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Cure rates for children with cancer now exceed 80% in high-income countries (HIC), but several challenges remain.

The birth of the pediatric hematology/oncology specialty can be traced back to the early part of the 20th century, when pediatricians began describing hematologic abnormalities in infants and children.

There is nothing that pulls at my heart strings more than the sight of a young child dealing with a diagnosis of cancer. This issue of Conquering the Cancer Care Continuum™ focuses on pediatric cancer care, a challenging area of oncology management, but one in which amazing progress is being made.

Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, stresses how survivorship care plans can help measure the impact on patients’ ability to engage in self-management, make lifestyle changes, and be satisfied with having a sense of direction for future monitoring and screening.

The findings of this study highlight the importance of navigation services throughout the cancer journey and the value of the LIVESTRONG model. Because adequate psychosocial care is not available across many oncology care settings, services outside the clinical setting can help meet cancer survivors’ needs.

One barrier to cancer care we often forget to consider is psychosocial distress. We have excellent physicians, nurses, and clinic teams, using cutting-edge medical technology; however, if patients are internally struggling with life situations and circumstances, they sometimes will not follow through with their treatment plan.

This study evaluated the impact of the 3-year NCCCP pilot program.

Seven AONN+ members want you to know about a membership benefit that you might have overlooked. Did you know that there is a committee whose business is to help you do quality improvement projects and other forms of research, regardless of your level of experience in these areas?

I became a nurse almost by coincidence, even as I realize it was meant to be.