The importance of professional development of oncology nursing in Asia is growing along with growth in the cancer burden and disparity in cancer incidence and mortality between more- and less-developed regions, the latter of which includes most Asian countries. This paper proposes ways to advance the oncology nursing in terms of education, practice, and research in Asia. It also describes major...

Background: Educational evaluation is a broad concept that is related to all elements of the educational system. This concept is the result of the interaction of all values that are implemented with different titles and forms inside and outside the educational system to increase the performance of the educational system. The field of pediatric hematology and oncology is one that is constantly e...

1Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Frankfurt, Germany; 2Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Germany; 3Children’s Cancer Research Institute, St Anna Kinderspital and Children’s Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), Vienna, Austria; 42nd Medical School, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; 5Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Un...

JUNE 2004 • VOLUME 8, NUMBER 3 • CLINICAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING Michelle Purdom, RN, BSN, is a research nurse supervisor in the Department of Cancer Medicine Phase 1 Unit at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. (Mention of specific products and opinions related to those products do not indicate or imply endorsement by the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing or ...

Goal: This study aims to explore how healthcare professionals perceive home-based pediatric cancer care provided in French. Methodology: A qualitative descriptive was conducted using semi-directed individual interviews of 22 professionals. thematic analysis the transcribed carried out independently by two members research team. Findings: Pediatric is readily available French Quebec, but access ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe research activities of cancer nurses following participation in the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)/National Cancer Institute Cancer Nursing Research Short Course from 1984-1989. DESIGN Descriptive survey. SETTING National survey of course participants. SAMPLE 128 cancer nurses who attended the courses presented from 1984-1998. METHODS Mailed survey. MAIN...

Pamir Işık1, Namik Özbek1, Emine Dibek Mısırlıoğlu2, Turan Bayhan3, Suna Emir1, Fatih Mehmet Azık1, Bahattin Tunç1 1Ankara Children’s Hematology and Oncology Education and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey 2Ankara Children’s Hematology and Oncology Education and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Allergy, Ankara, Turkey 3Hacettepe University Faculty of Medici...

Although there have been major advances in the treatment of childhood cancer with an overall survival rate of more than 70%, cancer continues to be the leading cause of death in children resulting from disease. In 1998, 2,500 children in the United States died of cancer-related causes. Each year cancer kills more children than asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, congenital anomalies, and acquire...