All Outputs (8)

Exploring patient experience of rehabilitation within the surgical pathway for lower limb soft tissue sarcoma in the UK: A single-centre study (2025)
Journal Article

The primary treatment for localised soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is surgery. Surgery for lower limb sarcoma is associated with poorer functional outcomes than other anatomical sites. Rehabilitation is essential, yet provision is not standardised, and pa... Read More about Exploring patient experience of rehabilitation within the surgical pathway for lower limb soft tissue sarcoma in the UK: A single-centre study.

Development and refinement of patient care recommendations in brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer using nominal group technique workshops (2024)
Journal Article

Purpose: Patient experiences of brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) are widely variable, with reports of difficult and traumatic experiences and aspects of care requiring improvement. The aim of this study was to develop patient... Read More about Development and refinement of patient care recommendations in brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer using nominal group technique workshops.

Patient experiences of brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: Hearing the patient voice through qualitative interviews (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose: Brachytherapy for gynecological cancer is reported to cause pain, anxiety, and distress with no clear guidance for optimizing patient experiences. The aim of this study was to explore patient experiences of brachytherapy and views on improve... Read More about Patient experiences of brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: Hearing the patient voice through qualitative interviews.

Development of recommendations to improve patient experiences of brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer (2023)
Thesis

Brachytherapy is a type of internal radiation treatment where a radioactive source is placed close to a tumour. For locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC), too advanced to be cured by a hysterectomy, radiotherapy with chemotherapy is the standard tr... Read More about Development of recommendations to improve patient experiences of brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer.

ESGO/ESTRO quality indicators for radiation therapy of cervical cancer (2023)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) has previously defined and established a list of quality indicators for the surgical treatment of cervical cancer. As a continuation of this effort to improve overall quality of care... Read More about ESGO/ESTRO quality indicators for radiation therapy of cervical cancer.

ESGO/ESTRO quality indicators for radiation therapy of cervical cancer (2023)
Journal Article

Background The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) has previously defined and established a list of quality indicators for the surgical treatment of cervical cancer. As a continuation of this effort to improve overall quality of care f... Read More about ESGO/ESTRO quality indicators for radiation therapy of cervical cancer.

Brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: A survey of UK provision of care and support (2021)
Journal Article

Background and purpose: Gynaecological brachytherapy can cause anxiety, distress and discomfort. It is not known how variation in delivery impacts women's experiences. To inform future research an online survey was carried out to identify variations... Read More about Brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: A survey of UK provision of care and support.

The experiences of women receiving brachytherapy for cervical cancer: A systematic literature review (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 The College of Radiographers Objectives: To determine women's experiences of brachytherapy for cervical cancer. Key findings: Nineteen studies were included for data extraction/synthesis. Twelve studies focussed on psychological issues, seven... Read More about The experiences of women receiving brachytherapy for cervical cancer: A systematic literature review.