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    The Case of the Cord Blood Match
    Clinical practice
    The Case of the Cord Blood Match
    March 26, 2021
    Empower Recent Graduate Nurses to Be Patient Advocates
    Nurse empowerment
    Empower Recent Graduate Nurses to Be Patient Advocates
    March 19, 2021
    Shared Governance Committees Empower Nurses to Use Their Voice
    Nurse empowerment
    Shared Governance Committees Empower Nurses to Use Their Voice
    March 12, 2021
    Nursing Students Connect Beyond the Classroom With ONS Resources
    Nursing education
    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 Support Groups Help Patients Develop Critical Connections
    Patient Support

    Cancer Support Groups Help Patients Develop Critical Connections

    Many patients with cancer have supportive friends and family. However, loved ones might be uncomfortable discussing the difficult feelings that arise from a cancer diagnosis and may be afraid or unsure of what to say or do. In a support group, members are open to talking about these difficult topics and patients can feel reassured that they are in a safe space to process the array of thoughts and feelings that come with a cancer diagnosis. 

    February 02, 2021
    Resource Helps Explain the Potential Dangers of E-Cigarettes to Providers and Patients
    Lung Cancer

    Resource Helps Explain the Potential Dangers of E-Cigarettes to Providers and Patients

    E-cigarettes are dangerous and their risks outweigh any potential smoking-cessation benefits, the U.S. Government Accountability Office explained in a new two-page resource that analyzes the science and technology behind the devices.

    November 06, 2020
    NCI Appoints New Director for Office of Cancer Survivorship
    Survivorship

    NCI Appoints New Director for Office of Cancer Survivorship

    Until recently, past ONS President Deborah Mayer, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN, served as interim director of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) Office of Cancer Survivorship, a part of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences. As an oncology nurse, Mayer brought a special perspective to the office’s mission to better understand and meet the unique needs of the growing number of U.S. cancer survivors.

    October 29, 2020
    CDC’s Virtual Simulation Guides Patients With Prostate Cancer From Screening to Treatment
    Prostate cancer

    CDC’s Virtual Simulation Guides Patients With Prostate Cancer From Screening to Treatment

    Nurses can now navigate patients with prostate cancer to a virtual simulation for guidance on all aspects of the disease, from screening to treatment. Plus, providers can interact with Nathan, the simulation avatar, in a clinical encounter to help improve their consultation skills when discussing screening and treatment decisions with men. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released this resource after launching its popular simulation for patients with breast cancer.

    September 23, 2020
    Global Cancer Cases Could Increase 60% in Next 20 Years
    Cancer prevention

    Global Cancer Cases Could Increase 60% in Next 20 Years

    If current trends continue, the world will see a 60% increase in cancer diagnoses through 2040, the World Health Organization said in its February 2020 Report on Cancer: Setting Priorities, Investing Wisely, and Providing Care for All.  

    April 08, 2020
    Smoking Rates Are Low, But Here’s How They Can Be Lower
    Lung Cancer

    Smoking Rates Are Low, But Here’s How They Can Be Lower

    Although U.S. smoking rates have hit an all-time low of 14%, 34 million American adults are still considered active smokers, according to the U.S. surgeon general’s January 2020 report on smoking cessation. It’s the first new report focused directly on smoking cessation from the surgeon general’s office in 30 years. 

    March 04, 2020
    AHRQ Releases Free Resources to Engage Patients, Families in Care
    Patient resources

    AHRQ Releases Free Resources to Engage Patients, Families in Care

    One constant in nursing practice is time and how nurses never have enough of it. Between a full schedule of patient visits, consulting with coworkers, administering treatments, and the myriad other responsibilities filling a nurse’s day, nurses can struggle to address all of a patient's concerns in the time leftover. Nurses must be adept at balancing their time and multitasking in their duties.

    November 19, 2019
    Patient Education Is Critical to Managing irAEs for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
    Immunotherapy

    Patient Education Is Critical to Managing irAEs for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

    By rebalancing the immune system and re-engaging mechanisms that tumor cells have shut off, immunotherapies such as immune checkpoint inhibitors enable patients’ own bodies to fight their cancers for them. But those same mechanisms can also result in immune-related adverse events (irAEs).

    October 08, 2019
    Uplift Young Adult Patients by Sharing YA Resources
    Patient Support

    Uplift Young Adult Patients by Sharing Resources

    Dylan sat on the plastic chair with his elbows rested on his knees, staring blankly at the white tile floor in the clinic exam room. He was listening to me talk about the side effects of chemotherapy, but I could tell he had more on his mind. He lifted his head and touched his red baseball cap with his left hand.

    “This is a lot to take in,” he said in a befuddled tone.

    September 20, 2019
    How Can Oncology Nurses Support Surgical Patients With Esophageal Cancer?
    Cancer surgery

    How Can Oncology Nurses Support Surgical Patients With Esophageal Cancer?

    In 2000, I was diagnosed with stage III esophageal cancer—adenocarcinoma—and was put on a treatment regimen of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and ultimately surgery to my esophagus. After talking with my doctors and nurses, heartburn was determined to be the cause of cancer. I didn’t realize at the time that survival rates for my disease were extremely low. 

    December 04, 2018
    CDC Offers Insights and Resources for Cancer Survivorship
    Survivorship

    CDC Offers Insights and Resources for Cancer Survivorship

    Cancer prevention is a full-time job, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works around the clock to raise awareness and promote necessary early detection and screening methods. Cancer survivors are a unique subset of patients and require information that’s been individualized to the survivorship experience.

    September 11, 2018
    Active Support Group Creates Community for AYAs With Cancer
    Patient Support

    Active Support Group Creates Community for AYAs With Cancer

    Cancer doesn’t discriminate. It can strike anyone at any time. Being told that you have cancer can be a frightening experience, and feelings of loneliness and isolation are not uncommon, especially for young adults with cancer.

    August 03, 2018
    How Aromatherapy With Essential Oils May Help Patients With Cancer
    Complementary therapy

    How Aromatherapy With Essential Oils May Help Patients With Cancer

    Aromatherapy has grown in popularity over the past few decades for improving sleep and mood and for reducing anxiety, but its first use dates back more than 5,000 years. The practice involves using essential (aromatic) oils, derived typically from steam distillation of plants, through application to the skin as a component of therapeutic massage or inhalation with vaporizers, inhalers, or hot water baths.

    May 14, 2018
    Prevent Colorectal Cancer Through Screening
    Cancer prevention

    Prevent Colorectal Cancer Through Screening

    Of cancers affecting both men and women, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading killer in the United States. In 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 139,992 people in the United States were diagnosed with CRC and 51,651 people died from it. Oncology nurses know that screening tests allow for healthcare providers to remove polyps before they become cancer or identify CRC in its earliest, most treatable stages. Clearly, screening is key to preventing CRC, most insurance plans cover screening, and patients now have more screening test options than ever. So why is CRC still so common? Why do people we know and care about still get this disease?

    March 27, 2018
    Meditation Has Many Benefits for Patients With Cancer
    Symptom management

    Meditation Has Many Benefits for Patients With Cancer

    Meditation is a healing practice that involves focusing attention, regulating breathing, and developing a nonjudgmental awareness of one’s thoughts and feelings. It aims to improve emotional regulation and overall well-being. Data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey indicate that 18 million adults and 927,000 children practice meditation. Meditation encompasses repeating words with phonetic significance as in mantram meditation; paying attention or continually returning to the present moment as in mindfulness meditation; or practicing specific movements as in tai chi and qigong.   

    October 20, 2017
    nurses quitting smoking
    Oncology nurse scientist

    Oncology Nurses Champion Tobacco Cessation Programs

    Twenty-five years ago, you could be flying at 39,000 feet and still be inhaling cigarette smoke. Smoking’s pervasiveness in U.S. culture was far and wide, and it wasn’t until cancer research findings—coupled with public policy and healthcare education—that the dangers of smoking caught on with the general public. Since then, smoking rates have declined.

    September 29, 2017
    Patient resources

    Leading Oncology Professional Societies Launch CancerLinQ® Ambassadors Program

    March 08, 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
    Patient Financial Resources
    Coordinated care

    Help Your Patients Find Financial Resources

    The financial burden associated with cancer treatment is reaching new heights. In the heat of making decisions, patients and their families may drastically deplete their finances to reap the advantage a new drug may offer.

    January 03, 2017
    Patient resources

    Patient Assistance Programs

    Introductory text here explaining how this page is used… May contain product-related assistance information. Assistance offered by  pharmaceutical companies. May contain assistance for specific cancer drugs

    May 26, 2016
    Patient resources

    Cancer Care Resources

    Provided by pharmaceutical companies and reviewed by the ONS Seal of Approval progam.

    May 26, 2016
    Chemotherapy

    10 Things Every Patient With Cancer Should Know About Chemotherapy

    January 05, 2015
    Oncology nurse monitoring oral oncolytics
    Clinical practice

    Reference Tool Helps Nurses Monitor Patients Receiving Oral Oncolytics

    As the use of oral oncolytics has increased in cancer care, so has the amount of time oncology nurses spend educating and counseling patients and caregivers on their use. Studies have shown that although it’s challenging for nurses to carve out, the time is well spent.
    November 11, 2014
    Patient empowerment

    Dying, Tea, and Pastries: Death Cafes Invite Often-Shunned Discussions

    It's not a support group. It's not grief counseling. It is, however, a safe place to talk about death and dying. Oh, and there's tea and cookies (or cake!).
    June 10, 2013
    Leukemia

    National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Offers New Resources for Patients With Chronic Leukemia

    The National Coali­tion for Can­cer Survivorship’s (NCCS’s) Can­cer Sur­vival Tool­box® is a free audio pro­gram that teaches skills that can help peo­ple with can­cer meet the chal­lenges of their ill­ness. In addi­tion to basic skills such as find­ing infor­ma­tion, mak­ing deci­sions, solv­ing prob­lems, nego­ti­at­ing, and stand­ing up for your rights, the toolkit also includes spe­cial top­ics like end of life and car­ing for the caregiver.
    January 23, 2012
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