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AONN+ presenter Mandi Pratt-Chapman, MA, discusses the unique health risks and challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals when dealing with cancer and how navigators can help.

Lung cancer patients experience considerable physical and psychosocial sequelae of their treatment in addition to preexisting comorbidities, but there are many opportunities to intervene through surveillance, screening, and management delivered as part of a survivorship program, according to James Huang, MD, a thoracic surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York, NY.

JONS is delighted to announce this new department to offer thought-provoking insights, address the impact of various forces in our culture on navigation, and reaffirm of the importance of navigation programs.

It is with great excitement I write to you today about the growth of the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) and the Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship (JONS), the official publication of AONN+.

JONS speaks with Dr Zeiger about the creation of Smart Patients, an online community for patients and families affected by a variety of illnesses, and the benefits of online health communities.

The authors present findings of their study examining the characteristics, roles, barriers, and needs of oncology navigators to help inform the design of appropriate outcomes-based continuing education programs.

AONN+ in collaboration with Sarah Cannon will work with the Moonshot Program as part of an initiative to evaluate and prove the value of patient navigation.

A set of standardized, evidence-based navigation metrics, developed by the Standardized Metrics Task Force of the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+), aims to demonstrate the sustainability and validity of navigation programs.

In a keynote speech at the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators 7th Annual Navigation & Survivorship Conference, Ms Ramirez-Johnson discusses the difference between surviving and thriving.

Nurse navigators can play an important role in raising awareness about the importance of hereditary testing and the identification of patients with genetic mutations, as these individuals often experience high rates of recurrence, according to Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH, MA.