January’s member research highlights are now live on Sosido.

This month’s publications showcase the depth and diversity of cancer nursing and allied research across Australia, spanning radiotherapy practice, palliative and supportive care, digital health, infection prevention, survivorship, workforce issues, and patient-centred models of care.

Explore the latest work from CNSA members and collaborators, stay connected to emerging evidence, and see how nurse-led and multidisciplinary research continues to shape high-quality cancer care across settings.

Available now through the member-only Sosido platform

Michelle Roach (Liverpool, Australia): The Bare Essentials: Exploring Modesty Concerns to Enhance Radiotherapy Practice and Patient Care - Practical Radiation Oncology. Jan 2026. View »

Leanne Monterosso (Fremantle, Australia): Is breastfeeding education in midwifery programs sufficient to equip future midwives? Phase 1: A curriculum mapping study - Midwifery. Jan 2026. Open Access Icon View »

Gemma McErlean (Bangor, Australia): Enhancing identification of potential palliative care needs in older adults: An umbrella review of screening instruments - Palliative Medicine. Jan 2026. View »

Olivia Cook (Sandringham, Australia), Raymond Chan (Adelaide, Australia): A co-design of a digital platform to support self-management of breast cancer-related lymphoedema - Supportive Care in Cancer. Jan 2026. View »

Belinda Lambros (Rosanna, Australia): Consensus guidelines for ambulatory care for neutropenic fever - Internal Medicine Journal. Jan 2026. View »

Belinda Lambros (Rosanna, Australia), Trish Joyce (Northcote, Australia): Best practice points for antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention: a multidisciplinary approach to supportive care in patients with neutropenic fever - Internal Medicine Journal. Jan 2026. View »

Trish Joyce (Northcote, Australia): Consensus guidelines for patient and carer education on neutropenic fever - Internal Medicine Journal. Jan 2026. View »

Belinda Lambros (Rosanna, Australia): Introduction to the 2024 Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Neutropenic Fever in Patients with Cancer: Principles & Practice of Neutropenic Fever - Internal Medicine Journal. Jan 2026. View »

Lucy Gent (Nedlands, Australia): Missed Care Prevalence and Associated Factors in Acute Care Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - International Journal of Nursing Practice. Jan 2026. Open Access Icon View »

Paula Macleod (Killarney Heights, Australia): Real world outcomes of high dose hypo-fractionated radiation therapy for mucosal head and neck cancer in patients unsuitable for curative treatment - Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy. Jan 2026. Open Access Icon View »

Carla Thamm (Brisbane, Australia), Raymond Chan (Adelaide, Australia): Quantifying Cancer Healthcare Costs for Adolescents and Young Adults in Queensland, Australia - Healthcare. Dec 2025. Open Access Icon View »

Kirsten Oataway (Heidelberg, Australia): Care My Way: Co-Designing a Patient-Held Resource to Improve Information Sharing Between Primary and Specialist Care for People With Cancer - Health Expectations. Jan 2026. Open Access Icon View »

Raymond Chan (Adelaide, Australia): Planning for cancer: building accessible and high-quality survivorship care for all - Trends in Cancer. Jan 2026. View »

Jane Phillips (Brisbane, Australia): Reasons for unplanned hospitalisation in specialist community palliative care: a scoping review - BMC Palliative Care. Jan 2026. Open Access Icon View »