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November 2008
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ONS Connect can now be viewed as an interactive e-magazine. Click here to read the full issue and check out the new format.

Learn more about

  • How ONS members are caring for patients’ caregivers along the cancer journey
  • Evidence-based recommendations for managing caregiver strain and burden
  • A new noninvasive technique for monitoring non-small cell lung cancer
  • The “sandwich generation” and what it means for you if you are a part of it
Read the full issue here.

RE: Connect

Check Out the All-New RE:Connect
Check out the all-new RE:Connect blog! Did you miss the ONS Institutes of Learning (IOL) or Advanced Practice Nursing Conference in Seattle, WA? Click on RE:Connect to view photos and videos of the conference and an update from blogger Kimberly George, who attended IOL as a member of the IOL Planning Team. Or read posts from all of our bloggers as they face day-to-day challenges at work and juggle busy lives at home. Share your own tips, suggestions, and stories in the comments section at the end of each entry. See what the buzz is about! Read RE:Connect today.

Latest News

Stomach Bug Treatment May Work for Cancer
Eradicating a common bacterium in people with stomach cancer can reduce the risk that the cancer will recur, new research suggests. In a study of 550 people who had stomach cancer surgery, researchers found that eradication of Helicobacter pylori reduced the risk for recurrence by about 65%.

Loving Partners Are More Likely to Perform Skin Exams
Couples with close, supportive relationships who are able to overcome self-consciousness and perform regular, thorough skin checks on each other increase their chances of finding a new melanoma, according to a new study.

Anal Cancer Incidence Is Increasing in HIV-Infected Patients
According to the researchers, the increasing anal cancer incidence since the introduction of effective antiretroviral therapy may reflect the fact that HIV-positive patients are living longer with human papillomavirus infection, which has been linked to anal and cervical cancers and is more common in HIV-positive patients than in the general population. An alternative explanation is that because of the increase in screening programs for anal dysplasia, anal cancers may be diagnosed more often than in the past.

Suicide Risk Is Increased in Patients With Cancer
The incidence of suicide among patients with cancer in the United States is nearly twice that of the general population, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Washington analyzed data from nearly 3.6 million patients diagnosed with cancer from 1973–2002 and found 5,838 suicides. Patients with cancer had an adjusted rate of 31.4 suicides per 100,000 person years, compared with 16.7 suicides in the general population.

Injected Vitamin C Cuts Cancer Growth in Mice
Injecting high doses of vitamin C into mice with aggressive cancers slowed the growth of their tumors without affecting normal tissues, according to a new study. The injections reduced tumor growth compared with xenografts in untreated mice. In immune-deficient mice with rapidly spreading ovarian, pancreatic, and glioblastoma tumors, the injections reduced tumor growth and weight by 41%–53%.

Noninvasive Technique Monitors Patients With NSCLC
A new study describes a novel technique that tests for epidermal growth factor mutations in circulating cancer cells by using a microfluidic device containing thousands of tiny posts covered with antibodies against the epithelial cell adhesion molecule EpCAM. This technique is a potential alternative to invasive biopsies as a source of cancer cells for genomic studies and monitoring changes during therapy. As blood samples pass through the posts at a specific rate, tumor cells adhere to the EpCAM antibodies.

For more details about these news stories, see Just In and New Treatments, New Hope in the November issue.

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2008 ONS Connect Themes

January: The Power of Partnerships: ONS Chapters Give Back to Their Communities
February: Cancer Control in Developing Countries
March: Update on Blood and Marrow Transplantation
April: Retention of Staff Through Work-Life Balance
May: How the ONS Leadership Development Institute Made a Difference
June: Outcomes of Institutional Efforts to Reduce Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities
July: How Has Technology Been Used to Improve Patient Care?
August: Safe Handling of Chemotherapy: Meeting Joint Commission Guidelines
September: Advances in Prostate Cancer Treatment
October: Genomics: Personalized Medicine Changes Practice
November: Innovations in Caring for Caregivers
December: Cancer Research in the Community

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