"It's a chronic disease. It never goes away for some people, and so therefore it has these periods of remission where it's really quiet and well controlled. Then there can be periods of flares where…
"Think about all the important things our kidneys do for the body. Those things are compromised. If we have excess buildup of toxins and waste in the body, you're having problems with fluid…
"If you are considering board service, I would say take the leap. Start with your local chapter. It will give you some valuable skills that will help prepare you when you are applying for your…
"They're really worried that radiation is going to be painful. So they come in for that first day of treatment very anxious. With our patients with brain cancer, we're using the masks on the table,…
"Measurable residual disease is where I think the terminology fits best in that, it is intended to measure the amount of cancer cells that are present in the blood or bone marrow at the time the…
"A good way of thinking about this is this is the survival of the fittest clone. There could be a portion of a cancer that naturally has some resistance or ability to survive a particular drug. And…
"When people with PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder] get quite avoidant—and that can be expressed in so many different ways—the implications can be really profound. I think an important invitation…
"In oncology specifically, where care is complex, artificial intelligence (AI) can really synthesize large volumes of clinical information, flag risks such as treatment complications, and support…
ONS member Deborah Christensen, MSN, APRN, AOCNS®, oncology nurse navigator at Southwest Cancer Clinic in St. George, UT, joins Erin Dickman, MS, RN, OCN®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to…
In this live panel discussion from ONS's Health Policy Summit in Washington, DC, oncology nurses Darcy Burbage, RN, MSN, AOCN®, CBC, Bobbie Khan, MS, RN, OCN®, Mary Anderson, BSN, RN, OCN®, and Nancy…
