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Cancer Care

Use this guide to find information resources about cancer care including books, reports and journal articles.

Last updated: 15/11/2025

Key Resources

Royal College of Nursing (2022) Career pathway and education framework for cancer nursing. London: RCN. 
Royal College of Nursing (2020) Human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical screening and cervical cancer. London: RCN. 
Royal College of Nursing Children and Young People’s Cancer Nurses Group and the Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (2020) Children and young people oncology/haematology triage tool. 2nd edn.
Macmillan Cancer Support (2020) Addressing the gap: highlighting the need for growing the specialist cancer nursing workforce. London: Macmillan Cancer Support.
Macmillan Cancer Support: Resources for nurses.
NHS Health Education England: ACCEND framework.
  • The Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development programme (ACCEND) aims to provide transformational reform for the career pathways and associated education, training, learning and development opportunities for the workforce providing care to people affected by cancer.
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The Cochrane Library: Cancer
  • Systematic reviews from the Cochrane Library. Topics include Cancer
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Department of Health Northern Ireland (2022) A cancer strategy for Northern Ireland 2022-2032. Belfast: Department of Health Northern Ireland.
Scottish Government (2023) Cancer strategy for Scotland 2023 to 2033. Edinburgh: Scottish Government.
Rhywydwaith Canser Cymru / Wales Cancer Network (2023) A cancer improvement plan for NHS Wales 2023-2026. Cardiff: Rhywydwaith Canser Cymru / Wales Cancer Network.
UK Oncology Nursing Society
The documents below are all still current, updated editions have been delayed.
NHS Long Term Plan ambitions for cancer
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (2022) NHS screening programmes: annual report.
Scottish Government (2020) Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action (2016) an update: achievements, new action, and testing change. Edinburgh: Scottish Government.
We would like to thank the RCN Cancer and Breast Care member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Books

Book cover Ashelford S, Raynsford J and Taylor V (2024) Pathophysiology and pharmacology in nursing. 3rd edn. London: Learning Matters.
Book cover Kassianos, A P (ed.) (2022) Handbook of quality of life in cancer. Cham: Springer.
Book cover Kerr H (ed.) (2024) The role of the clinical nurse specialist in cancer care. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell.
Ian Peate and Aby Mitchell (2022) Nursing Practice: Knowledge and Care. 3rd edn. Wiley Blackwell Peate I and Mitchell A (2022) Nursing practice: knowledge and care. 3rd edn. Wiley Blackwell
Book cover Price P and Sikora K (2020) Treatment of cancer. Milton: Taylor and Francis.
Royal Marsden Manual online
  • Part 6 (chapters 20-28) covers cancer nursing
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Book cover Silbermann M (2020) Palliative care for chronic cancer patients in the community: global approaches and future applications. Cham: Springer.

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Journals

Book cover Journals of interest for cancer care. Use these links to see details of availability.

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