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Penile cancer: diagnosis, clinical features and management

20 March 2013

Nursing Standard

Learning Zone

This article aims to provide the reader with an overview of penile cancer. The focus is on clinical and medical aspects to help nurses understand incidence,...

Treating men with eating disorders in the NHS

01 May 2013

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Eating disorders are becoming increasingly common in men and can affect men at any age. However, research in this area remains scarce. This article explores the...

Promoting mental health in men

27 March 2013

Nursing Standard

Learning Zone

Health promotion is essential to improve the health status and quality of life of individuals. Promoting mental health at an individual, community and policy level...

Support for men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer

29 September 2010

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article discusses the findings of a multi-hospital satisfaction survey of men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer. The survey was designed to enable direct...

Challenges of treating military wounds

11 July 2012

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

Military personnel are surviving with more severe injuries than have previously been seen. Their wounds are often heavily contaminated and have high levels of...

Strategies to prevent gonorrhoea reinfection in men

28 March 2012

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

Gonorrhoea is a common sexually transmitted infection that is on the increase in the male population in the UK. Gonorrhoea is becoming increasingly resistant to...

Caring for older HIV-positive men who have sex with men

06 February 2013

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

The availability of antiretroviral therapy has changed the course of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progression, and as a result the face of HIV in the...

Abortion services: the need to include men in care provision

08 June 2011

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Men are often overlooked during the abortion process, with little provision for their needs. Abortion services are traditionally woman-centred, where men are...

Management of patients with metastatic prostate cancer

07 March 2012

Nursing Standard

CPD

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and is recognised as a significant health problem. Treatment of advanced or metastatic prostate cancer is...

Raising awareness of men’s risk of premature death

14 August 2013

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

There is growing evidence to suggest that men are at increased risk of premature death from a broad range of health conditions. With the government’s mandate to...