Thursday, April 30, 2009

Amgen and ONSEdge Partner With Cancer Survivor Jan Ping for New Campaign

'Coping with Cancer from the Outside In' Program to Launch at the Annual Oncology Nursing Society Congress

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – April 30 – Amgen and ONSEdge, a subsidiary of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), today announced that they will partner alongside celebrity make-up artist and cancer survivor Jan Ping to support a new educational campaign, Coping with Cancer From the Outside In. The initiative is aimed at educating oncology nurses about the skin-related side effects associated with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors that are used to treat metastatic colorectal, lung, pancreatic, and head and neck cancers.

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