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    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
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    AI Ultrasound Is Nearly 100% Accurate in Detecting Thyroid Cancers
    Cancer research

    AI Ultrasound Is Nearly 100% Accurate in Detecting Thyroid Cancers

    Ultrasound imaging guided with artificial intelligence (AI) noninvasively detects almost all malignant thyroid nodules, researchers reported at the 2022 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium. It is also accurate when predicting T stage, extracapsular extension, and presence of a BRAF variant.

    May 11, 2022
    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
    Clinical Full-Body Skin Examination Identifies Twice the Number of Cancers
    Melanoma

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

    A dermatologist-performed total-body skin examination (TBSE) identifies more than two times the number of skin cancers than patients or other providers discovered, researchers reported in the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology. The cancers may otherwise have gone undiagnosed, leading to later-stage disease and poorer outcomes.

    November 03, 2021
    CDC Releases Video Series About Gynecologic Cancers as Part of Gynecologic Cancer Campaign
    Patient resources

    CDC Releases Video Series About Gynecologic Cancers

    Multimedia tools and resources can help patients learn more about a cancer diagnosis, treatment regimens, procedures, and follow-up care, among other important topics, and many institutions and organizations have jumped onto the bandwagon to create those resources for their patients. A new video series on gynecologic cancers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adds another patient education resource to oncology nurses’ toolbox.

    October 28, 2021
    Adding MRI to PSA Detects More Prostate Cancers Than PSA Alone
    Research

    Adding MRI to PSA Detects More Prostate Cancers Than PSA Alone

    Combining magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing allows clinicians to detect twice as many clinically significant prostate cancers than PSA testing alone, according to study results published in JAMA Oncology.

    April 07, 2021
    MicroRNA May Be Key Factor in High-Grade Ovarian Cancer Development
    Cancer research

    MicroRNA May Be Key Factor in High-Grade Ovarian Cancer Development

    The miR-181a microRNA may turn off two genes and lead to the development of high-grade serous ovarian cancer, researchers reported in Nature Communications. The finding is significant because not much is known about how ovarian cancer develops and it’s difficult to detect in its earlier stages.

    September 09, 2020
    Blood Test May Show Earliest Warning of Breast Cancer
    Research

    Blood Test May Show Earliest Warning of Breast Cancer

    Identifying a panel of tumor-associated antigens and autoantibodies through a simple blood test may one day help providers diagnose the earliest stages of breast cancer, before clinical signs appear.

    February 05, 2020
    CDC Promotes Lung Cancer Screening Awareness and Prevention
    Lung Cancer

    CDC Promotes Lung Cancer Screening Awareness and Prevention

    As the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, lung cancer is pervasive and deadly. But like many cancers, patients have a better chance at successful treatment outcomes and survival if caught early through screening and early detection efforts. Despite lung cancer being the second most diagnosed cancer for men and women, not all Americans are aware of its screening recommendations. To address the gap in awareness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is promoting a new public health campaign on the issue.

    November 21, 2019
    Biomarker-Based Screening Test May Find Lung Cancer at Earlier Stages
    Lung Cancer

    Biomarker-Based Screening Test May Find Lung Cancer at Earlier Stages

    A blood test evaluating several biomarkers was able to reduce the number of lung cancers detected at later stages, according to study results presented at the 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer.

    November 13, 2019
    New Liquid Biopsy Approach Is Accurate in Detecting Early Cancer
    Research

    New Liquid Biopsy Approach Is Accurate in Detecting Early Cancer

    A test that looks at circulating DNA rather than specific mutations is accurate in detecting 72% of early cancer cases and correctly identifying the tissue of origin in 75% of cases, researchers reported in study findings published in Nature.

    October 30, 2019
    Wasserman Schultz, Brooks Introduce EARLY Act for Breast Cancer Awareness
    Health Policy

    Wasserman Schultz, Brooks Introduce EARLY Act for Breast Cancer Awareness

    Health care is the top domestic policy issue for Americans, but with so many different ideas to make the healthcare system more accessible and affordable, the issue is becoming increasingly complex. Because of its far-reaching impact, health care is often a politically charged topic and little change has yet been seen on a legislative level.

    August 19, 2019
    Microfluidic Device May Pave Way for More Liquid Cancer Biopsies
    Targeted therapy

    Microfluidic Device May Pave Way for More Liquid Cancer Biopsies

    Researchers have developed a device that can separate various cell types in patient blood samples based on the cell size, which may one day enable rapid, inexpensive liquid biopsies to help clinicians detect cancer and develop targeted treatment plans. Findings from the research that led to the device are reported in Microsystems and Nanoengineering.

    April 10, 2019
    San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

    Breast MRI Protocol Improves Patient Care

    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help diagnose breast cancer, but it is costly. Leadership at the University of Washington in Bellingham developed a protocol to improve the timeliness of care, moving the time of MRI prior to surgeon evaluation, and found that it led to enhanced patient care, eliminated delays in treatment, avoided unnecessary tests, shifted appropriate care to primary-care providers, and provided all necessary data prior to initial surgical consultation. They presented the findings at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on December 7, 2018.

    December 07, 2018
    What Does the “E” Mean in the National Cancer Institute’s “ABCDE” Tool for Recognizing Melanoma?
    Melanoma

    What Does the “E” Mean in the National Cancer Institute’s “ABCDE” Tool for Recognizing Melanoma?

    What does the “E” mean in the National Cancer Institute’s “ABCDE” tool for recognizing melanoma?

    A. Extension

    B. Evolution

    C. Equal

    D. Expand

    August 31, 2018
    blood test to detect cancer
    Research

    Blood Test May Detect Tumor-Derived DNA in Early-Stage Cancers

    Researchers have developed a test that detects tiny amounts of cancer-specific DNA in the blood and used it to accurately identify more than half of 138 people with early-stage colorectal, breast, lung, or ovarian cancers. The findings were published in Science Translational Medicine.

    December 06, 2017
    Susan Schneider
    ONS Leadership

    Through Early Detection, We Can Impact Cancer Mortality

    Earlier in 2017, a group of 12 nurses traveled to Cuba to learn about cancer care and the healthcare system there. Cubans are very proud of their healthcare and educational systems, which are offered without charge to their citizens. We learned so much on this trip, but my take-home message from this experience was the importance of prevention and early detection.

    July 17, 2017
    Melanoma Awareness
    Melanoma

    Encourage Malignant Melanoma Awareness in May

    As Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, May is the perfect time to encourage people to examine their skin and seek medical assistance if they recognize signs of a melanoma. Early detection and prompt treatment is associated with a much higher survival rate for skin cancer diagnoses.

    May 12, 2017
    Capitol Roundup
    Affordable Care Act (ACA)

    GOP Unable to Secure Support for AHCA; Senators Introduce Women’s Health Bill; Americans Worried About Insurance Access, Coverage

    After the GOP spent weeks lobbying for support, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) informed President Trump on March 24 that the replacement healthcare proposal, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), did not have enough support in the House of Representatives. The bill was pulled from voting, which ensured that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would be in place for the foreseeable future. The Republican party failed to garner enough support for the bill, with some moderates fearing it would strand many without access to health care, whereas more conservative factions believed the AHCA didn’t dismantle enough portions of the ACA.

    March 27, 2017
    Cancer screening

    Metastatic Prostate Cancer Increasing in United States

    The number of new U.S. cases of metastatic prostate cancer increased by 72% from 2004–2013, according to a new study published in Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases.
    September 06, 2016
    Cervical cancer detection
    Affordable Care Act (ACA)

    Rise in Early Cervical Cancer Detection May Be Associated With Affordable Care Act

    A new study has found an increase in the number of women younger than 26 who have received a diagnosis of early-stage cervical cancer. Researchers concluded that it is most likely the effect of the Affordable Care Act.
    February 02, 2016
    Breast cancer

    Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Make the News Again

    There are numerous activities to promote breast cancer awareness.  My youngest daughter, Elaine, is a nursing student who also swims for the Saint Louis University Billikens.  During October, the entire team, men and women donned pink caps and shirts instead of their typical bright blue to promote awareness about breast cancer.  The team was unified on this one, and I have no doubt it made people stop and think.  Anything that makes people think about the early detection of breast cancer is a good thing.

    January 17, 2016
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