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Veterans With Cancer: Providing Care in the Community

Mary Laudon Thomas
CJON 2020, 24(3), 331-334 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.331-334
Cancer is more prevalent in the military veteran population than in the general population and is often associated with radiation and chemical exposures encountered while in service. Veterans with cancer may have complex comorbidities, including mental health conditions and social challenges, that...
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Letters to the Editor

Response to “Built and Natural Environment Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity in Rural, Suburban, and Small Urban Neighborhoods”

Karl Cristie F. Figuracion
ONF 2020, 47(3), 255-256 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.255-256
DeGuzman et al. (2019) should be commended for their article “Built and Natural Environment Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity in Rural, Suburban, and Small Urban Neighborhoods.” The work is a meaningful contribution to the oncology field, given the health disparity among patients with...
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From the Editor

COVID-19, Cancer, and Financial Toxicity

Debra Lyon
ONF 2020, 47(3), 253-254 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.253-254
When I first started this editorial in early March, I was writing from my usual coffee shop location, and the media was starting to focus on COVID-19. The incidence of the virus was increasing across the world, and the word “pandemic”—although debated passionately at the time—was beginning to gain...
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The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Illness Self-Care Management in Turkish Patients With Cancer

Nesrin İlhan
Sümeyye Gencer
Öznur Özdemir
Seda Maviyildiz
ONF 2020, 47(3), E73-E85 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.E73-E85
Objectives: To determine the relationship between health literacy and illness self-care management in individuals with cancer. Sample & Setting: 207 individuals with cancer undergoing treatment in the chemotherapy unit of a university hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. Methods & Variables: Data...
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Genetics & Genomics

Genetic Discrimination: The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act’s Impact on Practice and Research

Meghan Underhill-Blazey
Margaret R. Klehm
CJON 2020, 24(2), 135-137 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.135-137
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) provides federal safeguards to prohibit employer or insurance discrimination based on personal or familial genetic information or conditions. Awareness of the implications of genetic testing in individuals and families and of state and...
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