3rd ESO-EONS Eastern European Masterclass in Oncology Nursing 2022 THE MASTERCLASS WASBEEN CANCELLED BY DECISION OF THE FACULTY DUE THE PANDEMIC....
December 2022/January 2023 Blog - The Importance of Maintaining a Healthy Weight in Cancer Prevention Being overweight doesn’t mean that patients will definitely developcancer. But if you are overweight you are more likely to get cancer than if you are a healthy weight. “Prevention is Key” The theme f...
November Blog 22 - SECOND-HAND SMOKING the underestimated cancer risk factor It’s no secret that smoking is a significant risk factor causing cancer. Cigarettes, waterpipes and e-cigarettes all increase the cancer burden. When talking with patients who are current smokers abou...
October Blog 2022 - Smoking Preventing Cancer–EONS PrEvCan Campaign Recommendation 1: Do not smoke. Do not use any type of tobacco. Everyone is aware of the risk of cancer with smoking. Governments have been campaigning for year...
September Blog 2022 - Promoting a balanced lifestyle in Oncology Nursing As a Young Cancer Nurse it is important to incorporate a balanced lifestyle into our lives. With the difficult year we’ve just had and many demands on young nurses including long hours, schedules and ...
August/September 2022 - Cancer Clinical Trials – Not actually all that scary Research, trials, cancer trials–words that may make nurses fearful of what is involved. Is it all too complicated for me to understand? Once it isbroken down it isn’t actually all that scary. Havingre...
July Blog 2022 - Oncofertility When we talk about cancer, the world collapses and we are forced to postpone some personal projects. The focus of the attention is often directed towards treatment options and their effectiveness and ...
June Blog 2022 - ECND22 in Croatia – making history for the future of all cancer nurses Celebration of EONS’ European Cancer Nursing Day takes place every year in a different country. It’s an important day to celebrate cancer nursing and recognition of cancer nurses as an important part ...
May Blog 2022 - Combining a PhD with a clinical job and being a mum: the challenge of the day Before starting my PhD, I worked as a clinical nurse specialist, supporting and counselling patients with rectal cancer. After several years of experience with these patients, I noticed, and literatur...
April Blog 2022 - Sexuality and cancer: Sexual problems and communication with patients. WHO defines sexuality as “a central aspect of human life which encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction”[1,2]. Sexuality is a co...
March Blog 2022 - What are febrile neutropenia and neutropenic sepsis? Febrile neutropenia and neutropenic sepsis are concepts everyone working in emergency and oncology settings are familiar with: patients presenting with either an isolated temperature >38.3 or a sustai...
February Blog 2022 - The impact of Social Media in clinical practice I have always felt some kind of attraction to the world of social media (SoMe) and I started using it from an early age. I used it primarily for personal reasons; contacting family and friends, messag...