Psychosocial support needs of adults with melanoma
Having recently been appointed as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) with the task...
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Having recently been appointed as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) with the task...
Patient follow up after curative treatment for colorectal cancer is a subject of...
This article outlines the issues and nursing strategies in caring for a patient...
The diagnosis of childhood cancer has a huge impact on the child and family unit....
Several Department of Health (DoH) directives in recent years have outlined the...
Now that the Human Genome Project has mapped the entire sequence of human DNA,...
Devising the schedule of nursing time on a hospital ward can be a time-consuming...
Although the survival rate for many cancers has improved over the past two decades...
Adolescent patients who recover from treatment for brain tumours can be left with...
Infertility as a consequence of cancer treatment can be a devastating blow to...
The place of final care for patients with terminal illness is influenced more by...
The role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) remains an area of debate. To...
Truth-telling about life-threatening cancer illness is a controversial matter. Few...
In recent years there has been a large increase in the number of nurse specialist...
Palliative care services have developed rapidly over the past 30 years and the...
Children’s cancers are seldom like adult cancers. They frequently have a different...
The Cancer Plan has highlighted the importance of psychological support in cancer...
There are three main methods of treating cancer – surgery, radiotherapy and...