How cancer affects different patient demographics

This series of features looks at different patient population groups and the specific challenges they face following a cancer diagnosis. Featuring information on the types of cancer they are most at risk of, as well as statistics on diagnosis and outcomes, the series makes suggestions on how nurses can improve the support offered.

Nursing older people with cancer

The final article in our series on how cancer affects different patient demographics

Chemotherapy

Coping with body image changes after cancer treatment

How nurses can improve their support for women with cancer

LGBT heart

Ensuring nurses feel confident providing LGBT cancer care

Providing the best care can be challenging, but there are resources to help

Errol McKellar

'Men struggle with low mood more significantly than women after cancer treatment’...

Our series on how cancer affects different patient demographics looks at men who are living...

Reaching out to black and minority ethnic communities to reduce cancer rates

Our series on how cancer affects different patient demographics looks at black and minority...

Teenage cancer

Nursing children, teenagers and young adults with cancer

The first in our series on how cancer affects different patient demographics focuses on...