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Cancer Resource Centre				Cancer expert: Mark Foulkes Mark Foulkes is a Nurse Consultant in Cancer Care and Acting Operations Manager at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. Mark qualified in 1991 before developing an interest in nursing people with cancer. He has held a number of cancer nursing posts at hospitals and trusts throughout the UK, taking up his current position in 2003. Mark writes regularly for publication and has presented at a number of nursing conferences, both in the UK and abroad and he regularly teaches and lectures at Oxford Brookes University. Cancer expert blog Read Mark's latest blog Will radiotherapy always be the poor relation in cancer care? click here Mark's previous blogs Testing resolutions: healthy lifestyles for all - or else! click here The drugs do work… but that's not the end of the story click here Reforming... and performing? click here Cancer handbook Nursing in Practice has joined forces with Cancer Research UK to publish the Primary Care Cancer Handbook, giving you an accessible overview of the disease, its causes and strategies to reduce incidence. Click here to read the electronic version For further Cancer Research UK publications click here Useful links Updated NICE guideline on cancer Primary Care Respiratory Society Respiratory UK Education for Health British Thoracic Society Cancer Strategy Healthcare professionals Macmillan Cancer Support World Cancer Research Fund Cancer Research UK Communicate with patients Macmillan Cancer Support Cancer Research UK Communication and genetic counselling study Sign up to receive the very latest on cancer Name: Email address:
The Nursing in Practice Cancer Resource Centre aims to provide you with up-to-the minute news and research on the latest developments in cancer care to aid with better communication with patients, identification of risk factors and raising overall awareness of key topics and issues. Cancer care has taken centre stage with the Department of Health’s document Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer launched in January 2011. It says that almost one in four cancers are detected only when a patient is admitted to hospital as an emergency and that our survival rates for cervical, colorectal and breast cancer are among the worst in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It is therefore crucial for primary care nurses to have broad knowledge and understanding of cancer in order to help with prevention and early diagnosis.
Latest cancer news Statins reduce risk of cancer in heart transplant patients Friday 18 May 2012 Statins prevent cancer and reduce death “from all causes” in heart transplant recipients, a study claims. Cancer specialists 'struggle' to prescribe new drugs Wednesday 25 April 2012 Three-quarters of cancer specialists are “struggling” to overcome NHS bureaucracy barriers to prescribe new “cutting edge” drugs One in ten bowel cancer cases 'lead to death in 30 days' Tuesday 27 March 2012 Nearly one in ten bowel cancer patients die within a month of being diagnosed, a study suggests Breast screening programme reaches two million women Thursday 22 March 2012 Almost 1.9 million women aged 45 and over were screened for breast cancer in England during 2010-11, official figures show		Latest cancer clinical articles Prostate cancer: a growing challenge Monday 19 March 2012 Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. This March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and it is essential to know the facts Diagnosing cancer early in teenagers and young adults Tuesday 13 December 2011 Teenagers and young adults with cancer are experiencing poorer outcomes compared to children and some older adults, presenting challenges for early diagnosis in primary care Diagnosing cancer early in teenagers and young adults Tuesday 13 December 2011 Teenagers and young adults with cancer are experiencing poorer outcomes compared to children and some older adults, presenting challenges for early diagnosis in primary care Improving uptake of cervical screening Saturday 8 October 2011 The National Cervical Screening Programme is an excellent example of how screening for cervical cancer can save lives; but its success is dependent upon eligible women attending
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