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 effect of yoga on the recovery of patients who have undergone a lung resection for...
There is increasing evidence of the benefits of exercise after cancer treatment to help...
25 Sep 2018
Making sense of pain and loss: searching for meaning while living with cancer
This article presents some of the main findings from a study using an interpretative...
28 Aug 2018
Developing and evaluating an e-learning resource for nurses in haemato-oncology
Haemato-oncology nursing is a complex area of clinical practice. An online educational...
21 Aug 2018
Is patient information on palliative care good enough? A literature review and audit
Aim Early access to palliative care can improve patients’ signs and symptoms and reduce...
14 Aug 2018
Should men on long-term androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer be screened...
Androgen-deprivation therapy is the main long-term treatment for men with advanced prostate...
08 Aug 2018
Nursing support during treatment of multiple myeloma with proteasome inhibitors
In the past two years proteasome inhibitors have risen in prominence reflecting the recent...
05 Jul 2018
Implementing the Recovery Package: a survey of cancer workforce readiness
Implementation of the Recovery Package is a priority in the recent NHS England cancer...
20 Jun 2018
Exploring the benefits of a home pembrolizumab infusion service for patients with...
An increasing incidence of melanoma and recent scientific developments in systemic anti-...
07 Jun 2018
Exploring perceptions and experiences of oral chemotherapy in people with cancer
The increasing use of oral chemotherapy treatment for cancer offers benefits...
01 Jun 2018
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...
30 May 2018
The value of anterior resection survivorship programmes
Up to 80% of people with rectal cancer undergo sphincter-preserving surgery and, of these,...
04 May 2018
Development, integration and evaluation of nurse-led follow-up across five tumour sites...
The traditional model of medical oncology follow-up clinics has been challenged in recent...
30 Apr 2018
A new normal: reconciling change in appearance and function for men with head and neck...
Aim The aim of this study was to explore how men with head and neck cancer (HNC) experience...
26 Apr 2018
Patients’ experiences of the uro-oncology clinical nurse specialist: the value of...
This article reports the findings of a service-user evaluation project undertaken in...
19 Apr 2018
Why ‘watch and wait’ is still a valuable option for low grade lymphomas
In 2016, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) released guidelines...
08 Mar 2018
Examining knowledge of lifestyle risk factors among adult cancer survivors in Ireland
Aim Many cancers are preventable through lifestyle modification. The aim of this study was...
08 Mar 2018
Oral vinorelbine: a narrative review
The incidence of many cancers is increasing; coupled with a decline in mortality rates (...
08 Mar 2018
Nurse-led cancer care clinics: an economic assessment of breast and urology clinics
Cancer clinical nurse specialists can identify gaps in service provision that, when filled,...
08 Feb 2018