Happy 29th Birthday OncoLink!
Posted March 7th, 2023
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
Twenty nine years and still going strong! When I was finishing up nursing school in 1994, computers were a novelty. I still researched my school papers using the card catalogue and email was just starting to gain popularity. In a small office at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Joel Goldwein was playing around with creating […]
September 11, 2001 – Strength is Not Always Unyielding
Posted September 11th, 2021
OncoLink Team
Today marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. As a way to honor the lives lost and help those personally affected, Ali Lopes shares the story of her dad, Sal, and how we can all respect and remember that day. We thank Ali for sharing her story with our readers. Like many, my family experienced an unfathomable […]
Happy 25th Birthday OncoLink!
Posted March 7th, 2019
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
Can it really be 25 years already? When I was finishing up nursing school in 1994, computers were a novelty. I still researched my school papers using the card catalogue and email was just starting to gain popularity. In a small office at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Joel Goldwein was playing around with creating […]
Happy 23rd Birthday OncoLink!
Posted March 7th, 2017
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
On March 7th of 1994, Dr. Joel Goldwein launched OncoLink, the first cancer information site on the Internet, from his office at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Goldwein thought OncoLink would be a good way for physicians to share information. Little did he know that this little project would become one of the most trusted […]