24 June 2009

CANCER

Using self-directed learning as a way of developing new clinical skills for breast cancer specialist nurses. An evaluation report for the Department of Health (June 2009)
NHS Improvement has been working collaboratively with the University of the West of England (UWE), NHS SKills for Health and North Bristol NHS Trust in order to pilot and test a new approach to the development of clinical nurse specialist skills to support service improvement and to meet the new breast cancer waiting times.

A new work-based learning 12 month programme has been developed and the third round of this programme is now underway.
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The Excess Burden of Cancer in Men in the UK (15th June 2009)
This report, published by the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) and Cancer Research UK together with the Men's Health Forum, reveals that men are almost 40% more likely than women to die from cancer.

The report, to mark Men's Health Week, also reveals that they are 16% more likely to develop the disease in the first place.
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