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Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) 34th Annual Conference and Exhibit, October 14-16, 2010, Minneapolis, MN.

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A new study reports that yoga can reduce the stress of cancer diagnosis and treatment experienced by childhood cancer patients and their parents. The findings were published in the September/October 2010 edition of Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing.

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Texas is the first state to officially recognize Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day, which The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) established as September 8, 2010.

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As health care professionals continue placing greater emphasis on the quality of life (QOL) of childhood cancer patients, researchers have found that creative arts therapy (CAT) may improve QOL in pediatric oncology patients undergoing therapy. Their findings were published in the March/April 2010 edition of Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing.

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Forty years ago, children born with sickle cell disease (SCD) were not expected to live past their teenage years. Today, medical advances are allowing children to live well into adulthood, raising concerns over who is going to care for these patients as adults. However, programs are underway to address these concerns, as reported in the March/April edition of Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, published by the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON).

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“Pediatric oncology teams across the county are working every day to improve the care for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer,” said Deborah Echtenkamp MSN RN CPON®, president of the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON). “But there is more to be done, both for AYA care and to support survivorship programs that monitor patients following treatment for childhood cancer.”