17 Apr 2025

Articles of Interest

CNSA members’ April 2025 publications address survivorship in advanced cancer, prehabilitation, palliative care needs, and equity in radiotherapy access. Research explores catheter care, vulvar cancer wound practices, culturally inclusive cancer information, and lifestyle interventions. Additional studies examine technology in paediatric nursing, patient motivation for exercise, and national care improvement strategies—highlighting the profession’s commitment to quality, equity, and innovation in cancer care.

New publications by Members:

Raymond Chan (Adelaide, Australia): Survivorship Care for People Affected by Advanced or Metastatic Cancer: Building on the Recent Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer-ASCO Standards and Practice Recommendations - American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book. Apr 2025 View »

Gemma McErlean (Bangor, Australia): An Assessment of Radiotherapy and Surgery Utilisation and Health Outcomes, in Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal People With Cancer in NSW, Australia, 2009-2018 - Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. Apr 2025. View »

Dipna Martin-Robins (Subiaco, Australia), Natalie Panizza (Mt Claremont, Australia), Sally Coppock (Currambine, Australia): A Point Prevalence Study of Need and Provision of Palliative Care in Adult and Medical Surgical Inpatients - Journal of Clinical Nursing. Apr 2025. View »

Catherine Paterson (Adelaide, Australia): Effect of Prehabilitation Interventions in People Affected by Bladder Cancer on Long-Term Physical, Clinical, and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: A Systematic Review - JCO Oncology Practice. Apr 2025. View »

Raymond Chan (Adelaide, Australia): A 'True North Statement for Care': charting the course to better care for all Australians - Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association. Apr 2025. View »

Catherine Paterson (Adelaide, Australia): Patient and healthcare professionals' perception of weekly prophylactic catheter washout in adults living with long-term catheters: qualitative study of the CATHETER II trial - BMJ Open. Apr 2025. View »

Janine Porter-Steele (Bardon, Australia): Ten years of Women's Wellness research: Key lessons from conducting randomised controlled trials of a whole-of-lifestyle behavioural intervention - Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. Apr 2025. View »

Natalie Williams (Mount Hawthorn, Australia): Benchmarking vulvar cancer wound care practice in Australia and New Zealand: A cross-sectional study - European Journal of Oncology Nursing. Apr 2025. View »

Julia Hunter (Leichhardt, Australia): "I've got plenty of energy when I'm doing something I want to do": applying self-determination theory to exercise motivation in people with prostate cancer - Supportive Care in Cancer. Apr 2025. View »

Deborah Kirk (Joondalup, Australia): Interventions, programmes and resources that address culturally and linguistically diverse consumer and carers' cancer information needs: a mixed methods systematic review - BMC Cancer. Apr 2025. View »

Karin Plummer (Teven, Australia): Harnessing technology in pediatric nursing: Balancing innovation, equity and sustainability - Journal of Pediatric Nursing. Apr 2025. View »