Developing palliative care services in partnership
Last month’s publication of the NICE guidance document, Improving Supportive and...
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Last month’s publication of the NICE guidance document, Improving Supportive and...
Supportive care has come to the forefront of political attention, a fact symbolised...
Much has been written about the difficulties in making the transition from a...
As the British population ages, it is increasingly common for elderly patients with...
The increasing numbers of patients diagnosed with lung cancer and the specialised...
Urological cancers account for about 37,000 new cancers and over 15,000 deaths each...
The establishment of rotational nursing posts for practitioners wishing to develop...
Modern techniques that enable the molecular characterisation of cancerous tissue...
Pancreatic cancer is a substantial therapeutic challenge as the disease is often...
The emphasis on informed choice for patients raises important questions regarding...
Patients must receive the correct dose of chemotherapy delivered over the...
The Cancer Care Alliance (CCA) Network for Teesside, South Durham and North...
It has been suggested that group psychological support can have advantages over...
Anthracyclines, of which doxorubicin is the most common, have been effective...
Health promotion is a discipline that, through education and support, helps people...
The death of a family member is one of the most stressful and disruptive life...
A wide range of catheter devices are now available through which to deliver...
This article describes how an oncology nurse specialist (ONS) post was created to...