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IDENTIFYING A RESEARCH TOPIC
IDENTIFYING A RESEARCH TOPIC Research is designed to generate new knowledge and might involve tes...
Eliminating bias
Eliminating bias It is important to imagine how a study could be invalidated by thinking of thin...
Ethics
Ethics In the first instance, common sense is the best guide to whether or not a study is ethical....
FORMING A TEAM
FORMING A TEAM One of the most common reasons for the failure of an other wise good research pr...
AUDIT OR RESEARCH
AUDIT OR RESEARCH? Health professionals are expected to undertake audit and service evaluation as...
Computer software packages available
Computer software packages available Statistical computer packages o ff er a quick way of analysi...
EVIDENCE-BASED SURGERY
EVIDENCE-BASED SURGERY Surgical practice has been considered an art: ask 50 surgeons how to manag...
ANAL YSING A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
ANAL YSING A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE The simplest way to analyse an article from a scientific journal i...
AUDIT AND SERVICE EVALUATION
AUDIT AND SERVICE EVALUATION Clinical audit is a process used by clinicians who seek to improve p...
Therapeutic decision making and the multidisciplinary team
Therapeutic decision making and the multidisciplinary team As the management of cancer becomes m...
WHAT IS CANCER History
WHAT IS CANCER? History The word ‘cancer’ is credited to Hippocrates (460 /uni00A0 /b.sc/c.sc/e.s...
The range of non-surgical anti-cancer treatments
The range of non-surgical anti-cancer treatments Radiotherapy Half of all patients will receive...
Therapeutic decision making and the multidisciplin
Therapeutic decision making and the multidisciplinary team As the management of cancer becomes m...
THE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER Management is more than treatment
THE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER Management is more than treatment The traditional approach to cancer con...
The growth of a cancer
The growth of a cancer If it is accepted that a cancer starts from a single transformed cell the...
The hallmarks of cancer
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THE CAUSES OF CANCER The interplay between nature and nurture
THE CAUSES OF CANCER The interplay between nature and nurture Both inheritance and environment ar...
THE CAUSES OF CANCER The interplay between nature
THE CAUSES OF CANCER The interplay between nature and nurture Both inheritance and environment ar...
THE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER Management is more than t
THE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER Management is more than treatment The traditional approach to cancer con...
Screening
Screening Screening involves the detection of disease in an asymptomatic population in order to ...