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Prostate cancer: risk factors, diagnosis and management

02 December 2010

Cancer Nursing Practice

CPD

This article aims to update nurses on prostate cancer with emphasis on incidence, epidemiology, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options. An...

Bladder cancer: risk factors, diagnosis and treatment

13 September 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

CPD

Bladder cancer is a common health problem affecting thousands of people in the UK. People who develop the disease receive care and treatment from a wide range of...

Treatment-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: presentation and management

11 June 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

CPD

This article aims to increase nurses’ understanding of resorption inhibitor-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw, a common bone metastasis that can develop following...

How to perform transrectal ultrasound and prostate biopsy

06 April 2016

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Rationale and key points This article aims to help nurses to support patients who require a prostate biopsy to diagnose or exclude prostate cancer. Nurses will also...

Management of patients with metastatic prostate cancer

07 March 2012

Nursing Standard

CPD

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and is recognised as a significant health problem. Treatment of advanced or metastatic prostate cancer is...

Cancer-induced bone disease

09 January 2013

Nursing Standard

CPD

A diagnosis of bone metastases may be devastating for patients with cancer because it suggests that the cancer is incurable and that patients are at increased risk...

Pharmacological treatment of patients with advanced prostate cancer

05 February 2014

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Prostate cancer is linked to the male sex hormone testosterone. In advanced disease, blocking the production of testosterone using androgen deprivation therapy...

Penile cancer: diagnosis, clinical features and management

20 March 2013

Nursing Standard

Learning Zone

This article aims to provide the reader with an overview of penile cancer. The focus is on clinical and medical aspects to help nurses understand incidence,...