Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
The importance of clinical trials in cancer care
If the treatment of cancer is to advance, it is essential that research and...
Development of a nurse-led service for patients receiving oral capecitabine
This article discusses the introduction by one cancer centre of oral chemotherapy...
The role of the gene therapy nurse in cancer care
The genetic revolution is taking the world by storm. Reports of the latest genetic...
Introduction of a pain assessment tool in a cancer centre: an action research approach
The aim of this research project was to develop and pilot a pain assessment tool in...
Managing advanced cancer: a case study
The purpose of this article is to show how a patient presenting with advanced...
Increasing children’s compliance with oral chemotherapy through partnership
Oral antimetabolites are the main drugs in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic...
Ultraviolet light and skin cancer
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the UK. This article investigates...
The psychosocial care of a patient with cervical cancer
The aim of the article is to highlight the need for psychosocial care for cervical...
Intravenous chemotherapy for children at home
It is becoming common practice for children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia to...
Prostate cancer screening: the pros and cons
The aim of any cancer screening programme is early detection of cancer, leading to...
Developments in education
This article describes the setting up and running of an education programme which...
Setting up a chemotherapy service at home
Over recent years it is recognised that the provision of chemotherapy...
Health promotion in cancer care
The importance of health promotion in cancer care is becoming...
A team approach to palliative chemotherapy
Small cell lung cancer accounts for 20 per cent of the primitive lung carcinomas....
Cancer patients use of the internet
The internet is simply a network of computers which, when linked via telephone...
Fertility issues in patients with cancer
Patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment need a great deal of support and...
Developments in breast cancer care
In many cases, conventional treatments for localised breast cancer do not prevent...