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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...

Rare histological types of invasive breast cancer

06 November 2009

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

This article summarises a number of rarer histological types of breast cancer and discusses whether histological definitions of breast cancer may be replaced by a...

Supporting women experiencing sexual problems after treatment for breast cancer

28 October 2008

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Treatment for breast cancer may create or exacerbate sexual problems for a variety of reasons. Surgery to the breasts may have an impact on body image, self-esteem...

Primary breast cancer: risk factors, diagnosis and management

11 June 2008

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article focuses on the risk factors, diagnosis and management of primary breast cancer. It describes the treatments that may be offered to patients including...

Assessing the impact of a breast cancer telephone helpline

09 June 2011

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

This article discusses the findings of a survey of Breast Cancer Care’s helpline users. There is a paucity of data about the effect on patients of using a helpline...

Plugging a gap in support

24 April 2012

Nursing Standard

Feature

People diagnosed with secondary breast cancer are often on almost continuous treatment and require high levels of support. However, there is evidence that the...

Nurses’ use of evidence in pre-operative fasting

04 December 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background Ensuring that a patient fasts before an operation is perhaps one of the most fundamental pre-operative responsibilities that nurses might perform on a...

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