Quality of life

• Health & Medicine

Behind the scenes with the unsung heroes of cancer clinical trials – Part 3

We speak to Amanda Watson, research nurse on the National Lung Matrix Trial, about what her job involves. We speak to Amanda Watson, research nurse on the National Lung Matrix Trial, about what her job involves.

22 May 2017

• Health & Medicine

Cancer survivors want clear diet advice from their doctors and nurses

People who survive cancer want clear advice from doctors and nurses about what they should eat. People who survive cancer want clear advice from doctors and nurses about what they should eat.

22 August 2016

• Health & Medicine

Cancer care in England and Scotland – what do patients really think?

We take a detailed look at the findings of the recent Cancer Patient Experience Surveys, which ran in England and Scotland. We take a detailed look at the findings of the recent Cancer Patient Experience Surveys, which ran in England and Scotland.

8 June 2016

• Health & Medicine

Recently funded research - studying populations to piece together cancer clues

We look at the latest round of innovative and exciting new projects we're funding in population research. We look at the latest round of innovative and exciting new projects we're funding in population research.

12 May 2016

• Health & Medicine

'A message of love and support is a beautiful thing' – Amy’s story

In the run up to World Cancer Day 2016, we caught up with breast cancer survivor, to find out how she was doing, and why she’s supporting World Cancer Day again. In the run up to World Cancer Day 2016, we caught up with breast cancer survivor, to find out how she was doing, and why she’s supporting World Cancer Day again.

14 January 2016

• Health & Medicine

Gut microbes trigger chemo side-effects, but there could be a way to stop them

A US team has found new evidence that a particular group of bacteria may be behind side-effects linked to bowel cancer chemo. A US team has found new evidence that a particular group of bacteria may be behind side-effects linked to bowel cancer chemo.

17 September 2015

• Health & Medicine

The end of the road: trying to unpick the problems with end of life care

We take a critical look at the issues facing end of life care in the UK and what's being done to resolve them. We take a critical look at the issues facing end of life care in the UK and what's being done to resolve them.

7 August 2015

• Health & Medicine

The Patient Portal: putting information back in patients' hands

We're helping to offer cancer patients easy access to their online treatment records - but what do patients think of it? We're helping to offer cancer patients easy access to their online treatment records - but what do patients think of it?

10 June 2015

• Health & Medicine

Advice on being active should be routine in bowel cancer care

Dr Abi Fisher from our UCL Health Behaviour Research Centre blogs about her recent paper looking at physical activity rates in people with bowel cancer Dr Abi Fisher from our UCL Health Behaviour Research Centre blogs about her recent paper looking at physical activity rates in people with bowel cancer

29 April 2015

• Health & Medicine

Alternative therapies: what’s the harm?

We often see stories in the media about cancer patients who have chosen alternative treatments, either alongside or instead of conventional treatment. We often see stories in the media about cancer patients who have chosen alternative treatments, either alongside or instead of conventional treatment.

27 April 2015

• Health & Medicine

Cancer ‘the best way to die’? You couldn't be more wrong if you tried

19 January 2015

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

NCRI 2014 conference summary - day 2

Here’s our round up from day two of the NCRI cancer conference in Liverpool. Here’s our round up from day two of the NCRI cancer conference in Liverpool.

4 November 2014