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Is it always ethical for health professionals to tell the truth about cancer?

01 October 2004

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

One of the most difficult dilemmas facing healthcare professionals working in oncology settings is whether, when and how much to tell cancer patients about their...

Tumour of the appendix: pseudomyxoma peritonei

01 May 2004

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

This paper describes the experiences of a patient with pseudomyxoma peritonei, a rare tumour arising from the appendix, which has fatal consequences unless treated....

Children’s nurses’ experiences of caring for dying children in hospital

01 July 2000

Paediatric Nursing

A&S Science

The retrospective experiences of 44 children’s nurses who had cared for children dying in hospital were investigated using questionnaires, focus group and individual...

Point taken

01 December 2000

Paediatric Nursing

Letters

Dear Editor, With regard to the letter ‘Grieving is normal’ by Linda Hill and Norma Jack (PN 2000, 12, 8, 14-15), 1 am grateful to these counsellors for raising this...

The therapeutic value of the interview

09 July 2009

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

This study explored women’s sexuality following treatment for cervical cancer. Interviews were conducted with a sample of 13 women two to three years after treatment...

Acknowledging loss

01 August 1996

Nursing Older People

Reflections bereavement

The minimalisation of death in our society, and the lack of rituals surrounding it, contribute to the emotional poverty of mourning often reflected in our society...