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Using open mornings to develop cancer networks as learning organisations

01 June 2006

Nursing Management

Leadership

CANCER NETWORKS are unique organisations established in The NHS Cancer Plan (Department of Health 2000a) to further integrate care for patients with cancer and avoid...

Older people’s experiences of cancer pain: a qualitative study

30 June 2017

Nursing Older People

Evidence & practice

Aim To consider how the older person constructs the experience of cancer pain and how this is informed by expectations and experiences. Method Nine older people with...

Oral cancer: risk factors, treatment and nursing care

23 October 2013

Nursing Standard

CPD

Oral cancer occurs in a range of anatomical sites within the oral cavity and pharynx. Although oral cancer is relatively rare in the UK, it can have a significant...

An integrated model for breast and palliative care

Cancer Nursing Practice

evidence & practice

The clinical management of patients with advanced breast cancer is complex and patients’ progress is often unpredictable, creating challenges for nursing care in...

Healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards patients with cancer who smoke

05 July 2016

Cancer Nursing Practice

Evidence & practice

Aim To explore healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards patients with cancer who smoke and how their attitudes affect the health promotion advice they provide....

Oral health assessment and mouth care for children and young people receiving palliative care. Part two

01 April 2013

Nursing Children and Young People

CPD

This is the second part of a two-part article on oral health assessment and mouth care for children and young people receiving palliative care. This article covers...

The preferred place of care for people who are dying

09 July 2009

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

This article considers the factors that influence where people with learning disabilities are cared for at the end of life, and where they die. It is based on the...

Managing tissue viability issues in patients with cancer approaching the end of life

Nursing Standard

evidence & practice

This article provides an overview of tissue viability issues related to the care of patients with cancer who are approaching the end of life. Altered physiology as a...

Family members’ and carers’ perceptions of palliative care provided by district nurses

16 October 2019

Primary Health Care

end of life

The aim of this literature review was to analyse the available evidence from families and carers of patients with life-limiting conditions to identify any...

Nurses’ attitudes and beliefs around exploring the existential concerns of people with cancer

25 May 2022

Cancer Nursing Practice

living with and beyond cancer

Background Existential concerns are common among people with cancer, but many of them perceive a lack of support from healthcare professionals in this area. Aim To...

05 March 2025 / Vol 40 issue 3

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