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Reviewing nurses’ and doctors’ abilities to perform clinical breast examination

01 October 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

This literature review examines the potential role of the specialist nurse or nurse practitioner in performing clinical breast examinations. This would be an...

Familial hypercholesterolaemia: clinical features and management

03 January 2006

Nursing Standard

Learning zone

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the UK, for which hypercholesterolaemia is a risk factor. This article concentrates on the...

Cervical screening: patients’ negative attitudes and experiences

19 July 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background This article explores the negative attitudes some women have towards the cervical screening programme. These attitudes could ultimately prevent them from...

Oral cancer prevention and early detection

30 June 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

A discussion of nurses’ involvement in the prevention and detection of oral cancer.

Breast cancer screening

21 April 1999

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article discusses breast screening, breast awareness and the role of the breast care clinical nurse specialist.

Nurse practitioner training in breast examination

25 September 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background To date, there have been no published guidelines, either locally or nationally, to advise nurse practitioners on training and assessment in breast and...

Hypertension

10 December 2003

Nursing Standard

CPD

An estimated 20 per cent of people in the UK have elevated blood pressure that warrants some form of treatment or monitoring. Hypertension can have serious...

Measuring cholesterol levels

25 July 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

The measurement and management of cholesterol levels are essential to reduce the risk of developing heart disease. Nursing staff play a key role in the detection and...

Cardiotoxicity associated with doxorubicin

01 November 2003

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Anthracyclines, of which doxorubicin is the most common, have been effective chemotherapy agents for over 20 years; however they are plagued by problems of...

Colorectal cancer

01 December 2002

Cancer Nursing Practice

CPD

Colorectal cancer is a general label applied to cancers occurring in the colon or rectum (see diagram 1). Each year in the UK, 56 people out of every 100,000 will be...

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