Breast cancer: an overview
In the first of two articles, Sandra Melville and Lucy Heycock outline the pathology of breast cancer and the role pharmacists can play in prevention and patient support
Treatment of early breast cancer
In a second article on breast cancer, Sandra Melville and Lucy Heycock give an insight into the use of chemotherapy, hormonal therapy and the monoclonal antibody trastuzumab, and describe how these fit in to an overall breast cancer treatment plan
An overview of lung cancer
With public smoking bans springing up over Europe and investment in campaigns to discourage the habit in the UK, perhaps more of the future generation will see smoking as unattractive. But what about those for whom such interventions have come too late? Michael Peake explains why it is important to be alert to lung cancer
Pain in palliative care: a review
In the first of two articles on managing pain in palliative care, Andrew Dickman looks at non-opioid and adjuvant analgesics
Opioid analgesics in palliative care
In a second article on the treatment of pain in palliative care, Andrew Dickman discusses the use of opioids
