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With the survival rate of childhood cancer improving and advancements in treatments allowing more of the care to take place in the home, the responsibility of caregiving is increasingly being placed on family members.

Kim Mooney-Doyle, PhD, CPNP-AC, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, discusses the impact of nurses on families in raising both sick and healthy children.

Janet Deatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN, discusses the role that nurses play in family management.

While controversial, advances in understanding how prostate cancer treatments impact the physiology of erections have led to increased interest in penile rehabilitation interventions for these patients.

Elizabeth Prechtel-Dunphy, RN, MSN, CRNP, BC, AOCN, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, discusses developments in oncology nursing, including preparation and interest in the specialty.

Suzanne Walker, CRNP, MSN, AOCN, BC, University of Pennsylvania Health System, discusses a study looking at enhancing the end-of-life transition with FaceTime.

Elizabeth Prechtel-Dunphy, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AOCN, RN, MSN, CRNP, BC, AOCN, describes the format of the Adult Oncology Specialty Minor program at her institution.

Bart C. De Jonghe, PhD, assistant professor, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, discusses inflammation, obesity and cancer.

"Male nurses are found to earn about $5,000 more than female colleagues." (Not quite) shocking news!

A new diagnosis of acute leukemia can pose an immediate threat to life given the substantial morbidity and mortality associated with the disease.

Bart C. De Jonghe, PhD, assistant professor, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, discusses obesity and cancer prognosis, discusses the connections between nutrition and cancer.

An increasing focus in oncology care is on survivorship and quality-of-life issues that arise once patients are living beyond treatment. For female breast cancer patients, important survivorship issues include sexual and reproductive health.

Deborah Becker, PhD, ACNP, BC, CCNS, practice associate professor of nursing, Penn Nursing Science, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, discusses the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's nursing minor.

Bart C. De Jonghe, PhD, assistant professor, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, discusses obesity and cancer prognosis.

Deborah Becker, PhD, ACNP, BC, CCNS, practice associate professor of nursing, Penn Nursing Science, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, discusses managing pain in oncology patients.

Faculty from nursing education innovator will contribute unique perspective to OncLive's ongoing efforts to provide practical news and information for oncology professionals.

Carrie Stricker from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania on the Efficacy of Survivorship Care Plans for Posttreatment Breast Cancer Survivors.