Macmillan Cancer Support

Understanding cancer nurses’ training, development and career progression needs: insights from the ACCEND workforce survey

The Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development (ACCEND) programme provides a clear, structured framework for the education, training and career development of the nursing and allied health professions workforce who provide care to people affected by cancer. The programme is...

22 Quality of life and services use in patients diagnosed with brain tumours: data from a national cancer survivorship study

Abstract Introduction About 13,000 new patients are diagnosed annually with a primary brain tumour in the UK and less than 20% of patients survive 10 years post-diagnosis. Patient-Reported Outcomes and Experiences (PROMs & PREMs) are largely used in clinical trials that recruit f...

Barriers and facilitators to implementing the European code of cancer practice in a rural and coastal setting: a qualitative study

Abstract Purpose The European Code of Cancer Practice (ECCP) is a patient-centred framework for good clinical cancer practice, to improve outcomes for all of Europe’s patients [1]. Given challenges with applications to rural regions, the study aimed to explore the barriers and fa...