Oncology nursing is a healthcare specialty that allows registered nurses to help doctors and patients in cancer treatment centers in and out of a regular hospital setting. The cancer care field is expanding as technology grows, so programs dealing with this specialty evolve and adapt yearly to remain relevant.

The PhD is a doctoral degree, specifically called a "doctor of philosophy" degree. This is misleading because PhD holders are not necessarily philosophers (unless they earned their degree in philosophy!). That said, PhD recipients are able to engage in thought experiments, reason about problems, and solve problems in sophisticated ways.