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The evolving field of brachytherapy: early stage breast cancer

01 December 2005

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Brachytherapy means giving radiotherapy from the inside of the body. Although, until recently, the technique has not been used routinely to treat breast cancer, new...

Radioimmunotherapy in the treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

01 November 2005

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Cancers of the immune system (lymphomas) are extremely sensitive to radiation. Medical research over the last decade has lead to the development of monoclonal...

Care after chemical, biological, radiation or nuclear events

08 November 2010

Emergency Nurse

Feature

Prompt airway management after chemical, biological, radiation or nuclear (CBRN) incidents is crucial for patient survival. To date, however, the ideal airway device...

Rapid response to crisis

24 May 2011

Nursing Standard

Feature

In the wake of the earthquake and tsunami, the Japanese Nursing Association mobilised 914 nurses specially trained in disaster work to help in the worst hit areas.

X-rays: what the nurse needs to know

30 August 2017

Nursing Standard

Evidence & practice

Rationale and key points X-ray imaging is a form of electromagnetic radiation that is able to pass through the human body producing an image of the internal...

Treatment developments for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

11 March 2015

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

Radium-223 (Ra-223) dichloride is the first bone-targeted therapy for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) with the ability to improve...

Management of patients with HPV-positive and negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Cancer Nursing Practice

evidence & practice

A review of the impact of human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck on patients and their carers. Patients with HPV-mediated...

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...