Support Care Cancer
January 2025
Purpose: To evaluate cancer patients' willingness to pay for exercise services and oncology health professionals' perception of patients' willingness to pay.
Methods: A mixed-methods design was used. Online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were administered to people with any type of cancer and oncology health professionals delivering clinical care.
Background: As cancer therapies increase in their complexity, effective communication among patients, physicians, and research staff is critical for optimal clinical trial management. Currently, we understand little about on-trial communication practices and patient trial experiences over time. This mixed-method study explored patient experiences of participating in a clinical drug trial at different time points, focussing on patient communication with trial staff.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are rare haematological cancers. Several studies report the most common MPN symptom leading to reduced quality of life is fatigue. Yet, how fatigue affects the lives of people with MPN is not well described.
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