Skin rash and itchy skin are known to be common side-effects in patients treated with EGFR and tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and can be distressing, particularly when severe. A growing understanding of why this happens is [more]
EORTC boosts efforts to address the long-term problems faced by people who have been treated for cancer. The number of people who are living long lives after cancer treatment has been rising year on year, [more]
Is the centralisation of cancer services justified? Could many cancers be treated more locally without compromising safety? Cancer World’s Anna Wagstaff posed this question to two experts: Susan O’Reilly and Renée Otter. In an effort [more]
The isolation that is essential to the physical health of people undergoing stem cell transplantation can be terrible for their mental health at a time of great stress. Patients are giving the thumbs up to [more]
Whether you work at a cancer unit, a cancer centre or a comprehensive cancer centre, applying for OECI accreditation is a good way to find out how your institute compares with the best, and get [more]
According to Kaasa, head of the Cancer Clinic at Trondheim University Hospital, patients are falling through gaps in care provision because palliative care is seen as an add-on rather than integral to care plans. The [more]
According to the media version, an individual who develops cancer embarks on a battle’ those who win are cured, while those who lose die. This simplistic story overlooks the many whose cancer is brought [more]
Wide variations found between quality of life assessments made by patients and by physicians indicate that patient symptom expression is a complex multidimensional construct. Download full article