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World view: Israel

01 November 2005

Cancer Nursing Practice

Perspective

Since the start of the year, I have been working as the manager of the Cancer Center and Nursing Services department of Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel....

Nutrition matters: Not so super foods

01 June 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

Perspective

While it is not currently possible to pinpoint exactly what constituents of foods are protective against cancer, there is a consensus that diet is an important...

Pomegranate power

01 June 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

Perspective

It seems that Hippocrates had a point, 25 centuries ago, when he said, ‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.’ But while fruits and vegetables are,...

A journey through a cancer conference

01 September 2003

Cancer Nursing Practice

Perspective

Although I hadn’t attended the first RCN biennial joint cancer conference, I was pleased to be able to go to the second meeting in this series entitled ‘A Journey...

Has cancer care improved?

01 July 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

Perspective

Between 1999 and 2000, The Department of Health undertook a survey of 65,000 cancer patients in England to find out about their cancer experience (DH 2002): to see...

Eat, drink and be merry

01 June 2003

Cancer Nursing Practice

Perspective

Each year in mid to late April, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Congress descends on the Yorkshire town of Harrogate to discuss and debate issues which the...

Moral distress

01 February 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

Perspective

Moral distress is an emerging concept within nursing ethics. It occurs hen the practitioner understands or believes that they know the right thing to do but are...

Dealing directly with nurses

01 March 2003

Cancer Nursing Practice

Perspective

Around 24,500 people in the UK are diagnosed with leukaemia and other related blood cancers each year. The Leukaemia Research Fund (LRF) is the only national charity...

Marketing cancer awareness

01 June 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

Perspective

It is part of our role as health professionals to try to improve people’s awareness of the potential signs and symptoms of cancer. It is in our professional code of...

Childhood trauma

01 October 2004

Cancer Nursing Practice

Perspective

The emotional effects of a diagnosis of cancer can impact hugely on the life of an individual. Common symptoms can be a loss of control over one’s life,...