Authors


Colleen Jennings, RN, BSN, HN-BC

Latest:

Colleen Jennings on Improving Follow-Up Phone Calls

Colleen Jennings, RN, BSN, HN-BC, discusses how to improve follow-up phone calls.


Colleen Moretti

Latest:

Sacituzumab Govitecan Significantly Prolongs Overall Survival in Patients With HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

Sacituzumab govitecan may represent a promising option for patients with endocrine resistant, hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer, according to updated findings from the phase 3 TROPiCs-02 study.


John Kirkwood, MD

Latest:

John Kirkwood on Training Physicians on Skin Examinations

John Kirkwood, MD, Usher professor, Medicine, Dermatology and Translational Science, co-director, Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program, University of Pittsburgh, discusses training physicians on skin examinations for detecting melanoma. 


Laura Galindez, MSW

Latest:

Spotlight on Integrative Oncology Navigation

Using integrative modalities such as behavior therapies, mindfulness meditation and creative arts therapy can support a patient with cancer during treatment.



CHRISTOPHER PIETRAS, MD

Latest:

Opioid-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: What the Oncology Nurse Should Know

Up to 40% of patients with cancer who take opioids experience nausea and vomiting.


Venteria L. Knight, RN, MPH

Latest:

Staying Positive and on Course, Despite Financial Hardships

Please enjoy this music while your party is reached … "Hello, Mr. Freeman,* this is Venteria Knight. I'm a nurse navigator with Northside Hospital, and we met at the prostate cancer screening last week."



Daniela Delbeau, RN

Latest:

Daniela Delbeau on Individuals' Reactions to Cancer Treatments

Daniela Delbeau, RN, clinical research nurse coordinator at the Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses how individuals react differently to treatment.


Asma Dilawari, MD

Latest:

Complementary Medicine May Improve Symptoms, But Disparities in Access Remain

As I looked at Ms C, I was struck by the pensive but engaged smile she always sent my way. The same look continued as her daughter elaborated on her mother's condition.


Jean Sellers, RN, MSN

Latest:

Jean Sellers on How to Be a Successful Oncology Nurse Navigator

Jean Sellers, RN, MSN, administrative clinical director, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses how to be a successful oncology nurse navigator.


Loretta Muss, RN, BA

Latest:

Patient Advisors and Navigators Join Forces to Improve Cancer Care

Cancer centers throughout the country are faced with an increased demand for cancer care and a shrinking oncology workforce.1 As a result, institutions are struggling to find innovative ways to deliver patient-centered quality care in a cost-effective manner.


Richard Dickens, LCSW-R, Director of Client Advocacy

Latest:

Meditation Made Easy

Oncology nurses are in a prime position to introduce meditation to their patients with cancer.


Barry Berger, MD

Latest:

Barry Berger Discusses Cologuard

Barry Berger, MD, Exact Sciences Corporation, discusses Cologuard, an at-home screening for colorectal cancer.


Ben Leach

Latest:

Perioperative Breast MRI Does Not Lower Recurrence Risk for Early-Stage Patients

Patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who received an MRI added to mammography before or immediately after receiving a lumpectomy did not experience an improvement in the rate of disease recurrence


Linda Wenger, LUNGevity Foundation

Latest:

LUNGevity Takes Step Forward in Clinical Trial Eligibility Reform for Lung Cancer Patients

Key recommendations from LUNGevity's Expanded Eligibility working group were published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.


Katherine Yeager, PhD, RN

Latest:

Heart Health and Cancer Survivors

The American Cancer Society estimates that almost 14.5 million cancer survivors are alive in the United States today. By 2024, the number of survivors will grow to almost 19 million.


Kristi Rosa

Latest:

Relacorilant Combo Boosts PFS in Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Relacorilant plus nab-paclitaxel improved PFS and showed a trend toward longer OS in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer in ROSELLA.


Sascha A. Tuchman, MD, MHS

Latest:

There Are 'Tremendous Reasons to Be Hopeful' in Myeloma

Myeloma therapies continue to improve, and maybe one day there will be a cure, says one expert.


Niels Reinmuth, MD, PhD

Latest:

Can We Predict Osimertinib Resistance?

There are certain indicators for patients with lung cancer who may progress on osimertinib.


Keith Stewart, MB, ChB

Latest:

Safety of Monoclonal Antibodies in Myeloma

Keith Stewart, MB, ChB from Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, discusses the use of monoclonal antibodies for treatment in multiple myeloma.


Margaret Cheng, MSN, WHNP-BC

Latest:

Fertility Preservation in Breast Cancer Survivors

An increasing focus in oncology care is on survivorship and quality-of-life issues that arise once patients are living beyond treatment. For female breast cancer patients, important survivorship issues include sexual and reproductive health.


Jill Schwartz Gomez, RN, CCRP

Latest:

Building Patient-Nurse Trust Is Crucial

When it comes to patient-nurse relationships in cancer care, "You've got to be there for them," says Jill Schwartz Gomez, RN, CCRP.


Pamela A. Gaytan, RN, BSN

Latest:

Diagnosing and Treating Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors and Carcinoid Syndrome

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare and often misdiagnosed. These tips can help with the diagnosing and treatment of patients with NETs, and carcinoid syndrome.


Ryan McDonald

Latest:

CURE® Magazine Names Margaret Campbell, BSN, RN, as 2022 Extraordinary Healer®

At the 47th Annual ONS Congress, CURE® Media group honored oncology nurses at their 2022 Extraordinary Healer® Award ceremony.


John Schoenfeld, MD, MPhil, MPH

Latest:

Jonathan Schoenfeld on Collaboration for Combination Therapy

Dr. Jonathan Schoenfeld discusses the need for collaboration among teams when a patient is receiving a combination of immunotherapy and radiation treatment.


Nick Dionne-Odom, PhD

Latest:

Nick Dionne-Odom on Potential Explanations for Survival Rates in Patients with Caregivers

Nick Dionne-Odom, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, discusses potential explanations for decreased survival rates of patients with family caregivers.



Erin McMenamin, MSN

Latest:

Erin McMenamin on Head and Neck Cancer Treatments

Erin McMenamin, MSN, Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses treatments for HPV-positive head and neck cancer, which tends to have a better prognosis than HPV-negative head and neck cancers.


Tara Sanft, MD

Latest:

Tara Sanft on Managing Fear of Recurrence for Patients with Breast Cancer

Tara Sanft discusses how nurses can help support a patient with breast cancer who fears recurrence.