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Secondary breast cancer: charity’s study reveals inadequate levels of care and support
Breast Cancer Care urges Health Education England to fund continuing professional...
Newsroom
Higher vitamin D level associated with lower risk of total cancer
Japanese study suggests beneficial effects for prevention of cancer in all sites
Gosport hospital deaths review found nurses’ warnings on opioids went unheeded
Review into hundreds of untimely deaths said night duty nurses were stifled when they spoke...
Expert panel to advise government on cannabis for medical use
Home secretary says government plans to reschedule banned drug if review identifies ‘...
FtP is about patient safety, not private behaviour, RCN tells regulator
Some outcomes suggest ‘moral policing’, with nurses being held to a different standard,...
Government's NHS funding boost is 'no long-term solution' without social...
RCN and social care leaders call for extra investment to shore up home care services
Confed 18 looks to the future of the NHS workforce
Confed 18 fringe imagines working life in the NHS in 2026
Evidence and Practice
Implementing the Recovery Package: a survey of cancer workforce readiness
Implementation of the Recovery Package is a priority in the recent NHS England cancer...
Exploring the benefits of a home pembrolizumab infusion service for patients with...
An increasing incidence of melanoma and recent scientific developments in systemic anti-...
Exploring perceptions and experiences of oral chemotherapy in people with cancer
The increasing use of oral chemotherapy treatment for cancer offers benefits...
A screening tool to identify frailty in older people with lymphoma and help assess...
By 2020, two million people aged 65 and over will be living with a cancer diagnosis, and...
The value of anterior resection survivorship programmes
Up to 80% of people with rectal cancer undergo sphincter-preserving surgery and, of these,...
Oral vinorelbine: a practical approach to patient management
Oral vinorelbine has been a well-established cytotoxic treatment for non-small cell lung...
Features
Digital platform rolled out nationally to support young people following diagnosis
An award winning digital platform, produced by a young adult cancer team, is set to be...
RCN chair: Adamant nurses must use their voice
RCN chair Maria Trewern is full of hope for the profession – and wants to give members more...
NHS at 70: how Bevan's announcement transformed the UK...
On its anniversary, we should reflect on all that the health service has achieved
Hand hygiene needn’t mean sore skin
A new guide from the RCN shows how to combine hand hygiene with skin care
Improving diagnosis of Lynch syndrome could help catch bowel cancer early
To coincide with bowel cancer awareness month, the newly merged charity Bowel Cancer UK and...
Enhancing quality of life for people after cancer care
With cancer survival rates continuing to grow, the NHS is sharpening its focus on supporting...
Opinion
The emotional shock of my breast cancer diagnosis hit harder than the physical one
Broadcast journalist and writer Sian Williams reflects on the exemplary care and kindness...
Book review: Problem Solving in Patient-Centred and Integrated Cancer Care
Chemotherapy nurse consultant Catherine Oakley reviews this guide on how to embed cancer...
Book review: With the End in Mind
Palliative care clinical nurse specialist Claire Windsor reviews a text that aims to tackle...
Students
Don’t worry if you shed a tear
Looking after a patient nearing the end of life can be daunting, but one nursing student...
An insight into the hidden battles of patients with invisible illnesses
When nursing student Laurie Batchelor helped care for a patient in the community with cancer...
Student’s homemade songbook helped patients forget cancer symptoms
When nursing student Georgia Brain created a book of lyrics to help her patients remember...
Careers
How the Royal Marsden hospital left a lasting impact on my career
Radiation oncology nurse in Ireland Jennifer Matthews discusses how clinical research is...
60 seconds with pain management nurse specialist Jenny Wright
Jenny Wright, a clinical nurse specialist in pain management, talks about the challenges of...
Reflecting the core values of a clinical nurse specialist
Colorectal clinical nurse specialist Iris Williams on the importance of having the patience...