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Exploring terminology used in secondary breast cancer care

07 October 2010

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

This article examines use of the term secondary breast cancer and what potential alternative meanings it may have for patients. It also explores different terms used...

Approaches to patient education in managing adverse events of ipilimumab

11 April 2017

Cancer Nursing Practice

Evidence & practice

Malignant melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer. Patients with advanced disease have historically poor survival rates and limited treatment choices with...

Treatment advances in castration-resistant prostate cancer

06 October 2011

Cancer Nursing Practice

General

There is growing recognition that cancer management in older patients should be based on the individual’s fitness and functional status, rather than age. For...

Managing the side effects of vemurafenib therapy

11 June 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

A&S Science

The advice presented in this article reflects the consensus opinion of research and oncology nurses and a clinical trials practitioner involved in managing patients...

Treatment and care of patients with metastatic breast cancer

08 June 2011

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article provides an overview of the treatment options available for patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. The article focuses on the four common...

Management of metastatic colorectal cancer and its implications for patients and nurses

10 April 2015

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

The treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer has improved significantly in the past two decades. Several new targeted drugs and chemotherapy agents...

Development and implementation of a service for patients with cancer of unknown primary

01 November 2013

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

Metastatic cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is a common, well-recognised yet heterogeneous clinical syndrome. Patients may be disadvantaged during their diagnostic...

Can case management improve cancer care?

10 March 2016

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

In 2012, Macmillan Cancer Support partnered with 15 NHS health providers in the UK to fund new ways of delivering supportive care to cancer patients in the...

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...

Co-ordination of supportive care needs in metastatic breast cancer

11 February 2014

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) play an important part in the delivery of care to patients with metastatic breast cancer in hospital and in the community; a...

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