Specialist cancer nurses: the key to best care for cancer patients
Nurses make a central contribution to cancer care and are integral to effective multidisciplinary team…
Browsing: Cancer Nursing
Growing body of evidence supports use of mind-body therapies in breast cancer treatment
In newly updated clinical guidelines from the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO), researchers at Columbia…
Oncologists would welcome more training in giving bad news
In March oncologists, haematologists, palliative care and pain specialists gathered in Barcelona – as well…
Oncology nurse protection: time for more precise legislation on exposure to hazardous drugs?
Independent research organisation MindMetre, which regularly addresses patient and healthcare worker safety across Europe, has…
Oncoburnout: Many cancer doctors suffering burnout, stress, depression and using alcohol to cope
A meta-review carried out by researchers in Birkbeck’s Department of Organizational Psychology has found that alarming numbers…
Are our busy doctors and nurses losing empathy for patients?
Sue Dean, University of Technology Sydney. Every day, doctors, nurses and other health professionals are…
UK MDT meetings are under growing pressure
The increasing number of patients being discussed at expert cancer meetings means that specialists are…
Supportive care for cancer patients remains inadequate
Pain relief and other forms of supportive care for cancer patients are insufficient, researchers report…
Could a cannabis pill reduce chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting? Here’s how we find out
Peter Grimison, University of Sydney For some cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, the thought of joining…
Global issues in cancer survivorship: a UK perspective on follow up care
By Dr Deborah Fenlon, University of Southampton. The number of people being diagnosed with, successfully…