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Gaps in cancer care in Australia

March 24, 2010

How does health care work in isolated Australian communities? How do people with cancer access good information and care?
 

Telephone follow-up for breast cancer patients

March 24, 2010

A British researcher argues that the phone may be just as effective as the clinical visit as a method of follow-up for breast cancer patients.
 

CAM in cancer care

March 24, 2010

Hawaiian native Dr. Joanne Itano discussed the virtues of everything from naturopathy to yoga in her presentation at the 16th International Conference on Cancer Nursing in Atlanta.
 

Researching—and changing—your own nursing practice

March 24, 2010

One Canadian researcher is bridging the gap between research and practice in nursing with a unique program that will study the way nurses actually work—The Nursing Knowledge Translation Centre.
 

Palliative care for indigenous populations

March 24, 2010

A unique partnership between nurses and the Australian government is closing the gap in cancer care between indigenous and non-indigenous populations by training aboriginal health care workers in palliative medicine.
 

Sexual health after a cancer diagnosis

March 24, 2010

Citing the need for a "cultural shift" in the medical profession, Dr. Isabel White tackled a challenging and sometimes uncomfortable topic in her presentation—sex after a cancer diagnosis.
 
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