Cancer Care
Use this guide to find information resources about cancer care including an overview of cancer care, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship. It includes details of books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
30/08/2022
Key Resources
Royal College of Nursing (2019) A competency framework for nurses providing care to people with breast cancer. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing and UK Oncology Nursing Society (2017) Career and education framework for cancer nursing: guidance for pre-registration nursing students, support workers in health and social care, registered nurses providing general or specialist cancer care. London: RCN.
The Royal College of Nursing (2022) Career pathway and education framework for cancer nursing. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) Human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical screening and cervical cancer. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing Children and Young People’s Cancer Nurses Group and the Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (2020) Oncology/haematology telephone triage tool kit for children and young people. 2nd edn.
Macmillan Cancer Support: Practical tools for healthcare professionals
MacMillan Cancer Support (2020) Macmillan competency framework for nurses.
Macmillan Cancer Support (2017) Thinking differently: Macmillan’s vision for the future cancer workforce in England. London: Macmillan Cancer Support.
The Cochrane Library: Cancer
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Systematic reviews from the Cochrane Library. Topics include Cancer
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The documents below are all still current, updated editions have been delayed.
NHS Long Term Plan ambitions for cancer
National Cancer Transformation Board (2016) Achieving world class cancer outcomes: taking the strategy forward. London: NHS England.
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (2022) NHS screening programmes: annual report.
Scottish Government (2016) Beating cancer: ambition and action. Edinburgh: Scottish Government.
Scottish Government (2020) Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action (2016) an update: achievements, new action, and testing change. Edinburgh: Scottish Government.
Wales Cancer Network (2016) Cancer delivery plan for Wales 2016-2020.
We would like to thank the RCN Cancer and Breast Care member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.
Books
Chisholm J, Hough R and Soanes L (2018) A practical approach to the care of adolescents and young adults with cancer. Cham: Springer.
Cox C and Zumstein-Shaha M (2017) A theory of cancer care in healthcare settings. Routledge: Abingdon.
Price P and Sikora K (2020) Treatment of cancer. Milton: Taylor and Francis.
Silbermann M (2020) Palliative care for chronic cancer patients in the community: global approaches and future applications. Cham: Springer.
Hopewood P and Milroy M J (2018) Quality cancer care: survivorship before, during and after treatment. Cham: Springer.
Peate I and Wild K (eds.) (2018) Nursing practice: knowledge and care. 2nd edn. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. - View this eBook
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Chapter 15 covers the principles of cancer care.
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Reisman Y and Gianotten W L (eds.) (2017) Cancer, intimacy and sexuality: a practical approach. Cham: Springer.
Royal Marsden Manual online
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Part 6 (chapters 20-28) covers Cancer Nursing
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Stein G S and Luebbers K P (2019) Cancer: prevention, early detection, treatment and recovery. Newark: John Wiley and Sons.
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Journal articles
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Journals
Journals of interest for cancer care. Use these links to see details of availability.
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