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Dietary-Produced Ketone May Halt Colon Cancer

A compound the body produces when fasting or following a ketogenic diet may slow or stop the growth of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells, according to study results published in Nature.

August 24, 2022

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Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Nivolumab and Relatlimab-Rmbw

Drug Reference Sheets

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Nivolumab and Relatlimab-Rmbw

August 23, 2022

American Academy of Nursing Inducts Three ONS Members as 2022 Fellows

American Academy of Nursing Inducts Three ONS Members as 2022 Fellows

August 22, 2022

As Skin Cancer Screening Increases, Clinicians Find More Thin Melanomas

Cancer Screening

As Skin Cancer Screening Increases, Clinicians Find More Thin Melanomas

August 17, 2022

Nearly half of patients with brain cancer have limited MDC at diagnosis, and most patients will experience some neurocognitive decline over time. Current ethical parameters maintain that patients must be able to understand the risks and benefits of a treatment and assume personal accountability for their choice. However, providers have no gold standard tool designed to assess a patient’s MDC, and clinicians often make implicit judgement regarding patients’ MDC. If an MDC assessment tool is used, the results

Patient Support

Support Impaired Patients’ Medical Decision-Making Capacity

August 16, 2022

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Fam-Trastuzumab Deruxtecan-Nxki for HER2-Variant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Fam-Trastuzumab Deruxtecan-Nxki for HER2-Variant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

August 15, 2022

FDA Approves Capmatinib for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Capmatinib for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

August 15, 2022

New Technology Tools Help Oncology APRNs Improve Patient Outcomes

Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

New Technology Tools Help Oncology APRNs Improve Patient Outcomes

August 11, 2022

Monkeypox Fact Sheet and Implications for Patients With Cancer

Nursing Education

Monkeypox Fact Sheet and Implications for Patients With Cancer

August 10, 2022

Single HPV Vaccine Dose May Be Enough to Prevent Cancer

Cancer Research

Single HPV Vaccine Dose May Be Enough to Prevent Cancer

August 10, 2022

Nurses Are Pivotal to Advancing Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative

Cancer Health Policy

Nurses Are Pivotal to Advancing Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative

August 09, 2022

Promote Patient Self-Advocacy Across the Cancer Spectrum

Patient Advocacy

Promote Patient Self-Advocacy Across the Cancer Spectrum

August 09, 2022

FDA Approves Darolutamide Tablets for Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Darolutamide Tablets for Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

August 08, 2022

FDA Approves Fam-Trastuzumab Deruxtecan-Nxki for HER2-Low Breast Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Fam-Trastuzumab Deruxtecan-Nxki for HER2-Low Breast Cancer

August 08, 2022

Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2

Genetics & Genomics

Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2

August 04, 2022

Cancer Mortality Declines Among Black Patients but Remains Disproportionately High

Cancer Health Disparities

Cancer Mortality Declines Among Black Patients but Remains Disproportionately High

August 03, 2022

When Healthcare Professionals Join Organizations to Advocate, Patients’ Voices Are Heard

Cancer Risk Factors

When Healthcare Professionals Join Organizations to Advocate, Patients’ Voices Are Heard

August 02, 2022

Legislation and Cancer Care

Cancer Health Policy

Legislation and Cancer Care

August 02, 2022

Your ONS Membership Offers You Benefits in Other Organizations, Too

Your ONS Membership Offers You Benefits in Other Organizations, Too

August 01, 2022

FDA Reports Recall of CVS Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor Due to Microbial Contamination

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Reports Recall of CVS Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor Due to Microbial Contamination

Use This Checklist to Take a Stress-Free Vacation

Nurse Well-Being

Use This Checklist to Take a Stress-Free Vacation

Wildfire Pollutants Increase Risk of Lung, Brain Tumors

Cancer Research

Wildfire Pollutants Increase Risk of Lung, Brain Tumors

Baxter Healthcare Corporation Recalls Abacus Software for Risk of Medication Label Errors

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Baxter Healthcare Corporation Recalls Abacus Software for Risk of Medication Label Errors

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Lutetium Lu 177 Vipivotide Tetraxetan

Drug Reference Sheets

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Lutetium Lu 177 Vipivotide Tetraxetan

Smiths Medical Recalls Medfusion 3500 and 4000 Syringe Infusion Pumps for Software Malfunctions That Can Affect Infusion Delivery

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Smiths Medical Recalls Medfusion 3500 and 4000 Syringe Infusion Pumps for Software Malfunctions That Can Affect Infusion Delivery

Sexual Minority Populations Are Less Likely to Obtain Cervical Cancer Screenings

Cancer Research

Sexual Minority Populations Are Less Likely to Obtain Cervical Cancer Screenings

Use Conversational Assessments to Deliver Whole-Person Care

Oncology Nurse Education

Use Conversational Assessments to Deliver Whole-Person Care

ONS Bridge™ Returns in September With Live and On-Demand Content for Oncology Nurses

ONS Bridge™ Returns in September With Live and On-Demand Content for Oncology Nurses

What the Evidence Says About Traditional Chinese Medicine for Chronic Diarrhea

What the Evidence Says About Traditional Chinese Medicine for Chronic Diarrhea

FDA Approves Crizotinib for Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-Positive Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Crizotinib for Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-Positive Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

Oncology Care Model Created New Opportunities for APRNs to Transform Cancer Care

Care Coordination

Oncology Care Model Created New Opportunities for APRNs to Transform Cancer Care

Females Are More Likely to Have Severe Cancer Side Effects Than Males

Cancer Research

Females Are More Likely to Have Severe Cancer Side Effects Than Males

Nurses Use Innovation to Perform Symptom and Pain Assessments

Symptom Management

Nurses Use Innovation to Perform Symptom and Pain Assessments

Oncology Nursing QI Project Shows Normal Saline Is Comparable to Heparin for Pediatric CVCs

Oncology Nursing QI Project Shows Normal Saline Is Comparable to Heparin for Pediatric CVCs

Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

Genetics & Genomics

Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

FDA Warns About Risk of Death and Serious Side Effects With Duvelisib

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Warns About Risk of Death and Serious Side Effects With Duvelisib

CNS Survivorship Needs More Research, Funding, and Training, Expert Panel Says

Cancer Research

CNS Survivorship Needs More Research, Funding, and Training, Expert Panel Says

The Clinical Pharmacist’s Role in Symptom Assessments

Symptom Management

The Clinical Pharmacist’s Role in Symptom Assessments

Symptom Assessment

Symptom Management

Symptom Assessment

Journeying Through Life With ONS

Journeying Through Life With ONS

FDA Reports Recall of Morphine Sulfate Extended-Release Tablets Because of Label Mix-Up

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Reports Recall of Morphine Sulfate Extended-Release Tablets Because of Label Mix-Up

FDA Approves Lisocabtagene Maraleucel for Second-Line Treatment of Large B-Cell Lymphoma

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Lisocabtagene Maraleucel for Second-Line Treatment of Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Self-Affirmations Build Your Personal and Moral Resiliency

Nurse Well-Being

Self-Affirmations Build Your Personal and Moral Resiliency

ONS Board Releases Statement About Dobbs v. Jackson

ONS Board Releases Statement About Dobbs v. Jackson

Support Patients’ Autonomy and Cultural Choices

Ethics in Nursing

Support Patients’ Autonomy and Cultural Choices

FDA Reports BD’s Recall of Intraosseous Products

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Reports BD’s Recall of Intraosseous Products

FDA Says It’s Continuing to Evaluate Pulse Oximeters’ Race-Related Accuracy and Limitations

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Says It’s Continuing to Evaluate Pulse Oximeters’ Race-Related Accuracy and Limitations

Genomics’ Red Flag Rule of Too and Two

Genetics & Genomics

Genomics’ Red Flag Rule of Too and Two

ONS’s Clinical Decision Support Tool Brings Biomarker Advancements to the Point of Care

ONS’s Clinical Decision Support Tool Brings Biomarker Advancements to the Point of Care

male patient holding his head in his hands

Cancer Research

Use of Anxiety and Depression Drugs Linked to Increased PSA Testing

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