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Gene therapy trials: a patient pathway

02 October 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article describes ongoing gene therapy trials at University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust for liver, head and neck and prostate cancer treatment. The authors...

Managing bone metastases through bisphosphonate treatment

01 March 2005

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

This article examines the role of bisphosphonates in the management of patients with cancer who have bone metastases. It will discuss the aetology of bone metastases...

Hormone treatment for breast cancer

01 February 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

For women who have oestrogen and/or progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer, hormone treatment may be the longest continuous treatment they receive for their...

Radioimmunotherapy in the treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

01 November 2005

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Cancers of the immune system (lymphomas) are extremely sensitive to radiation. Medical research over the last decade has lead to the development of monoclonal...

Acute oncological emergencies

26 September 2012

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

The number of people receiving systemic anti-cancer treatment and presenting at emergency departments with treatment-related problems is rising. Nurses will be the...

Patient satisfaction with telephone follow up after treatment

10 November 2015

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death highlighted the need to improve patient outcomes and safety when undergoing chemotherapy. The audit...

Nurse-led assessment of children receiving chemotherapy

01 June 2004

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Increasingly, chemotherapy for the treatment of childhood cancer is being given on a day care basis. Children receiving day case chemotherapy have generally had to...