A new umbrella review brings together more than a decade of evidence on specialist cancer nurse-led care. It finds nurses make their strongest impact in self-management support, symptom management and patient satisfaction, with clear messages for workforce planning.
New Australian research has highlighted the value of nurse practitioner-led colposcopy services in reducing anxiety and improving women’s experience of cervical screening follow-up.
Discover the free support services available through Cancer Council Victoria and how they can enhance the care you provide to patients, families and carers.
What should you look for when a patient's family history raises questions about inherited cancer risk? And what should you do next? This month's Nursing Excellence in Cancer Care explores this increasingly important part of cancer care.
Person-centred communication, care planning and working effectively across the multidisciplinary team are central to both palliative care and cancer nursing. Two new PCC4U case studies provide an opportunity to explore how these principles play out across a person’s care journey.
Conversations about palliative care can be some of the hardest to start — particularly when someone is still receiving active cancer treatment. Timely Palliative Care: A Practical Framework is a new free course designed to build confidence in introducing palliative care and discussing referral with patients and families.
