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Learn U.S. Presidential Candidates’ Stance on What Matters to Oncology Nurses ONS advocacy efforts swing into high Questions posed to the candidates include gear at ONS’s 33rd Annual Con- 1. How will you ensure the nation has an gress in Philadelphia, PA. A special event is adequate supply of nurses and nurse facplanned for Friday, May 16, at 4:30 pm that ulty to meet the current and anticipated demand for nursing services? will reveal the U.S. presidential candidates’ positions on the nursing workforce shortage, 2. What steps would you take to ensure access to care, and regulation of tobacco that the Medicare program provides and products. A panel discussion will delve into pays for all components of inpatient and the results of a recent candidate survey conoutpatient cancer treatment, supportive ducted by ONS that addressed these topics care, survivorship, and end-of-life care— including cancer treatment education, from the ONS Health Policy Agenda. which currently is not covered? 3. Will you enact legislation that grants authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate all tobacco products? 4. How will you ensure that all individuals who wish to cease their use of tobacco have affordable access to the full range of proven-effective tobacco cessation strategies and therapies? 5. How will you increase patient access to clinical trials? Over the course of the next several months, the presidential candidates may be campaigning in your city. Make an effort to attend a town hall meeting and ask them these questions. They must take notice of the importance of these issues to the nation’s health care. To extend your advocacy reach, visit the ONS Legislative Action Center on the ONS Web site at www.ons.org/lac. http://www.ons.org/lac

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