Priorities and challenges in the care of teenagers and young adults

Sam Smith, Sue Morgan, Vikky Riley, Louise Soanes

Exploring the role and expertise of ward-based oncology clinicians

Jennifer Spears, Loretta Bellman

Developing an e-learning package to provide chemotherapy updates

Nicky Batty, Sandra White, Catherine Miller

Inspirational initiatives centred on patients

Carol Davis

Acknowledging the need to improve diagnosis of depression

Impact of pre-operative erectile dysfunction on survival

Dion Smyth

Barriers to the development of palliative care

Notice board

Diary

Point of view

Helen> Roe

Déjà vu

Nicola James

Get involved

Vickki Harmer

Shared provision

Jean-Jacques de Gorter

A Practical Guide to the Spiritual Care of the Dying Person

Jill Hardman-Smith

Bangers & mash: how to take on throat cancer, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and win, with help from an NLP coach

Julie Hewett, Macmillan Head

Breast cancer. The essential guide

Maria Leadbeater

Look Good… Feel Better Confidence Kit

Isabel White, Remedi/Macmillan

The case for one-to-one care

Review finds home chemotherapy as safe as hospital treatment

Consultation on teenage and young adult care

Guidance focuses on information to prevent melanoma

Nurse’s rapid alert scheme goes live

Campaign highlights risks of excessive alcohol intake

New cancer strategy pledges to save 5,000 lives a year

Tamsin Snow

News in brief

Editorial February 2011: Innovators take centre stage

Carole Farrell