Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer: How Can Nurses and Allied Health Teams Support Patient Care?
Posted: April 2017
By Anne Fraser, Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Immunotherapy has changed the landscape of lung cancer treatment, offering hope to advanced lung cancer patients. Immunotherapy...
The IASLC and the International Thoracic Oncology Nursing Forum: Celebrating Collaboration
By Marianne Davies, DNP, RN, ACNP
Posted: May 27, 2019
The International Thoracic Oncology Nursing Forum (ITONF) is an independent organization to support nurses who work in...
Nurses Treating Lung Cancer, IASLC and Beyond
By Beth Eaby-Sandy, MSN, CRNP, OCN
As a nurse practitioner in an academic center in the US, I work in a thoracic
medical oncology practice; however,...
Mentorship and Travel Awards for Nursing and Allied Health at WCLC 2018
By Erik MacLaren, PhD
Posted: April 1, 2019
In September 2018, several attendees of the 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Toronto, Canada, received Travel...
Role of Allied Health Professionals in the Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Team
By Carol Brimacombe, State Registered Occupational Therapist (SROT)
Posted: October 2017
The emerging role of allied health professionals in the multidisciplinary thoracic cancer team (MDT) is...
Nursing Care’s Technological Patient-Care Transformation
By John McPhelim, RN, BSc (Hons)
Posted: March 1, 2019
Nursing—particularly communication—in lung cancer care is transforming as a result of the innovative use of supportive...
