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NCRI and UKONS: a discussion on clinical trial participation

The nurses role in talking about trials was an interesting session run by the UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) symposium at the 2017 National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Conference in Liverpool, UK. Here, Verna Lavender, PhD, PGCHTE, RGN, UKONS Board Member, of Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK, shares her insight into the session, which focused on a research study of young patients with primary bone cancer who were eligible for clinical trials and the healthcare professionals involved in their care. Dr Lavender discusses the methodology used and the primary findings of the study, highlighting the strategies used to talk to young people about clinical trial participation.

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