“This award allows me to not only continue addressing sexuality issues with oncology patients but to also teach oncology professionals the importance of dealing with this sensitive subject,” said Hughes. “This is an important quality-of-life issue for many people, and most are reluctant to discuss this matter.”
Hughes received her bachelor and master of science degrees from Texas Woman’s University in Houston. She is past-president of the Houston Chapter of ONS and a member of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, the Association for Death Education and Counseling, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
