Factors influencing people's ability to maintain their activity levels during treatment for soft tissue sarcoma - A qualitative study.

Soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is a rare connective tissue cancer treated with chemotherapy in the advanced stages. Emerging evidence suggests that physical activity (PA) improves symptom management and quality of life for people undergoing chemotherapy for advanced cancer. However, little research reports their perspective.

Holistic needs assessment and care plans for women with gynaecological cancer: do they improve cancer-specific health-related quality of life? A randomised controlled trial using mixed methods.

Objectives: Holistic needs assessment (HNA) and care planning are proposed to address unmet needs of people treated for cancer. We tested whether HNA and care planning by an allied health professional improved cancer-specific quality of life for women following curative treatment for stage I-III gynaecological cancer.

Methods: Consecutive women were invited to participate in a randomised controlled study (HNA and care planning vs usual care) at a UK cancer centre.