A qualitative study on the perceived impact of using an integrated community-based supportive cancer service
Journal Article
Young, J., & Snowden, A. (2019)
A qualitative study on the perceived impact of using an integrated community-based supportive cancer service. European Journal of Cancer Care, 28(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13001
Objective
‘Improving the Cancer Journey’ (ICJ) is an original, community based, multidisciplinary service offering holistic support to people diagnosed with cancer in Scotland...
Malignant Melanoma: How Do We Meet the Needs of Young People and Their Families?
Journal Article
McInally, W. (2018)
Malignant Melanoma: How Do We Meet the Needs of Young People and Their Families?. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2018.1424418
No abstract available.
Effectiveness of Online Cancer Education for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals; a Systematic Review Using Kirkpatrick Evaluation Framework
Journal Article
Campbell, K., Taylor, V., & Douglas, S. (2017)
Effectiveness of Online Cancer Education for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals; a Systematic Review Using Kirkpatrick Evaluation Framework. Journal of Cancer Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-017-1308-2
Embedding online learning within higher education can provide engaging, cost-effective, interactive and flexible education. By evaluating the impact, outcomes and pedagogical ...
Design and synthesis of novel prodrugs to modulate GABA receptors in cancer
Thesis
Zhang, H. Design and synthesis of novel prodrugs to modulate GABA receptors in cancer. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/978678
GABA (gamma-amino butanoic acid) is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. GABA has been found to play an inhibitory role in some cancer...
Recruitment to the “Breast—Activity and Healthy Eating After Diagnosis” (B-AHEAD) Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal Article
Pegington, M., Adams, J. E., Bundred, N. J., Harvie, M. N., Campbell, A., Howell, A., …Harvey, M. (2018)
Recruitment to the “Breast—Activity and Healthy Eating After Diagnosis” (B-AHEAD) Randomized Controlled Trial. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 17(1), 131-137. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735416687850
Excess weight at breast cancer diagnosis and weight gain during treatment are linked to increased breast cancer specific and all-cause mortality. The Breast—Activity and Healt...
Development and feasibility of a Swallowing intervention Package (SiP) for patients receiving radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer—the SiP study protocol
Journal Article
Wells, M., King, E., Toft, K., MacAulay, F., Patterson, J., Dougall, N., …Roe, J. (2016)
Development and feasibility of a Swallowing intervention Package (SiP) for patients receiving radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer—the SiP study protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0079-6
Background
Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, and the functional, psychological and social consequences of HNC cancer and its treatment can...
Design and evaluation of novel theranostic fluorogenic dual probe-prodrug in cancer
Journal Article
Mathur, S., Mincher, D., Turnbull, A., Stevens, C., & Poole, A. (2016)
Design and evaluation of novel theranostic fluorogenic dual probe-prodrug in cancer. European Journal of Cancer, 61, S142. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0959-8049%2816%2961501-0
Background: In spite of major advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, there remains a paucity of biomarkers for early detection. Legumain is a potential cancer biom...
Why, when and how to update a meta-ethnography qualitative synthesis
Journal Article
France, E. F., Wells, M., Lang, H., & Williams, B. (2016)
Why, when and how to update a meta-ethnography qualitative synthesis. Systematic Reviews, 5, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0218-4
Background: Meta-ethnography is a unique, systematic, qualitative synthesis approach widely used to provide robust evidence on patient and clinician beliefs and experiences a...
Evaluation of Glasgow: Improving the Cancer journey programme
Report
Snowden, A. & Young, J. (2015)
Evaluation of Glasgow: Improving the Cancer journey programme. Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow City Council; Macmillan Cancer Support
This is the first report from a five-year evaluation of Glasgow’s ‘Improving the Cancer Journey’ programme. Improving the Cancer Journey (hereafter referred to as ICJ) was lau...
Psychological distress, optimism and general health in breast cancer survivors: a data linkage study using the Scottish Health Survey.
Journal Article
Leung, J., Atherton, I., Kyle, R. G., Hubbard, G., & McLaughlin, D. (2016)
Psychological distress, optimism and general health in breast cancer survivors: a data linkage study using the Scottish Health Survey. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 24(4), 1755-1761. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-2968-2
Purpose
The aim of this study is to examine the association between optimism and psychological distress in women with breast cancer after taking into account their self-rated ...