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Macmillan Professional Excellence Awards
Published: 27 March 2013
Macmillan Professional Excellence Awards
Editorial: are sporting heroes improving the nation's health?
Published: 17 December 2012
While Britain continues to bask in its 2012 Olympics success, Editor Dion Smyth asks: “Could this influence an entire nation to become healthier?” Also, should we trust politicians who queue up to speak at nursing conferences and study days, particularly in an election year? Dion is not so certain...
Newsround: app-ealing gadgets, tables and animations
Published: 17 December 2012
A YouTube animation on shrinking cancer fatalities, NICE guidance on neutropenic sepsis as well as an intriguing phone and tablet app to monitor patients’ PSA levels. Macmillan’s cancer care league table goes online and new research exposes the dangers of sunbed use. Still curious? Find out why the number of breast cancer patients is set to treble by 2040 and view the downloadable guide to end of life care for those in the LGBT community.
A moving and empowering reception
Published: 17 December 2012
Women affected by breast cancer, clinicians, health professionals, Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) and charity supporters joined Breakthrough Breast Cancer at Edinburgh’s architecturally inspiring garden lobby in the Scottish Parliament to launch October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) as well as to promote the Touch, Look, Check (TLC) message and early detection.
Immune system fun? A book review
Published: 17 December 2012
How The Immune System Works, by L. Sompayrac is a short, fact-filled and fun rendition of the system that protects us from foreign invasion. The prose style is relaxed and familiar, yet there are a few small issues...
The Christie School of Oncology
Published: 17 December 2012
A wide variety of study days are going on this year, from IV and endometrial cancer study days to training courses in communication skills and the biological basis of cancer therapy.
Conference round up
Published: 17 December 2012
A round up of conferences coming up in 2013 which may be of interest to Cancer and Breast Care Forum members.
Enhance the quality of your RCN's contribution to patient care - we want your views
Published: 03 August 2012
Enhanced recovery, often referred to as rapid recovery, is a new, evidence-based model of care that creates fitter patients who recover faster from major surgery.
Letter from the Editor - Dion Smyth
Published: 04 July 2012
There are some things in life that are obvious and foreseeable. We know that Wimbledon will more often than not need to use the all-weather covers because the summer weather is poor and unpredictable and, at some stage of international football, the England team will lose out in a penalty shoot-out.
Hitting targets - and headlines
Published: 04 July 2012
A man of no less repute than Michelangelo reportedly said that “the greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it”.