Assessing the value of facilitated reflective practice groups

Joanne McVey, Theresa Jones

Effects of chemotherapy on patients’ cognitive function

Lynn Ellen Summers

Why novel treatments require changes in disease management

Gerlinde Pilkington, Rumona Dickson

Focus on patients with a family history of cancer

Kati Harris, Belinda Lötter

Study of alcohol-related disorders in patients with advanced cancer

Dion Smyth

Treating constipation at end of life

Assessing doctors’ approaches to delivering bad news

Diary

Noticeboard

Global endeavours

Elaine Lennan

Keeping your sense of tumour!

Donna Munro

The power of ten

Nicola James

Charity calls for increased spending on pancreatic cancer research

UKONS issues guidance for nurse-led clinics

Nick Triggle

Charity warns of failure to offer timely testing for bowel disease

‘All you can drink’ alcohol offers outlawed in Northern Ireland

Fast-track initiative cuts waiting times for oncology patients

News in brief

Campaign targets black and minority ethnic communities

Third of cancers in over-70s found on attendance at A&E

Lisa Berry

Nominate a colleague for a prestigious 2013 nurse award

Guidance focuses on treating people with neutropenic sepsis

Spare a thought for your patients

Carole Farrell