Cancer care and oncology | News | Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net Resources for the nursing profession Tue, 12 Dec 2023 08:17:12 +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 32 32 https://www.nursingtimes.net/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net 125 75 Resources for the nursing profession 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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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/sheffield-nurses-mark-50-years-of-world-leading-care-for-rare-cancer-02-10-2023/feed/ 0 Lib Dems promise two-month cancer treatment guarantee https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/lib-dems-promise-two-month-cancer-treatment-guarantee-29-09-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/lib-dems-promise-two-month-cancer-treatment-guarantee-29-09-2023/#respond Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:24:16 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=305917 The Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Ed Davey, has called for a new legal right for cancer patients to start treatment within two months of an urgent referral.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/lib-dems-promise-two-month-cancer-treatment-guarantee-29-09-2023/feed/ 0 Nurses devise scheme for cancer patients to self-administer chemo at home https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/cancer-patients-taught-self-administering-drugs-15-09-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/cancer-patients-taught-self-administering-drugs-15-09-2023/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:59:19 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=294709 Patients with multiple myeloma are being trained by nurses from South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to self-administer their own chemotherapy at home.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/cancer-patients-taught-self-administering-drugs-15-09-2023/feed/ 1 Specialist nurses to support pilot aimed at improving cancer trial diversity https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/specialist-nurses-to-support-pilot-aimed-at-improving-research-diversity-04-09-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/specialist-nurses-to-support-pilot-aimed-at-improving-research-diversity-04-09-2023/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:16:49 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=293356 Two specialist nurses are set to be recruited in England as part of a new pilot which hopes to increase the number of Black, Asian and ethnic minority patients taking part in breast cancer clinical trials, it has been announced.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/specialist-nurses-to-support-pilot-aimed-at-improving-research-diversity-04-09-2023/feed/ 0 MRI shows promise as tool for accurate prostate cancer screening https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/mri-shows-promise-as-tool-for-accurate-prostate-cancer-screening-22-08-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/mri-shows-promise-as-tool-for-accurate-prostate-cancer-screening-22-08-2023/#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:45:42 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=292695 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can be used to detect signs of prostate cancer, and could potentially form the basis of a prostate cancer screening programme, according to UK researchers.

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