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1979

ONS’s first building – 701 Washington Road, Mount Lebanon, PA 

Street view of a light tan and reddish brown building with larger numbers on the front reading 701
1973

1973: The first National Cancer Nursing Research Conference is held.7 

Scanned image of aged, yellowed document with typed text of the first cancer nursing newsletter
1971

1971: President Richard Nixon signs the National Cancer Act, which establishes national cancer research centers and national cancer control programs.6 

1958
  • National Cancer Institute researchers demonstrate that combination chemotherapy induces partial and complete remissions and prolongs survival in children and adults with acute leukemia.4 
  • Edith Wolf (far right, with glasses), an early founder of ONS, participates in St. John's University Nurses Congress, "Changing Times."5 

 

Black and white aged image of four women sitting at a desk smiling toward the camera, a chalk board in the background
1950

1950: Katherine Nelson teaches a cancer nursing course to the first class of Black public health nurses at the University of North Carolina.3 

Black and white aged image of a classroom with African American female students sitting in chairs as Caucasian female, Katherine Nelson, teaches at the front of the class
1949

1949: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves nitrogen mustard (mechlorethamine) for the treatment of cancer.2 

1947

February 1947: Katherine Nelson, an early founder of ONS, teaches the first university course in cancer nursing in the United States at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases in New York, NY.1 

Black and white aged image of crowded room with women sitting in chairs
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Episode 306: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: CNS Toxicities

  • Symptoms and Side Effects;
  • Cognitive Impairment;
  • Symptom Management;
  • Oncologic Emergencies;
  • Earn Contact Hours
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Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy Huddle Card

  • Immunotherapy;
  • Get Clinical Support and Guidance
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