Cancer care and oncology | News | Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/ Resources for the nursing profession Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:00:51 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://emap-moon-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/07/favicon-nt192-70x70.png Cancer care and oncology | News | Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/ 32 32 https://www.nursingtimes.net/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/ 125 75 Resources for the nursing profession Nurses have ‘central role’ in improving lung cancer care https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/nurses-have-central-role-in-improving-lung-cancer-care-29-02-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/nurses-have-central-role-in-improving-lung-cancer-care-29-02-2024/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:00:49 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=314565 Specialist nurses are key to better co-production with patients, a report into improving lung cancer care has said.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/nurses-have-central-role-in-improving-lung-cancer-care-29-02-2024/feed/ 0 Kidney cancer nurses ‘needed from point of diagnosis’ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/kidney-cancer-nurses-needed-from-point-of-diagnosis-09-02-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/kidney-cancer-nurses-needed-from-point-of-diagnosis-09-02-2024/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:25:22 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=313511 One in five kidney cancer patients are not being given a named specialist nurse at the point of diagnosis, a new survey has found.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/kidney-cancer-nurses-needed-from-point-of-diagnosis-09-02-2024/feed/ 0 NICE backs new treatment option for aggressive blood cancer https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/nice-backs-new-treatment-option-for-aggressive-blood-cancer-06-02-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/nice-backs-new-treatment-option-for-aggressive-blood-cancer-06-02-2024/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:56:54 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=313229 A new subcutaneous treatment option has been approved for use by the NHS in England and Wales for treating of an aggressive form of blood cancer.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/nice-backs-new-treatment-option-for-aggressive-blood-cancer-06-02-2024/feed/ 0 Mesothelioma specialist nurse appointed for Wales https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/mesothelioma-specialist-nurse-appointed-for-wales-17-01-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/mesothelioma-specialist-nurse-appointed-for-wales-17-01-2024/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:05:43 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=312066 A new nurse has been appointed to specialise in treating patients with cancer related to asbestos across Wales.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/mesothelioma-specialist-nurse-appointed-for-wales-17-01-2024/feed/ 0 Physical activity may reduce risk of breast cancer before menopause https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/physical-activity-may-reduce-risk-of-breast-cancer-before-menopause-12-12-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/physical-activity-may-reduce-risk-of-breast-cancer-before-menopause-12-12-2023/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2023 08:12:23 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=310668 Physical activity can reduce a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer before menopause by as much as 10%, the largest study of its kind has suggested.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/physical-activity-may-reduce-risk-of-breast-cancer-before-menopause-12-12-2023/feed/ 0 Prostate cancer charity publishes nurse career framework https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/prostate-cancer-charity-publishes-nurse-career-framework-28-11-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/prostate-cancer-charity-publishes-nurse-career-framework-28-11-2023/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:43:30 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=309662 A new professional framework for specialist prostate cancer nurses has been published, to try and attract and retain more nurses in the specialism.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/prostate-cancer-charity-publishes-nurse-career-framework-28-11-2023/feed/ 0 NHS England pledges to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/nhs-england-pledges-to-eliminate-cervical-cancer-by-2040-15-11-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/nhs-england-pledges-to-eliminate-cervical-cancer-by-2040-15-11-2023/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:52:15 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=308792 The NHS will eliminate cervical cancer in England by 2040, the head of the health service has pledged.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/nhs-england-pledges-to-eliminate-cervical-cancer-by-2040-15-11-2023/feed/ 0 Nurses hail ‘huge step forward’ in breast cancer prevention https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/nurses-hail-huge-step-forward-in-breast-cancer-prevention-07-11-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/nurses-hail-huge-step-forward-in-breast-cancer-prevention-07-11-2023/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:05:53 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=308336 Specialist nurses and charities have welcomed an announcement that the breast cancer drug anastrozole has been ‘repurposed’ for use to prevent the disease in England.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/nurses-hail-huge-step-forward-in-breast-cancer-prevention-07-11-2023/feed/ 0 Breast cancer survivor urges fellow nurses to check for lumps https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/breast-cancer-survivor-urges-fellow-nurses-to-check-for-lumps-23-10-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/breast-cancer-survivor-urges-fellow-nurses-to-check-for-lumps-23-10-2023/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:15:54 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=307435 A nurse and breast cancer survivor has urged nursing colleagues to regularly check their breasts and surrounding areas for lumps and to see a GP if they are worried about any changes.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/breast-cancer-survivor-urges-fellow-nurses-to-check-for-lumps-23-10-2023/feed/ 0 Sheffield nurses mark 50 years of world-leading care for rare cancer https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/sheffield-nurses-mark-50-years-of-world-leading-care-for-rare-cancer-02-10-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/sheffield-nurses-mark-50-years-of-world-leading-care-for-rare-cancer-02-10-2023/#respond Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:37:35 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=306076 Specialist nurses caring for women with a rare group of tumours that develop in the womb during or following pregnancy have marked 50 years of the Sheffield Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Centre.

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