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Seeking Volunteers for The Oncology Nutrition Connection

posted 7 days ago
The Oncology Nutrition Connection is seeking volunteers for authors and reviewers. Not sure what to write? There are dozens of topics that can be assigned based on the member interest survey. Send inquiries ...

Why Oncology Centers Need More Dietitians to Help Patients Battle Cancer!

posted 17 days ago
Leadership Team Member Spotlight: Colleen Spees Please check out Colleen Spees’ article on why cancer centers need more RDs - in US News & World Report!

Meet Your ON DPG Leadership Team-Sara Estabrook

posted 21 days ago
Meet a new member of your leadership team each month when a member interviews another member .   This month Sara Estabrook was interviewed by member volunteer Francesca Maglione. Sara is the Policy ...

ON DPG Statement on Racial Injustice and Call to Action

posted 24 days ago
The ON DPG chooses not to remain silent after the killing of George Floyd and the outpouring of energy aimed at addressing centuries of oppression and racism directed at our Black communities.   We ...

The new American Cancer Society Guidelines for Cancer Prevention are out TODAY!

posted 30 days ago
Article: American Cancer Society Guideline for Diet and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention; CA Cancer J Clin 2020 DOI 10.3322/caac.

New Mentorship Program!

posted 06-09-2020
Mentorship Program   The ON DPG is proud to announce our new Mentorship Program! Our program is almost ready to launch, but in order to make this a success, we need YOU to be a Mentor! This program ...

Seeking Authors for BMT Articles!

posted 06-09-2020
Calling all promising authors to consider   submitting BMT related work for the Oncology Nutrition Connection (ONC) Newsletter or writing for the BMT FAQ section on the ON DPG website. Writing mentoring ...

New ASCO Guidelines for the Management of Cancer Cachexia!

posted 06-09-2020
Management of Cancer Cachexia: ASCO Guideli

BMT Subunit-New FAQ!

posted 05-21-2020
NEW   - " Fecal Microbiota Transplant " FAQ. An opportunity for BMT RDs to enhance their knowledge and learn about an exciting and interesting new procedure.   Find all of the ...

Congratulations to our Small Research Grant Winners!

posted 05-21-2020
Applications were very competitive this year, and we are excited to announce the two winners of this year's small research grants. Each recipient will receive up to $2500 to fund their oncology nutrition ...