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,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,mrs4 
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,bonamici7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,congratulat+ 
! ,oncology ,nurs+ ,society on !        
occasion ( its #ej? anniv]s>y1 & = o!r  
purposes4  ,:]eas ! ,oncology ,nurs+    
,society 7,,ons7 0 f\nd$ 9 #aige ) !    
mission to promote excell5ce 9 oncology 
nurs+ & quality canc] c>e2 ,:]eas ,,ons 
has gr[n to repres5t ov] #ajj1jjj       
oncology nurses 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
s]ves z ! pr(essional home to m ?an     
#ce1jjj memb]s2 ,:]eas ! impact ( canc] 
on our ,nation _c be und]e/imat$ or     
ov]look$1 ) #b1jda1iaj new canc] cases  
diagnos$ & #fah1abj canc] dea?s e/imat$ 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjbe1 & m ?an      
#ah1jjj1jjj ,am]icans c\nt+ !mselves    
among ! canc] survivor community2 ,:]eas
 canc] is a complex1 multifacet$1 &     
*ronic disease1 ) pati5ts be+ be/ s]v$  

by a multidiscipl9>y heal? c>e team     
specializ$ 9 oncology c>e1 includ+      
nurses :o are c]tifi$ 9 ! specialty2    
,:]eas oncology nurses are involv$ 9 !  
c>e ( a canc] pati5t f diagnosis ?r\gh !
 end ( treatm5t1 be+ ! front-l9e        
provid]s adm9i/]+ *emo!rapy & o!r novel 
anticanc] treatm5ts1 manag+ pati5t      
!rapies & side effects1 work+ )         
insurance companies to ensure t pati5ts 
receive appropriate treatm5t1 provid+   
education & c\nsel+ to pati5ts & family 
memb]s1 p]=m+ o!r daily acts ( c>e on   
behalf ( canc] pati5ts1 & conduct+      
rese>* t exp&s ! evid5ce = /&>ds ( c>e &
 validat+ oncology nurs+ practice       
outcomes2 ,:]eas1 = five decades1 ,,ons 
has honor$ & ma9ta9$ nurs+'s hi/orical &
 ess5tial commitm5t to advocacy = !     
public good by provid+ oncology nurses )
 access to ! highe/ quality educational 
programs1 canc]-c>e res\rces1 rese>*    
opportunities1 & networks = pe] support2
 & ,:]eas ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ,,ons m>ks 
a significant mile/one 9 !              

organization's hi/ory & provides an     
opportunity to celebrate its a*ievem5ts 
& contributions to ! field ( oncology   
nurs+2 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 congratulates !  
,oncology ,nurs+ ,society on ! occasion 
( its #ej? anniv]s>y2  7#b7 recognizes !
 integral role oncology nurses play 9   
our ,nation's canc]-c>e deliv]y sy/em1 &
 ! invaluable contributions ( !         
,oncology ,nurs+ ,society to pati5t c>e1
 tea*+1 rese>*1 adm9i/ration1 &         
education 9 ! field ( oncology2  7#c7   
comm5ds ! d$ication ( ,oncology ,nurs+  
,society memb]s to our ,nation's canc]  
pati5ts & _! ongo+ commitm5t to improv+ 
& ensur+ access to quality canc] c>e =  
all canc] pati5ts & _! families2 &  7#d7
 enc\rages cont9u$ support = ! ,oncology
 ,nurs+ ,society 9 its important        
endeavor to promote excell5ce 9 oncology
 nurs+ & quality canc] c>e4