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Killing with kindness?

01 November 2005

Cancer Nursing Practice

News analysis

Euthanasia is not a popular word in palliative care, even though its very name comes from the Greek for Eu, ‘good’ and Thanatos ‘death’. A ‘good death’ is the ethos...

Solving the PSA riddle

01 April 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

News analysis

Trying to engage any man in talking about his health can be difficult, and discussing a specific issue, such as prostate cancer, can be even harder. Some still don’t...

Insuring against the ‘Big C’

01 June 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

News analysis

Many tube travellers and televi- sion watchers in the London area have been surprised by a new advertisement in recent months. It’s an advert for cancer insurance....

Sharing the limelight

01 October 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

News analysis

New research from America suggests that being overweight and suffering from advanced ovarian cancer can be a lethal combination. According to the study published in...

Housework helps reduce the risk of breast cancer

01 February 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

News analysis

Scrubbing the kitchen floor and running round with the vacuum cleaner could be a better way to protect against breast cancer than going to the gym, according to the...

Verging on the mainstream

01 July 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

News analysis

Researchers in Texas aiming to help breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy maintain that yoga can really improve quality of life. The claim arises from a...

Who to believe?

01 December 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

News analysis

A landmark report that sets out ten healthy living rules claiming to be the most definitive and authoritative advice that has ever been available on how to avoid...

Ancient remedies help battle fatigue

01 July 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

News analysis

An ancient herbal remedy used in both traditional Chinese medicine and among the native Americans could be a major boost to cancer patients suffering from fatigue,...

Transatlantic fibre fight

01 February 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

News analysis

Avid readers of the health press may have noticed a bit of a fall out between American and British healthcare researchers in recent weeks with regard to an important...

The power of story

01 June 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

News analysis

It seems that cancer is always in the news. New discoveries and fears are publicised all the time. There are frequent stories about pop stars, actors and politicians...

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