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6 Strategies for Talking to Kids About a Family Member’s Cancer Diagnosis

Even very young children can sense when there’s a change in routine, when parents or guardians are having hushed conversations in the next room, or when the energy in the room is lower than usual. They know when something is happening to someone they love, and they need to talk

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Patients With Fertility Concerns May Face Barriers to Fertility Preservation

AYA Cancer Survivorship Younger Survivors Face Different Challenges and Prefer More Casual Support Programs

Specific Populations

AYA Cancer Survivorship

Working Together, Passionate ONS Volunteers Are Transforming Cancer Care

Working Together, Passionate ONS Volunteers Are Transforming Cancer Care

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Genetics & Genomics

Gene Signature Takes the Mystery Out of Meningioma Recurrence

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Nurse Well-Being

Critical Event Debriefings Can Reduce Oncology Nurses’ Risk of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Announces Amneal Pharmaceuticals’ Nationwide Recall of Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Oral Solution USP, 250 mg/5 ml

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Specific Populations

LGB AYA Patients With Cancer Have High Burden of Chronic Conditions in Survivorship

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Drug Reference Sheets

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Elranatamab-Bcmm

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Fully Approves Mirvetuximab Soravtansine-Gynx for FR Alpha–Positive, Platinum-Resistant Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Safety Labeling Changes for Fluorouracil Injection Products

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Genetics & Genomics

Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: RECQL4

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Genetics & Genomics

AI Multiple Myeloma Model Predicts Individual Risk, Outcomes, and Genomic Implications

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Ponatinib With Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Philadelphia Chromosome–Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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Cancer Screening

As Colorectal Cancer Incidence Increases in Younger Patients, USPSTF Issues New Screening Guidelines. Here’s How Nurses Can Encourage Uptake

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Cancer Treatments

An Oncology Nurse’s Guide to Bispecific Antibodies

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Integrative Medicine

Mind-Body Practices Reduce Cancer-Related Symptoms and Improve Patients’ Mental Health

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Oncology Nurse-Patient Relationship

Stop Stigma and Discrimination in Health Care to Improve Equity and Patient Outcomes

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Zanubrutinib for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Nivolumab With Cisplatin and Gemcitabine for Unresectable or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Announces Smiths Medical ASD Inc.’s Recall of Medfusion Model 3500 Syringe Pump

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Inotuzumab Ozogamicin for Pediatric Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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Symptom Management

Exercise Program Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Breast Cancer—and Keeps Them Moving Daily

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Oncology Nurse Education

One Oncology Lecture Isn’t Enough

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Share the Joys of Being an Oncology Nurse With the Next Generation

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Amivantamab-Vmjw for EGFR Exon 20 Insertion–Variant NSCLC

Writing Condolence Cards Supports Nurses as Well as Deceased Patients’ Families

End of Life (EOL)

Writing Condolence Cards Supports Nurses as Well as Deceased Patients’ Families

February 29, 2024

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Issues Safety Communication for Use of BioZorb Markers in Breast Tissue

February 28, 2024

Community-Based Program Overcomes Barriers to Cancer Screening and Access to Care

Cancer Health Disparities

Community-Based Program Overcomes Barriers to Cancer Screening and Access to Care

February 28, 2024

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Talquetamab-Tgvs

Drug Reference Sheets

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Talquetamab-Tgvs

February 27, 2024

Large Study Provides Evidence to Tailor Follow-Up Strategies for Young Adults With Cervical Cancer

Cancer Recurrence

Young Adults With Cervical Cancer Can Follow Tailored Surveillance Strategies

February 21, 2024

Strategies to Support Family and Friend Caregivers for Patients With Cancer

Caregiver Support

Strategies to Support Family and Friend Caregivers for Patients With Cancer

February 20, 2024

Informed Consent Helps Patients Understand Their Rights and Responsibilities as a Clinical Trial Participant

Oncology Clinical Trials

Informed Consent Helps Patients Understand Their Rights and Responsibilities as a Clinical Trial Participant

February 16, 2024

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Lifileucel for Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

February 16, 2024

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Osimertinib With Chemotherapy for EGFR-Variant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

February 16, 2024

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Tepotinib for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

February 15, 2024

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Announces Smiths Medical ASD Inc.’s Recall of Medfusion Model 4000 Syringe Pump

February 15, 2024

Nurse-Led Follow-Up Improves Mental Health, Quality of Life for Breast Cancer Survivors

Psychosocial Issues

Nurse-Led Follow-Up Improves Mental Health, Quality of Life for Breast Cancer Survivors

February 14, 2024

FDA update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Irinotecan Liposome for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

February 13, 2024

Patients With Cancer Underuse Hospice Care, Often Because of Disparities

Palliative Care

Patients With Cancer Underuse Hospice Care, Often Because of Disparities

February 13, 2024

How to Support Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer at the End of Life

Advance Care Planning

How to Support Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer at the End of Life

February 12, 2024

Clostridioides Difficile Colonization and Infection in Patients With Cancer

Clinical Practice

Clostridioides Difficile Colonization and Infection in Patients With Cancer

February 08, 2024

Immunotherapy Is Changing the Treatment Landscape for Advanced Bladder Cancer

Immunotherapy Is Changing the Treatment Landscape for Advanced Bladder Cancer

February 07, 2024

Cancer and the Gut The Microbiome’s Role in Immune Response and Treatment-Related Side Effects

Clinical Practice

Cancer and the Gut

February 06, 2024

Purpose and Mission Drive Our 50 Years—and Counting—of Service to Oncology Nurses

Purpose and Mission Drive Our 50 Years—and Counting—of Service to Oncology Nurses

February 05, 2024

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Cancer Risk Factors

Even Low-Dose CT Radiation Increases Risk for Hematologic Cancers in Young Patients

February 01, 2024

Family Plays an Important Role in Uptake of Cancer Screening and Genetic Testing

Genetics & Genomics

Family Plays an Important Role in Uptake of Cancer Screening and Genetic Testing

January 31, 2024

Is Work–Life Balance Possible? The Evidence Says It Isn’t—Rather, It’s About Reframing Our Thinking

Nurse Well-Being

Is Work–Life Balance Possible?

January 25, 2024

Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy May Have a Link With Vitamin D Deficiency

Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy May Have a Link With Vitamin D Deficiency

January 24, 2024

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Retifanlimab-Dlwr

Drug Reference Sheets

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Retifanlimab-Dlwr

January 23, 2024

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