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Patient information sheets

01 December 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

Having worked in the clinical trials arena for the past 15 years, I’ve seen many changes, not least of which is the ever increasing complexity of the trials process.

‘Trial or error?’ Are the right patients being chosen for the right trial?

01 March 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Recruiting patients into clinical trials is a lengthy and specialised process that requires prerequisite skills as a researcher, as well as to a professional duty of...

A practical approach to managing the side effects of lapatinib

04 December 2009

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

Lapatinib is an oral chemotherapy agent used to treat women with previously treated advanced or metastatic breast cancer. This article examines the side effect...

Managing chemotherapy capacity by sharing best practice

01 June 2008

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Experts have warned that urgent action is needed to ensure that the NHS is prepared for an expected 28 per cent increase in cancer prevalence across the UK over the...

Febrile neutropenia in women treated for early-stage breast cancer

09 July 2009

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

This article presents guidelines on preventing and managing febrile neutropenia in women receiving docetaxel-based chemotherapy to treat early-stage breast cancer....