Meet Shannon Sinclair, RN, BSN, OCN, the on-staff mesothelioma expert at the Foundation

The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation can help guide you through the selection of medical specialists and treatments including clinical trials. Our on-staff mesothelioma expert, Shannon Sinclair, RN, BSN, OCN, is available to speak with patients and their families to help guide them through their diagnosis and treatment options. She can be reached at [email protected] or by phone at (703) 879-3821. Shannon is an oncology nurse with 14 years of experience working at a large cancer center in Ohio where she worked with a multidisciplinary team comprised of medical and radiation oncologists, surgeons, and other specialties involved in cancer care. Shannon also spent time working as an oncology clinical nurse educator for a large pharmaceutical company, where she educated providers at cancer centers and hospitals about clinical trial data, upcoming indications, immunotherapy, PARP inhibitors (a special type of a targeted cancer drug), mechanisms of action of various agents, potential adverse events, and side-effect management. Earlier in her career she was an oncology specialty pharmacy nurse educating patients, caregivers, nurses, and clinicians on oral oncolytics. She holds the Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) certification and certification through the Oncology Nursing Society for chemotherapy, biotherapy, and immunotherapy.