Clinical trials are essential to advancements in treating — and ultimately eradicating — cancer. And patient participation is key to ensuring their efficacy and accuracy. The best way to make patients feel more comfortable enrolling in trials is participation by community oncology practices, which allows them to take part in trials close to home and alongside nurses and physicians who they already know and trust.
World Ovarian Cancer Day takes place May 8 and marks the start of National Women’s Health Week. This confluence of events makes this an excellent time to shine a light on the symptoms of gynecological cancers and the preventative measures women can take to lessen their risk.
Nurses play an essential role in oncology care, especially throughout the community-based clinics that make up American Oncology Network. While the role of an oncology nurse has expanded and changed over the years, one thing remains constant: the complete commitment and compassion they have for each patient they help treat.
At American Oncology Network (AON), we take pride in providing high-quality care to cancer patients right in their own community. As an extension of that care, we offer specialty infusions throughout our clinics across the country.
At American Oncology Network (AON), we encourage our practices to adopt a patient-centric approach and deliver exceptional care with compassion and kindness. It’s a method of care delivery that supports the value-based care model, which has revolutionized healthcare by rewarding providers based on their delivery of the highest quality patient care.
Racial disparities exist in cancer care and research. Black people have higher death rates than members of all other ethnic groups for most types of cancer and black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women despite a similar rate of diagnosis. While there has been progress toward erasing these inequities in treatment and care, a great deal more work remains to be done.
Fort Myers, Fla., Mar. 1, 2021 – American Oncology Network, LLC (AON), a high-growth national network of independent community oncologists, is pleased to announce that Greater Washington Oncology Associates in […]
For cancer patients and survivors, who are at a high risk of becoming severely ill from a COVID-19 infection, it is essential that they and their caregivers know all the information regarding COVID-19 vaccines and whether they are safe to take.
January was Cervical Cancer Awareness Month — and awareness has played a big role in its shift from the leading cause of death among women in the United States to the most preventable of female cancers. This is due largely to the emphasis placed on annual screenings and the emergence of vaccines for the human papilloma virus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer.
To celebrate National Women Physicians Day, we spoke with Jeanna Knoble, M.D., a medical oncologist at Zangmeister Cancer Center who was also recently elected as the practice’s managing partner. She is also co-medical director of the breast cancer program at Mount Carmel Health System.
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