United States, Jill Biden, EdD, is quietly gathering small groups of oncology nurses, care coordinators, social workers, and family members who support patients with cancer to discuss the obstacles facing caregivers throughout the cancer journey. As part of the Biden Cancer Initiative’s (BCI’s) continued work to improve oncology care, this coterie of caregivers is heralding the trials and triumphs that come with addressing the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients with cancer.

    April 26, 2018
    ONS Leaders Named to Biden Cancer Initiative Board and Advisory Committee
    ONS Leadership

    ONS Leaders Named to Biden Cancer Initiative Board and Advisory Committee

    ONS President Susan Schneider, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN, was appointed to the Biden Cancer Initiative board of directors, among other experts in health care, business, finance, and technology. The Cancer Initiative also named ONS Chief Executive Officer Brenda Nevidjon MSN, RN, FAAN, to its advisory committee, comprised of 25 other experts aiming to transform the way cancer is detected, diagnosed, and treated by implementing new solutions to complex healthcare problems.  

    February 27, 2018
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    Cancer moonshot

    Cancer Moonshot Offers Funding Opportunities

    Since its initial announcement, the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative—dubbed the Biden Cancer Initiative—has captivated the scientific, patient advocacy, and provider communities with possibilities for advancements in cancer treatments and cures. The cancer moonshot continues to maintain bipartisan support, as all involved are committed to making a decade’s worth of progress in just half the time.

    December 11, 2017
    Lancet Oncology Commission Releases Cancer Research Priorities
    Cancer moonshot

    Lancet Oncology Commission Releases Cancer Research Priorities

    The future of oncology care hinges on the implementation of new sciences, the collaboration of researchers, and timeliness with which healthcare professionals can integrate change into practice, according to a new report released by Lancet Oncology.

    November 08, 2017
    cancer moonshot initiative impact on oncology nurses
    Cancer moonshot

    What the Next Phase of the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative Means for Oncology Nurses

    In one bold declaration during his final State of the Union Address in 2016, President Barack Obama raised our hopes to a singular goal—ending cancer as we know it—as he announced the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative, now called the Biden Cancer Initiative. Grounded in real research with tangible results, the intent was not even that daring: it was more realistic. Eradicating cancer, now understood to be many different aspects of the same disease, in five years was unlikely, but rather the goal was to achieve in five years what previously would take a decade.

    October 11, 2017
    21st Century Cures
    Health Policy

    21st Century Cures Is a Broad Law That Impacts Narrow Categories

    “Congress is working together on a nonpartisan issue that will have a profound effect on the lives of all Americans. H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, will bring our health care innovation infrastructure into the 21st Century, delivering hope for patients and loved ones and providing necessary resources to researchers to continue their efforts to uncover the next generation of cures and treatments,” Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO) discussed their vision for the 21st Century Cures initiative in April 2014.

    July 10, 2017
    Capitol Roundup
    Cancer moonshot

    Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall; Biden Continues Work on Cancer Moonshot; GOP Looks to Revise Replacement Healthcare Plan; ONS Submits Letter of Support for New ICD-10 CM Code

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently released the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2014. According to the report, cancer death rates fell for 11 of the 16 most common cancers in men and 13 of the 16 most common cancers in women. Death rates fell for female breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and prostate cancers, among others. The report also notes that incidences of cancer decreased in men but plateaued for women in the same time period.

    April 10, 2017
    Biden speaks at South by Southwest in Austin, TX.
    Cancer moonshot

    Biden Foundation to Continue Cancer Moonshot Work

    To a crowd of more than 1,300 attendees at the South by Southwest Conference (SXSW) in Austin, TX, on March 12, 2017, former Vice President Joe Biden announced that the Biden Foundation, his new nonprofit organization, would be continuing the work of the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative, which he led during his final year as vice president.

    March 14, 2017
    ONS Cancer Moonshot
    Cancer moonshot

    ONS Invited to White House for Cancer Moonshot Event

    In collaboration with the former President Obama’s health policy team and the Cancer Moonshot, myself and several other members of ONS were invited to attend a community oncology event as part of the White House’s Making Health Care Better series.  The event, “Addressing the Cancer Challenge: Progress in Research, Prevention, Coverage, and Quality,” took place at the White House complex on January 11, 2017. It was by invitation only from the White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force.

    March 02, 2017
    Cancer Research
    Cancer research

    NCI Cancer Moonshot Funds Researchers

    After the dust settled from the presidential election, Congress returned to Washington to complete some remaining legislative work before the new year. Among the newly approve legislation, the 21st Century Cures Act was passed, and it aims to have major implications for expanding oncology research in the coming months and years.

    March 02, 2017
    Cancer moonshot

    ONS Member Speaks on Moonshot Panel at White House

    Healthcare professionals and oncology experts from around the United States gathered at the White House on January 11, 2017, for a conference addressing the challenges of cancer care. The meeting, Making Health Care Better: Community Oncology, invited experts to discuss the progress made in research, prevention, coverage, and quality of care.
    January 12, 2017
    Cancer moonshot

    Vice President Announces Strategic Goals, New Partnerships for Cancer Moonshot

    On October 17, 2016, Vice President Joe Biden addressed President Obama and the rest of the United States as he presented the National Cancer Moonshot taskforce’s report of the work that’s been accomplished since its inception in January 2016. The report highlights a number of strategic initiatives, including the 10 recommended areas of scientific advancement the Blue Ribbon Panel identified in September.
    October 19, 2016
    U.S. Capitol Continues Cancer Moonshot Planning
    Cancer moonshot

    Cancer Moonshot Continues Collaboration With FDA

    Having recently been appointed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) point-person on Vice President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative, Richard Pazdur, MD, the FDA’s acting director of the Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE), blogged about the agency’s efforts to make sure patients and providers know about the progress in cancer prevention and treatment.
    October 06, 2016
    U.S. Capitol building is the site of Cancer Moonshot discussion
    Cancer moonshot

    Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel Highlights Funding Recommendations

    In January 2016, President Obama appointed Vice President Joe Biden as the chair of a new national initiative to “end cancer as we know it.” Dubbed the Cancer Moonshot, the goal is to make the same advances in five years that would usually take 10 to achieve.
    October 06, 2016
    Cancer moonshot

    FDA, Cancer Moonshot Making Clinical Trials More Accessible

    Clinical trials can be a great source of valuable information to drive oncology forward. Unfortunately, only 5% of eligible patients enroll in clinical trials. The National Cancer Moonshot Initiative and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have both set in motion plans to increase clinical trial participation with the hopes that oncology advancements make it to patients faster and more efficiently.
    September 21, 2016
    Cancer moonshot

    NCAB Releases Blue Ribbon Panel Moonshot Report

    On September 7, 2016, the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB) and the director of the National Cancer Institute released a report outlining the recommendations provided by the intensive work done by the National Cancer Moonshot’s Blue Ribbon Panel. ONS member and past president Deborah K. Mayer, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN, was part of the Blue Ribbon Panel working on the recommendations and knows that nurses will play an integral role in implementing these changes.
    September 07, 2016
    Access to cancer care

    Improving Access to Care Is a Priority to the Cancer Moonshot

    In 1965, the monthly cost of cancer care was $100. By 2013, that number had risen to nearly $10,000. The skyrocketing cost of cancer drugs has, in part, played a major role in limiting access to care for patients with cancer. But money isn’t the only barrier: Location of treatment centers, lack of transportation, socioeconomic challenges, along with myriad cultural differences can play into the ways patients do—or don’t—access care.
    August 23, 2016
    Cancer moonshot

    Experiencing the Cancer Moonshot Summit

    I was elated when I received an invitation to attend the Cancer Moonshot Summit in Washington, DC, on June 29, 2016. I was pleased with the fact that nurses were viewed as real stakeholders in this initiative. After all, we are the ones who are closest to the patients and understand what they need. We understand what stumbling blocks they encounter throughout their cancer journey and how it changes their and their families’ lives.
    July 20, 2016
    Cancer Research Lab
    Cancer moonshot

    NCI New Partnership to Expand Genomic Data for Cancer Moonshot Initiative

    The National Cancer Institute has partnered with Foundation Medicine, Inc., in a new effort to expand the understanding of genomics and clinical data. This is a core component of the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative that President Obama announced in January 2016.
    July 14, 2016
    Cancer Moonshot Advocate
    Cancer moonshot

    Cancer Moonshot Has Designee at FDA for Agency Coordination

    In June of 2016, ONS and other partners of the Friends of Cancer Research Organization called for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) formation of an Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE). In the weeks since, the FDA has announced the formation of the OCE and appointed the program’s lead.
    July 14, 2016
    U.S. Capitol Building
    Cancer moonshot

    ONS Attends Cancer Moonshot Summit; Blue Ribbon Panel Works Toward Final Report; ONS Comments on MIPS, APM

    Cancer Moonshot Summit Kicked Off in DC

    June 29, 2016, marked the first official Cancer Moonshot Summit in Washington, DC. Hosted by Vice President Joe Biden, the summit brought together the nation’s leading oncology experts, researchers, healthcare professionals, survivors, private industry professionals and more. Many from the cancer community convened in DC with the hopes of advancing progress towards a cure.

    July 06, 2016
    U.S. Capitol Building
    Cancer moonshot

    Six Months Later: How ONS and Oncology Nurses Are Involved in the National Cancer Moonshot

    President Obama, during his final State of the Union address on January 12, 2016, said, “Let’s make America the country that cures cancer once and for all.” From that challenge, the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative was born with Vice President Joe Biden appointed to the helm. A new national endeavor to develop massive strides in cancer research and treatment would take the brightest minds and most dedicated workers in oncology and throughout the country.
    June 28, 2016
    Cancer moonshot

    ONS Members Appointed to Cancer Moonshot Working Groups

    June 15, 2016
    Two oncology nurses read a computer screen
    Cancer moonshot

    NCI Opens Online Platform to Submit Ideas for Cancer Moonshot

    Since the announcement of the National Cancer Moonshot, there have been great ideas abound. But how do you get them to the right people who can best direct federal funding for cancer research? The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has helped streamline the process by creating a new online platform for submitting ideas to the Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP).
    June 01, 2016
    Capitol building in Washington D.C.
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Capitol Hill Roundup: FDA Releases Draft Guidelines for Biosimilars; Cancer Moonshot Launches Online Engagement Platform; PQLC's Virtual Lobby Day

    Discover all the happenings on Capitol Hill and how ONS continues to advocate for oncology nurses in the national healthcare arena.
    April 18, 2016
    A picture of the Capitol Building
    Cancer moonshot

    Capitol Hill Roundup: ONS Opens Office in DC, Obama Addresses Opioid Epidemic, ONS Member Appointed to Blue Ribbon Panel

    Political policies, especially those concerning health care and cancer care, are constantly changing. It’s hard to stay up to date with the constant evolution of events on Capitol Hill. ONS works to make certain that oncology nurses are represented during discussions that impact their practice, as well as the whole healthcare arena. Learn more about the happenings on the Hill that potentially could impact oncology nurses.
    April 05, 2016
    Cancer moonshot

    How Oncology Nurses Are Working on the Cancer Moonshot Initiative

    In his last state of the union address of his presidency, on January 12, President Obama announced a new “moonshot” funding plan and asked Vice President Biden to lead the initiative to eliminate cancer as we know it. Some of us remember the original moonshot funding request made by President Kennedy, almost 55 years ago, to put a man on the moon before the decade ended and other initiatives. The cancer moonshot goal is to achieve a decade’s worth of advances in five years. Critical to this happening is the elimination of siloes.
    April 05, 2016
    Cancer moonshot

    National Cancer Moonshot Initiative Could Learn From Open-Source Data Ideas

    At the 2016 State of the Union Address, President Obama announced a commitment to eliminating cancer by 2020. The “moonshot” is to be led by Vice President Joe Biden, who lost his son to a brain tumor last May. In his statement, Biden acknowledges that there are currently many barriers to cancer research and finding a cure. The Cancer Moonshot will need to come at the problem from many angles in order to be effectual.
    April 01, 2016
    Cancer moonshot

    Nurse Researchers Will Play an Important Role in the National Cancer Moonshot

    When the general public, including our political leaders, thinks of nurses, they often conjure images of workers in scrubs, attending to patients in a clinical environment. Although clinical nurses are a huge component of health care, including oncology, this leaves out the many nurses who have chosen to pursue patient-centered research.
    March 24, 2016
    Outside of the Capitol Building
    Cancer moonshot

    Capitol Hill Roundup: ONS Member Speaks at Seattle National Moonshot Roundtable, IOM Changes Its Name, Experts Call for Cancer Moonshot to Focus on Screening and Prevention

    Capitol Hill is a dynamic, fluid atmosphere, especially for oncology nursing advocacy. ONS is constantly working to provide nurses with a voice at a federal level by representing them in political arenas in Washington, DC, and around the country. Find out what ONS does to advocate for its members and oncology nurses across the United States.
    March 23, 2016
    Cancer moonshot

    Brenda Nevidjon Attends Cancer Moonshot Roundtable With Vice President Biden

    Vice President Joe Biden is currently touring the country to meet with healthcare experts and research scientists to understand the challenges facing the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative announced by President Obama during his State of the Union Address. ONS Chief Executive Officer Brenda Nevidjon, RN, MSN, FAAN, sat on the panel to address the important role of oncology nurses in the vice president’s Moonshot Initiative.
    February 26, 2016
    Cancer moonshot

    Cancer Moonshot Task Force Convenes to Tackle Cancer Cure

    In his final State of the Union address, President Obama announced a national initiative to be coordinated by Vice President Joe Biden that is being referred to as the “cancer moonshot.” The goal is to cure cancer, or at least to make major advances in attempt to better understand cancer, its elements, and how best to defeat the disease.
    February 11, 2016
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    President Obama Challenges Nation With Moonshot Cancer Cure

    “For the loved ones we’ve all lost, for the family we can still save, let’s make America the country that cures cancer once and for all,” President Obama said in his State of the Union Address on January 12. With this, the president challenged researchers, oncology specialists, and healthcare professionals across the nation to develop a cure for cancer.
    January 15, 2016
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