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In this first episode of Nursing Excellence in Cancer Care, we discuss the cancer nursing workforce now, and in the future. We talk about the needs and requirements of the profession and what CNSA is doing to lead this initiative.

This month on Nursing Excellence in Cancer Care, we explore the importance of vessel health and preservation.

This month on Nursing Excellence in Cancer Care, we chat with CNSA President Anne Mellon and CEO Jemma Still about what's happening at CNSA, and more broadly about issues impacting the nursing workforce in the cancer care and control landscape in Australia

In this episode of Nursing Excellence in Cancer Care, Monique Blanchard, a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Radiation Oncology at Austin Health in Melbourne, poses a series of questions to Associate Professor Sweet Ping Ng and Dr Ee Sian Choong, also from the Austin Radiation Oncology Centre, Melbourne. 

In this episode of Nursing Excellence in Cancer Care, we have collaborated with BEAT Bladder Cancer Australia to explore the progress that has been made in treating bladder cancer and the impact of these treatments.

This month on Nursing Excellence in Cancer Care Jemma Still, CEO of CNSA, Professor Catherine Paterson and Dr. Carla Thamm of Flinders University, and Associate Professor Gemma McErlean from the University of Wollongong and St George Hospital, discuss how and why we have redeveloped the Australian Cancer Nursing Framework.

In this month's powerful episode of Nursing Excellence in Cancer Care, our CEO Jemma Still sits down with Medical Oncologist, Dr Liz Connelly and CNC Emma Gardner from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre to explore what makes sarcoma different and how nurses play a vital role in delivering coordinated, life-changing care.

In this thoughtful and practical episode of Nursing Excellence in Cancer Care, we dive into one of the most critical - and human - aspects of cancer care: communication. Breast Cancer CNC Lisa Sheeran is joined by Maria Ftanou, Director of the Psychosocial Oncology Unit at Peter Mac, for a rich conversation about supporting people through the uncertainty, fear, and emotional complexity of a cancer diagnosis and treatment.

In this episode of Nursing Excellence in Cancer Care, we have collaborated with Palliative Care Nurses Australia to talk about the real, human side of end‑of‑life cancer care. They explore what palliative care nursing really involves, how oncology and palliative teams can work together, and practical ways to respond when patients and families ask confronting questions like “Am I dying?”

In this episode of Nursing Excellence in Cancer Care, CEO Jemma Still and President Anne Mellon unpack why 2026 is a pivotal year for cancer nursing. They discuss the redevelopment of the Australian Cancer Nursing Framework, workforce pressures and burnout, national moves toward post‑graduate accreditation, and CNSA’s new cancer nursing education portal.

Lung cancer care is evolving rapidly - and cancer nurses are playing an increasingly important role in helping patients navigate a more personalised treatment landscape.

Australia’s cancer nursing workforce now has a contemporary national capability framework. In this episode hosted by CNSA CEO Jemma Still, Dr Carla Thamm, Professor Gemma McErlean, Nikki Dean and Dr Pammie Ellem reflect on why the Australian Cancer Nursing Capability Framework, or AusCaN Framework, was needed, how it was developed and what it could mean for cancer nurses, educators and health services.

In the second episode of the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia podcast series, we discuss Antibody- Drug Conjugates (ADCs). ADCs are a new type of cancer treatment that combines the targeting ability of antibodies with the potency of chemotherapy drugs.

In this month's episode, we discuss the Symptom and Urgent Review Clinics (SURC) and the Model of Care, a nurse-led model of care for people receiving cancer care in the ambulatory setting.