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American Indians and Alaska Natives: Resolving Disparate Cancer Outcomes

Emily A. Haozous
CJON 2020, 24(1), 107-110 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.107-110
American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) have been documented as a population with high rates of cancer mortality in comparison to other racial and ethnic groups in the United States. During a time when other populations in the United States are experiencing improvements in cancer outcomes,...
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From the Editor

Moving Forward, Together

Debra Lyon
ONF 2020, 47(1), 13-14 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.13-14
This past summer, while attending a genetics conference in Bar Harbor, Maine, I was informed that I would be the incoming editor of the Oncology Nursing Forum ( ONF ). Since then, I have tried to coalesce my thoughts to write my first editorial. Bar Harbor in July is as idyllic a setting for...
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Commentary

The DNA of a Testing Scam

Suzanne M. Mahon
CJON 2019, 23(6), 563 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.563
Federal agents raided a number of genetic testing laboratories in September 2019, resulting in 35 people being charged with fraudulent genetic testing associated with an estimated $2.1 billion in losses to federal healthcare insurance programs. The scams work in several ways. In some cases, an...
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People & Events

People and Events 04-2000

Jane M. Fall-Dickson
ONF 2000, 27(3), 431-433 DOI: 10.1188/00.ONF.431-433
American Cancer Society Presents Distinguished Service Awards Mayer Appointed to National Cancer Legislation Advisory Committee Gaston-Johansson Joins Board of Sigma Theta Tau Ettinger Named President of National Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses Whitaker Receives Recognition for Excellence...
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Oncology Nursing Society Position

Use of E-Cigarettes and Vaping

ONF 2019, 46(6), 645-646 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.645-646
Smokers who use combustible tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, have been turning to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) as an alternative to combustible tobacco products and as a smoking cessation tool. Use of e-cigarettes has...
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