National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16
- April 4, 2016
April 16 has been designated National Healthcare Decisions Day! This is a collaborative effort to help ensure all adults with decision-making capacity in the United States have the information…
Customer Service Update: Increased Scheduling Staff in Process at MN Oncology
- March 28, 2016
Dear Patients, Serving you is our highest priority. Our goal is to ensure all aspects of your care experience are of the highest standard and as seamless as possible. We sincerely value your…
Participants Needed for “Chemo Brain” Study
- February 18, 2016
Minnesota Oncology and Virginia Piper Cancer Institute in Minneapolis are seeking participants for a study aiming to try to better understand, prevent and improve "chemo brain." (What is chemo…
Minnesota Oncology Dietitians Earn Board Certification in Oncology Nutrition
- February 9, 2016
Minnesota Oncology Dietitians Sarah Barts and Angela Stephens recently became Board Certified Specialists in Oncology Nutrition. The designation for this is “CSO” (Certified…
Dietary Interventions for: Nausea
- December 3, 2015
by Angela Stephens, RD, CSO, LD Clinical Dietitian Many patients do experience some form of nausea during chemotherapy and/or radiation. Nausea can be described as a “feeling of sickness…
MN Oncology Patient Shares Her Story in “Camp Chemo: Postcards Home from Metastatic Breast Cancer”
- November 11, 2015
Minnesota Oncology patient Camille Scheel is one of an estimated 155,000 people currently living with metastatic breast cancer in the United States. Last month, she published her memoir "Camp Chemo:…