9th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research
Impact of Exercise on Patients with Cancer
Archived ONS Virtual Media Briefing

Take 30 minutes and bring the 9th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research to your desktop. View the archived event and hear leading nurse researchers engage in a dialogue about the impact of exercise on patients with cancer. The briefing was recorded live in Hollywood, CA, Friday February 9, 2007.

Viewing the webcast will provide:

1. Update on the state of cancer nursing research
2. Findings from nurse researchers on the impact of a variety of exercise interventions on patients with cancer
3. Details about how oncology nurses put research evidence into practice.

Participants and topics of media briefing include:

Ann M. Berger, PhD, RN, AOCN^®, FAAN
Arizona State University
Update and developments in cancer nursing research

Marylin Dodd, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of California San Francisco
Exercise: An Intervention for Fatigue in Cancer Patients (Abstract 54)

Victoria Mock, PhD, FAAN
Johns Hopkins University & Hospital
Exercise during Prostate Cancer Treatment: Effects on Functional Status and Symptoms (Abstract 55)

Anna Schwartz, PhD, ARNP
Arizona State University
Weight Maintenance during Chemotherapy: Effect of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise (Abstract 40)

Stacey Young-McCaughan, RN, PhD, AOCN^®,
Colonel, U. S. Army Nurse Corps
Exercise Tolerance 18-Month Following Participation In An Exercise Program For Patients Treated For Cancer (Abstract 53)

View the webcast now!

To schedule interviews with media briefing participants or to obtain copies of the presentation and abstracts please contact:

Karen Hochberg
ONS Director of Marketing & PR
khochberg@ons.org
412-859-6236