From the Editor

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The October 1, 2012, presidential proclamation acknowledging this points out that “Breast cancer touches the lives of Americans from every background and in every community across our Nation.” Read More ›

In this month’s issue of The Oncology Nurse-APN/PA (TON), we bring you the news from the European Society for Medical Oncology 2012 Con­gress. Some of the most exciting news came from the update of the PROFILE 1007 trial, with results showing that crizotinib was more effective than standard chemo­therapy with pemetrexed or doce­taxel as a second-line treatment for non–small cell lung cancer. We also cover the latest treatment information about pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, which, as one presenter noted, is “not a rare disease any longer.” Read More ›