SKIN CANCER AND HOW TO PREVENT IT Over the past three decades, the global incidence of skin cancer has increased both for melanoma as well as for keratinocytic cancers (Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma), and it is stil...
A Day in the Life of an Oncology Nurse Walking into the hospital at 7:30 AM, coffee in one hand and a badge in the other, I take a deep breath. It’s another day on the oncology department, where strength, resilience, and hope will fill eve...
February Blog 2025 - Insights from the Youth Policy Dialogue On World Cancer Day, the European Commission held the Youth Policy Dialogue with the new European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, Olivér Várhelyi. The main objective of the dialogue was to...
January Blog 2025 - Insights from the ESO-EONS Masterclass 2024 (Picture taken from San Servolo Island towards Venice) I attended the ESO-EONS Masterclass in November last year (2024), along with about 30 other nurses from across Europe, as well as about 80 physic...
December Blog 2024 - Management of Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A nursing application Chemotherapy- induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) is a very common health complication that involves patients receiving treatment for cancer. Approximately 30 of 40% of patients treated with neurotox...
October Blog 2024 - Reflections from the Early Career Nurses Working Group at EONS17 and ESMO24 Conferences This October, the ECN blog highlights the incredible experience of the Early Career Nurses (ECN) Working Group at the EONS17 /ESMO24 conference. Members of the ECN WG actively participated in presenta...
September Blog 2024 - Blood Cancer Awareness Month Blood cancers are a group of malignancies that affect the blood, bone marrow, and lymphatic system and they can be particularly challenging to diagnose and treat. These cancers disrupt the normal prod...
August Blog 2024 - The role of Caregivers in the oncology setting Francesca Cardone (Italy), EONS WG The role of caregivers in the oncology setting is multifaceted and crucial for the well-being of cancer patients. With the rising incidence of cancer and longer surv...
July Blog 2024 - Early Career Cancer Nurses meet in Finland This year, the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) had their annual working group meeting in Turku, Finland. This was the first in-person meeting for the Early Career Cancer Nurses (ECCN) Working...
June Blog 2024 - ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING IN ONCOLOGY Irati Rodriguez Matesanz, APRN, FNP-BC Breast Oncology Nurse Practitioner at City of Hope, Atlanta, USA Early Career Nurse co-chair at EONS The International Council of Nurses, defines advanced practi...
April Blog 2024 - Palliative Care in Oncology: Going Beyond Treatment Giannis Polychronis, EONS YCN representative In oncology, a patient’s treatment plan often involves various measures, such as surgery,chemotherapy, and radiation, to eliminate the cancer. Palliative c...
May Blog 2024 - Are you seeking for professional and career growth opportunities? Are you seeking for professional and career growth opportunities? Find out some great resources to accelerate! Dear Young and Early Career Cancer Nurses, welcome to the May ECN blog. This month we sha...