Articles

Immunotherapy is a hot topic in cancer treatment right now. Ipilimu­mab, nivolumab, and pembrolizu­mab are approved immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of melanoma... Read More ›

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators^® (AONN+) is proud to announce that it has been granted membership in the American College of Surgeon’s Commission on Cancer. Read More ›

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators® (AONN+) is proud to announce that it has been granted membership in the American College of Surgeon’s Commission on Cancer (CoC). Read More ›

Lymphomas are a group of blood cancers that originate in the lymphatic system. The primary function of this system is to help the body fight infection. Read More ›

The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) uses the definition of oncology nurse navigator (ONN) to include a professional registered nurse with oncology-specific clinical knowledge. Read More ›

There is nothing that pulls at my heart strings more than the sight of a young child dealing with a diagnosis of cancer. This issue of Conquering the Cancer Care Continuum™ focuses on pediatric cancer care, a challenging area of oncology management, but one in which amazing progress is being made. Read More ›

The birth of the pediatric hematology/oncology specialty can be traced back to the early part of the 20th century, when pediatricians began describing hematologic abnormalities in infants and children. Read More ›

As a practitioner in adult oncology, it is only on rare occasions that I see pediatric patients managed in our clinic. Generally speaking, such patients seen in this setting are mid-adolescents with diagnoses of Hodgkin lymphoma who are being treated with a standard adult regimen. Read More ›

Cure rates for children with cancer now exceed 80% in high-income countries (HIC), but several challenges remain. Read More ›

We have been hearing about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for quite a while. However, many are still confused as to what this law is trying to accomplish and how it will benefit various populations of patients across the United States. Read More ›