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<p>Most patients who develop renal cell or kidney cancer can be treated with a radical nephrectomy.
<p>Nurse-led assessment of chemotherapy-related toxicities is poorly documented.
<p>This article presents an overview of the development of a protocol to guide lung cancer multidisciplinary teams (MDT) within the Yorkshire Cancer Network in the support
<p>Cytotoxic chemotherapy is the primary treatment for all forms of haematological malignancy (Thomson 2000).
<p>Healthcare professionals have a duty to provide information and support to patients at all stages of their cancer journey, both to ensure that they are able to give inf
<p>The role of the specialist nurse may differ between a cancer unit and a cancer centre – particularly if a sitespecific cancer service within the cancer network has been
<p>A hospital palliative care team (HPCT) aims to provide specific advice, information and support for people with cancer in partnership with hospital consultants and ward
<p>Brachytherapy means giving radiotherapy from the inside of the body.
<p>Patient and public involvement in the assessment of palliative care services presents unique challenges.
<p>Cancers of the immune system (lymphomas) are extremely sensitive to radiation.
<p>The NHS Cancer Plan (2000) is a five-year policy framework for improving cancer outcomes and patients’ experiences of cancer care in England.
<p>It is currently, widely believed that the majority of end-of-life patients would prefer to die at home given the choice.
<p>Although breast cancer is uncommon in men, it can cause significant morbidity and mortality. While treatment and management of female breast cancer has been widely researched, male breast cancer remains a relatively unknown entity.
<p>Nausea and vomiting are among the most distressing adverse effects of cancer chemotherapy. In the past ten years considerable advances in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced emesis have been made.
<p>To meet the new cancer related targets, address the void left by junior doctors and to improve patient care, a uro-oncology clinical nurse specialist (CNS) was added to the urology team of Chesterfield Royal Hospital with the specific aim of developing nurse-led prostate cancer follow-up
<p>Research nurses need to be familiar with standard operating procedure (SOP) documents. SOPs are distinct from nursing care plans.
<p>Ovarian tumours of low malignant potential (borderline ovarian cancer) are benign tumours with a highly favourable prognosis.
<p>Oral mucositis is a serious complication of chemotherapy that can have a detrimental physical, psychological and medical effect on cancer patients.
