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Benefits of denosumab in treating bone metastases

08 November 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

A&S Science

This article discusses normal bone remodelling and explains how this changes when cancer cells invade the bone. Denosumab is a new agent for the treatment of bone...

Overcoming resistance

12 October 2010

Nursing Standard

Feature

Antibodies that prevent HIV from infecting cells are raising hopes of a possible vaccine.

Understanding blood groups and transfusion in nursing practice

31 March 2010

Nursing Standard

CPD

A donation of whole blood can be processed into red cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate. This processing permits individual blood components to...

Why novel treatments require changes in disease management

11 October 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

A&S Science

This article discusses the implications of introducing novel treatments into clinical practice. It uses, as an example, immunotherapy with ipilimumab for the...

Nurse-led telephone assessments for patients receiving ipilimumab

10 March 2016

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

This article discusses the development of a nurse-led, telephone assessment service (TAS) in a UK cancer centre. The overall aim of the service was to reduce waiting...

Infusion-related risks associated with chemotherapy

17 February 2016

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the risks associated with the administration of chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies and targeted or biological...