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Patient Education

Education is integral to patient decision-making about cancer care.

 

About External Patient Education Resources
All patient education resources are reviewed by the ONS Web site Editorial Board to ensure that the information available on www.ons.org is accurate, current, and relevant for ONS members, patients, and other oncology healthcare professionals. Our review process is applied to content developed by ONS members that is included on www.ons.org and to content available on other Web sites that are linked to www.ons.org. For more information on how to assess the quality of web-based resources, please visit the HON Code of Conduct and the NIC's Is Information on the Web Reliable.

ONS Patient Resources

CancerSymptoms.org
This ONS website is designed for patients and caregivers to provide information on learning about and managing common cancer treatment symptoms.

Consumer-Awareness Package Cancer: Don't Take the Journey Alone
Increase patient and family awareness of oncology nurses and certified oncology nurses with this free brochure!

Imaginis
Comprehensive information on Cervical Cancer is provided by Imaginis.

Neutrophil Teaching Booklet
An educational guide developed to help patients understand neutropenia.

Right on Time
A patient education booklet and exam room poster that focuses on timing, understanding, and gaining control.

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) Patient Education Package
Send your patients with mCRC home with magnets and tearsheets from ONSEdge.


ONS Books for Patients
ONS offers patients with cancer several uplifting and caring books, including

My Book About Cancer
A workbook that gives children an effective emotional outlet as they cope with their parent's disease.

You Are Never Alone: Prayers and Meditations to Sustain You Through Breast Cancer.
A variety of prayers that will help anyone find spiritual strength and connect with a higher power.