Using Co-design With Breast Cancer Patients and Radiographers to Develop "KEW" Communication Skills Training.

Previous work (FORECAST) has shown that concerns of breast cancer patients after finishing radiotherapy are responsive to conversations with radiographers during the treatment period. This study seeks to further understand radiographer and patient experiences, determine shared priorities for improvement in clinical interaction and develop communication guidelines and training to help radiographers support patients. Using the principles of Experience-Based Co-Design, semi-structured interviews were held with = 4 patients (videoed) and = 4 radiographers, followed by feedback events ( = 7) to validate findings.

Communication skills training for the radiotherapy team to manage cancer patients' emotional concerns: a systematic review.

Objectives: Many cancer patients experience high levels of anxiety and concern during radiotherapy, often with long-lasting effects on their well-being. This systematic review aims to describe and determine the effectiveness of communication skills training (CST) for the radiotherapy team (RT) to improve conversations in this setting and to support patients with emotional concerns.

Design: Systematic review.

Development, acceptability and feasibility of a communication skills training package for therapeutic radiographers to reduce fear of recurrence development in breast cancer patients (FORECAST2).

Background: Many patients who have been treated for breast cancer experience high levels of fear that the cancer will return. The FORECAST pilot study showed that for a third of the patients, fears of cancer recurrence (FCR) increase during radiotherapy treatment and that conversations with their therapeutic radiographer at the weekly review meetings might help patients manage these concerns. This study aims to develop a communication skills training package (KEW, for 'Know', 'Encourage' and 'Warm-up') for therapeutic radiographers based on the findings of the FORECAST pilot study and on active input from patients and radiographers.

The relationship between cancer patient's fear of recurrence and chemotherapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: The study aim was to provide an overview of the current evidence available on the link between chemotherapy (CTX) and fear of cancer recurrence (FoR).

Methods: PubMED, Medline, Embase, PsycINFO and Web of Science databases were searched to identify relevant studies. Two authors independently selected and assessed the studies regarding eligibility criteria.