Episode 410: The Evidence for the Environment's Impact on Cancer Outcomes

"Cancer and environmental disasters in particular, but the worsening of our environment, are really things that are great equalizers. And we recognize that we're all kind of in this world together. We can really face these issues on a more human level. I think always recognizing that if we look at something, we think, 'Well, that doesn't relate to me or that problem is it really isn't my problem'—it sure is," ONS member Margaret "Peggy" Rosenzweig, PhD, CRNP-C, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS scholar-in-residence and distinguished service professor of nursing and Nancy Glunt Hoffman Chair in Oncology Nursing at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing in Pennsylvania told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS®, manager of oncology nursing practice at ONS, during a conversation about the effects of the environment on cancer care and outcomes. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust (http://www.incompetech.com/) " by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 Earn 0.75 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at courses.ons.org by April 10, 2027. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Learning outcome: Nurses caring for people with cancer require knowledge to recognize and address how environmental factors influence cancer care delivery, patient outcomes, and workforce resilience. Episode Notes • Complete this evaluation for free NCPD (https://loginlr.ons.org/sso/jwt/redir...) . • ONS Podcast™ episodes: • Episode 190: The Environment, Cancer, and Nurses' Role in Advocating for Climate Change (https://www.ons.org/education-hub/onc...) • Episode 107: Social Determinants Lead to Unequal Access to Health Care (https://www.ons.org/education-hub/onc...) • ONS Voice articles: • Most Oncology Nurses Want to Address Climate Change but Don't Know How to Start (https://www.ons.org/publications-rese...) • Here's How the Environment Affects Cancer Care—and What Oncology Nurses Can Do About It (https://www.ons.org/publications-rese...) • Climate Change Is Contributing to the Cancer Burden, and Nurses Must Take Action (https://www.ons.org/publications-rese...) • Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing articles: • Oncology Nurses' Awareness, Concern, Motivations, and Behaviors Related to Climate Change and Health (https://doi.org/10.1188/25.CJON.474-483) • Environmental Risk Factors: The Role of Oncology Nurses in Assessing and Reducing the Risk for Exposure (https://doi.org/10.1188/20.CJON.S2.31-38) • Oncology Nursing Forum articles: • Research Priorities of the Oncology Nursing Society: 2024–2027 (https://doi.org/10.1188/24.ONF.502-515) • The Impact of Climate Change Across the Cancer Control Continuum: Key Considerations for Oncology Nurses (https://doi.org/10.1188/25.ONF.6-14) (ONS white paper) • ONS Huddle Card: Environmental Health and Climate Change (https://www.ons.org/clinical-tools/hu...) • ONS Congress® session: The Impact of Climate Change on Patient Care (https://ons.confex.com/ons/2024/meeti...) • Supportive Care in Cancer article: Climate Disasters and Oncology Care: A Systematic Review of Effects on Patients, Healthcare Professionals, and Health Systems (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07...) • What If We Get It Right? (https://www.getitright.earth/) by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson • The Cancer–Climate Connection: Environmental Drivers of Cancer in the Climate Era (   • The Cancer–Climate Connection   Environmen...  ) (webinar by AnnMarie L. Walton) To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities (http://communities.ons.org/) . To find resources for creating an ONS Podcast club in your chapter or nursing c...