"Colorectal cancer treatment is not just about eliminating a disease. It's about preserving life quality and empowering patients through every phase. So I think nurses are really at the forefront that we can do that in the oncology nursing space. So from early detection to survivorship, the journey is deeply personal. Precision medicine, compassionate care, and informed decision-making are reshaping outcomes. Treatment's just not about protocols. It's about people," ONS member Kris Mathey, DNP, APRN-CNP, AOCNP®, gastrointestinal medical oncology nurse practitioner at The James Cancer Hospital of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS®, manager of oncology nursing practice at ONS, during a conversation about colorectal cancer treatment.
Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod
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Earn 1.0 contact hour of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at courses.ons.org by August 1, 2026. 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: Learner will report an increase in knowledge related to the treatment of colorectal cancer.
Episode Notes
- Complete this evaluation for free NCPD.
- ONS Podcast™ episodes:
- ONS Voice articles:
- Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations
- Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: Lynch Syndrome (Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer)
- How Liquid Biopsies Are Used in Cancer Treatment Selection
- Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: 5-Fluorouracil
- Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Oxaliplatin
- What Is a Liquid Biopsy?
- Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Colorectal Cancer in Young Adults: Considerations for Oncology Nurses
- Oncology Nursing Forum article: Neurotoxic Side Effects Early in the Oxaliplatin Treatment Period in Patients With Colorectal Cancer
- ONS Colorectal Cancer Learning Library
- ONS Biomarker Database (filtered by colorectal cancer)
- ONS Peripheral Neuropathy Symptom Interventions
- American Cancer Society colorectal cancer resources
- CancerCare
- Colorectal Cancer Alliance
- Colorectal Cancer Resource and Action Network
- Fight Colorectal Cancer
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