Conference Correspondent

A nurse-led initiative to discharge patients before noon has paid off at the Mount Sinai Hospital, NY, according to Kathleen Edmondson-Martin, MA, RN, OCN, Clinical Nurse Manager in the hospital's bone marrow transplant unit. Read More ›

Immunotherapy: Separating Facts from Fiction

By Meg Barbor, MPH

Conference Correspondent, Immunotherapy

TON July 2016 Vol 9 No 4

Response is a poor outcome measure of immunotherapy, according to Tanguy Seiwert, MD, who addressed this and other concerning issues in immunotherapy at the 2016 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium. Read More ›

Conference News

By Alice Goodman

Conference Correspondent

TON May 2016 Vol 9 No 3

Women being treated for cancer appear to benefit from a psychological intervention aimed at counseling them on fertility preservation, according to a study reported by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Read More ›

Identifying Patients with Cancer Who Need More Psychosocial Support

By Alice Goodman

Conference Correspondent

TON May 2016 Vol 9 No 3

Preliminary results from a prospective study suggest that assessing psychological factors in cancer patients prior to initiating therapy can identify patients most at risk for emotional distress who might need psychosocial support. Read More ›

Scan Underutilized in BRCA Carriers Undergoing Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy

By Wayne Kuznar

Conference Correspondent

TON May 2016 Vol 9 No 3

Bone mineral density testing is underutilized in women with BRCA mutations who undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO). In a review of health surveillance data from a single institution, only about half of these women were screened for osteoporosis using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, despite being at significantly increased risk for the disease. Read More ›

Conference News

By Alice Goodman

Conference Correspondent

TON March 2016 Vol 9 No 2

Here is a review of study results of various medications being reported from different conferences. Read More ›

Conference News

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TON January 2016 Vol 9 No 1

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Teamwork Improves Palliative Care and Saves Money
Scan, Treat, and Repeat: Living with Long-Term Metastatic Disease
APN-Led Clinic Improves Outcomes and Lowers Costs of Treating Head and Neck Cancer
Coping with Body Image: An Ongoing Process for Patients and Providers

Conference Correspondent

TON November 2015 Vol 8 No 6

The 2015 European Cancer Congress (ECC 2015) was held in Vienna, Austria, from September 25 to 29. The congress was jointly sponsored by the European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). Read More ›

Meeting Update: The International Myeloma Workshop and the Myeloma Nursing Symposium

By Beth Faiman, PhD, APRN-BC, AOCN

Conference Correspondent

TON November 2015 Vol 8 No 6

The International Myeloma Workshop (IMW) is a biannual meeting in which more than 3000 attendees participate. The workshop focuses on increasing the knowledge of physicians and providers who specialize in the biology and treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), as well as dissemination of new findings and emerging advances in the field. Read More ›

Highlights from the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Conference Correspondent

TON September 2015 Vol 8 No 5

The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the largest and most important oncology specialty meeting in the United States, and arguably the world. More than 30,000 oncology professionals gathered in Chicago, IL, to hear about ground-breaking research, state-of-the-art treatment modalities, new therapies, and ongoing controversies in the field. Read More ›

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