A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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<p>A team approach to service redesign can improve the care of patients diagnosed wi
<p>CancerBACUP provides information and support for people affected by cancer, and t
Cancer treatments can cause symptoms that persist for months after completion of therapy.
<p>Cancer treatments can cause symptoms that persist for months after completion of
<p>The treatment of advanced and metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST)
<p>Clinical nurse specialists have advanced knowledge of a specific practice area an
<p>Lymphoedema – the swelling of an arm, leg or other part of the body – due to an a
<p>The specialist nurse is in a prime position to provide holistic care and this car
<p>This paper describes the experiences of a patient with pseudomyxoma peritonei, a
<p>A fundamental aim of the NHS Cancer Plan (2000) is to improve the experience of c
<p>Oral complications, such as mucositis inflammation of the mucous membrane which c
<p>Last month’s publication of the NICE guidance document, Improving Supportive and
<p>Supportive care has come to the forefront of political attention, a fact symbolised by last month’s release of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) Supportive and Palliative Care Guidelines to improve care for adults with cancer.
<p>Much has been written about the difficulties in making the transition from a nursing to a clinical nurse specialist post.
<p>As the British population ages, it is increasingly common for elderly patients with incurable chronic illness to die in care homes. Yet, residents of care homes have limited access to palliative care.
<p>The increasing numbers of patients diagnosed with lung cancer and the specialised care they require has been recognised in government documents. In response, nursing posts have been set up in acute hospital trusts to specialise in the care of patients with lung cancer.
<p>Urological cancers account for about 37,000 new cancers and over 15,000 deaths each year in the UK, mainly affecting men (Cancer Research UK 2002).
<p>The establishment of rotational nursing posts for practitioners wishing to develop skills in cancer and palliative care nursing is one possible answer to the problems of recruitment and retention of oncology nurses today. It also provides clinically relevant education and training.
