Better quality of life and cancer patients’ satisfaction with a coordinating nurse
Investing in the continuity of care for lung cancer patients can bring tremendous benefits in…
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Cancer patients’ pain eased by simple bedside chart, study shows
Patients with cancer could benefit from a simple bedside system to manage their pain, a…
How kindness can make a difference in cancer care
Leonard L. Berry, Texas A&M University Cancer may not be life-ending, but it usually is…
Social networks and survival: Social ties could help with cancer management
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital led by Ying Bao, MD, ScD, an epidemiologist and…
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…
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…