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Lori Gardner, ACCC

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Association of Community Cancer Centers to Honor Seven Cancer Programs with Innovator Awards at 35th National Oncology Conference

Hundreds of oncology professionals will gather in Phoenix, Arizona, to share best practices and creative approaches that address the most pressing issues facing cancer programs in communities around the country.


Tom LeBlanc

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Palliative Care Needed Alongside Aggressive Cancer Treatment

After leading a study that patients with acute myeloid leukemia who receive induction chemotherapy are quite distressed, Tom LeBlanc, hematologic malignancy specialist at Duke Cancer Institute, decided more palliative care should be offered alongside treatment for the disease. 


Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN

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Susan Hassmiller on "Staying Relevant" as an Oncology Nurse

Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior advisor for nursing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, discusses what it means to


Upstage Lung Cancer

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Upstage Lung Cancer Raises Awareness of the Changing Face of Lung Cancer

A dynamic and uplifting evening of live music hosted by WBZ’s Jordan Rich to strike a chord and raise awareness of the changing face of lung cancer.


Lisa Barbarotta, MSN, AOCNS, APRN-BCÂ

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Nurse-Driven Website Empowers Nurses to Improve Patient Care

Improving communication, building relationships, coordinating activities among units, and engaging staff members are not only ways to create a more positive working environment, they are critical for maintaining patient safety.


Lisa Schulmeister, RN, MN, APRN-BC, OCN®, FAAN

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Choosing Wisely

ASH highlights five recommendations from other organizations.


Carlton Brown, RN, PhD

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Carlton Brown Describes the ONS Social Media Efforts

Oncology Nursing Society President Carlton Brown Describes the ONS Social Media Efforts


Halle Moore, MD

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Halle Moore On Breast Cancer Survivorship Issues

Halle Moore, MD, medical oncologist, Cleveland Clinic, discusses survivorship issues and symptoms that breast cancer survivors face.


Yuhong Dong, MD, PhD

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Yuhong Dong on the Benefits of Falun Gong for Patients With Terminal Cancer

Yuhong Dong, MD, PhD, clinical researcher at Novartis, discusses the benefits of practicing Falun Gong for patients with terminal cancer.


Adam Dicker, MD, PhD

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Adam Dicker on How Nurses Help Combat “White Coat Syndrome”

Adam Dicker explains the benefit of nurses when communicating with patients, and how they help to combat "white coat syndrome."


Sharon Francz, BHA

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Today's Nurse Navigator: Educating and Advocating for Cancer Patients

As both patient advocate and educator, the ONN partners with physicians to help support the cancer patient's journey throughout the course of disease, with the ultimate goal of improving care and outcomes.


Lisa Schulmeister, MN, RN, FAAN

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Do the Write Thing

Oncology nurses want to read news and research written by other nurses.


Steven J. Katz, MD, MPH

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Genetic Testing May Add Confusion to Treatment Decisions

As genetic testing becomes increasingly available, there will be a growing gap between the wide availability of testing and the relative importance of results to treatment decisions. In the current environment, there's more promise in precision medicine than practical applications in the exam room.


Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer

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Oncology Nurses on the Frontlines of Immunotherapy Care

Cancer immunotherapies continue to show promising clinical outcomes, notably long-lasting remission, for an increasing number of malignancies.


Agnieszka Janus, MD, PhD

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Expert Discusses the Safety of Vemurafenib

At the 2019 Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation Annual Conference new findings showed promise in the safety of vemurafenib to treat patients with hairy cell leukemia.


Tony Hagen

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Novel Agents, Earlier Diagnosis Driving Survival Gains in CLL

The median overall survival for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia has more than tripled since the 1970s, primarily due to an ever-expanding armamentarium of novel agents and earlier diagnosis.


Donna L. Berry, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN

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Donna L. Berry on Decision Support for Men With Prostate Cancer

Donna L. Berry, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, Director, Phyllis F. Cantor Center for Research in Nursing & Patient Care Services, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, discusses decision support for men with localized prostate cancer.


Jessica Goldberg, MSN

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Jessica Goldberg Discusses the Lessons Learned from Creating a Self-Management Intervention for Cancer Patients

Jessica Goldberg, MSN, adult gerontology nurse practitioner, fellow in palliative medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the results of a study in which a cancer self-management intervention was created for patients with breast cancer.


By Bonnie Gillis

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SABCS 2010: Obesity Ups Risk of Recurrence for Some Women With HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

Being obese at the time operable breast cancer is diagnosed is associated with inferior outcomes in women with estrogen receptor (ER) or progesterone receptor (PR)positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.



Lisa Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCO

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Clinical Trials Are Key in Identifying, Eliminating Cancer Disparities

Due to their strict regulations, clinical trials eliminate room for discriminatory practices, and can lend insight to disparities among groups.


Michael Mauro, MD

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Michael Mauro Discusses Therapy-Free CML Remission

Michael Mauro, MD, hematologist and leader of the Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses cessation of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) treatment for therapy-free remission. 


Javid J. Moslehi, MD

Latest:

Immunotherapy-Related Myocarditis

Nurses should be aware of patients who are at risk for immunotherapy-related myocarditis.


Sharon Francz, LPN, BHA

Latest:

Compassion Fatigue: When Caring Takes Its Toll

Every day, oncology nurses provide care to patients who rely on them not only for their physical care, but also emotional and even spiritual care.


Daniel J. George, MD

Latest:

New Findings Could Change the Everyday Treatment of Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer

For patients with advanced prostate cancer, new findings from the CARD trial could change their daily treatment.


Sean A. Fischer, MD

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Caregivers, Healthcare Workers, and Patients Up in Arms Against the Flu

Caregivers of people with cancer should get flu shots.



Oliver Sartor, MD

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Oliver Sartor Discusses Clinical Use of Radium-223

Oliver Sartor, MD, Medical Director Tulane Cancer Center, discusses when he administers Radium-223 in his practice.


By Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

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Tools to Help Patients Navigate Their Treatment Path

Monica Knoll is no stranger to cancer. Her sister is a breast cancer survivor and her father died from esophageal cancer. Still, she was not prepared for a breast cancer diagnosis in 2000


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