Children's experiences of being diagnosed with cancer at the early stages of treatment; an interpretive phenomenological analysis.

Being given a diagnosis of cancer is a significant and highly distressing event for both children and their families, but little research has been done to explore and understand children's feelings. This study aims to understand from the child's perspective what it feels like to be told you have cancer, with the hope that increased understanding can lead to improved communication and support for children and families. The study uses qualitative methodology.

Implementation of Bubble CPAP in a Rural Ugandan Neonatal ICU.

Background: Respiratory distress is a leading cause of neonatal death in low-income and middle-income countries. CPAP is a simple and effective respiratory support modality used to support neonates with respiratory failure and can be used in low-income and middle-income countries. The goal of this study was to describe implementation of the Silverman-Andersen respiratory severity score (RSS) and bubble CPAP in a rural Ugandan neonatal NICU.

Role of the 2-week urgent referral pathway in childhood cancer.

Objective: To evaluate the role of the urgent 2-week referral pathway in facilitating the early diagnosis of childhood cancer.

Design: Retrospective case notes review of all children referred via the pathway and all children diagnosed as having cancer via other means over a period of 3½ years (January 2007-July 2010).

Setting: District general hospital with a shared care oncology service.