Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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<p>In recent years there has been a large increase in the number of nurse specialist roles in lung cancer care.
<p>The Cancer Plan has highlighted the importance of psychological support in cancer care and the importance of integrative psychological support services. (DoH 2000).
<p>There are three main methods of treating cancer – surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy – each having a specific role in the management of malignant tumours, and each
<p>Fungating wounds are caused by infiltration of the skin by a local tumour and/or recurrent or metastatic spread from a primary tumour.
<p>Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common form of childhood cancer and a major part of the treatment protocol involves oral chemotherapy taken as an out-pa
<p>This is an evaluative case study comparing the treatment of two patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL).
<p>If the treatment of cancer is to advance, it is essential that research and development (R&D) are identified as priorities within the healthcare professions.
<p>This article discusses the introduction by one cancer centre of oral chemotherapy agent capecitabine (or Xeloda*).
<p>The genetic revolution is taking the world by storm. Reports of the latest genetic breakthroughs and their projected impact are inescapable.
<p>The aim of this research project was to develop and pilot a pain assessment tool in clinical practice.
<p>The purpose of this article is to show how a patient presenting with advanced cancer can benefit from appropriate treatment and rehabilitation programmes within a palli
<p>Oral antimetabolites are the main drugs in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children.
<p>Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the UK. This article investigates the effect of ultraviolet light on the skin and the link with the development of skin cancer.
<p>The aim of the article is to highlight the need for psychosocial care for cervical cancer patients and their partners and describes ways in which this service can be provided and evaluated.
<p>It is becoming common practice for children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia to receive the chemotherapy agent intravenous cytosine arabinoside (cytarabine, ara C), within the home.
<p>The aim of any cancer screening programme is early detection of cancer, leading to increased survival rates and a reduction in mortality. However, it is debatable whether prostate cancer screening is able to fulfil these objectives.
<p>This article describes the setting up and running of an education programme which provides short courses for registered staff and healthcare support workers in an effort to develop professional networks across disciplines.
<p/> <p>The importance of health promotion in cancer care is becoming increasingly recognised.
