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Tag: cancer
Music therapies: what’s the evidence?
Cochrane UK's Sarah Chapman revisits her 2014 blog on music therapies to share new Cochrane evidence.
Evidence for Nursing: new evidence and resources – May 2022
The latest evidence and resources for nurses and clinical support staff, and a chance to help us improve these blogs.
Evidence for Nursing: new evidence and resources – March 2022
The latest evidence and resources for nurses and clinical support staff.
Evidence for Allied Health: new evidence and resources – March 2022
The latest evidence and resources for allied health professionals and clinical support staff.
Evidence for Allied Health: new evidence and resources – January 2022
The latest evidence and resources for allied health professionals and clinical support staff.
Unprovoked venous thromboembolism: should we be looking for cancer?
Retired GP Lynda Ware looks at new evidence on whether unprovoked venous thromboembolism warrants cancer screening
Glioblastoma: honest conversations for shared decision-making
Peter Buckle, a patient advocate whose wife died of glioblastoma, and Professor Scott Murray, GP and palliative care innovator, call for honest communication between health professionals and people with glioblastoma and their families, enabling shared decision-making and planning, with a focus on quality of life. They give sources of information and support for patients and families, and practical suggestions for clinicians.
Pulmonary rehabilitation and exercise training for adults with chronic respiratory conditions
In this blog for healthcare professionals, Dr Rebecca Gould, Cochrane UK Fellow and Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar rounds up the latest Cochrane evidence on pulmonary rehabilitation and exercise training for adults with chronic respiratory conditions.
Evidence for Nursing: new evidence and resources – Quarter 3 2021
The latest evidence and resources for nurses and clinical support staff.
Language matters: the use and misuse of language when talking about long-term conditions
This blog summarises a conversation hosted on Twitter by Cochrane UK, inviting views on the use and misuse of language when talking about long-term conditions.
Prostate cancer: “To treat, or not to treat?”
In this blog for people making treatment decisions about prostate cancer, surgeons Francisco Lopez, Freddie Hamdy and Alastair Lamb explore the evidence, weigh up the benefits and harms, and suggest some questions that you may wish to discuss with your clinician.