ONS book excerpts

Handbook for the Care of the Older Adult With Cancer
Nurses manage the care of older adult patients before, during, and after a cancer diagnosis and treatment. Nurses are concerned with the physical, emotional, and psychosocial outcomes of diagnosis and treatment as perceived by their patients. This book has been developed to aid nurses in the care of their older adult patients with cancer and in the prevention and early diagnosis of cancer.

Though written for the oncology nurse, this handbook may have helpful information for anyone caring for an older adult with cancer.

Nutritional Issues in Cancer Care
Though written for the health professional, this resource has excellent tools in the appendix that would be helpful for the nutritional management of the individual with cancer.

 

ONS positions

Oncology Nursing Society and Geriatric Oncology Consortium Joint Position on Cancer Care in the Older Adult