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Publications and Engagement

GRACE follows on from a North West Cancer Research funded project, Gynae Narratives. Publications from the Gynae Narratives project underpin the work of GRACE. Publications from that project are listed below.

Gynae Narratives Publications

Ashmore, L, Eastham, R, Hadley, O, Hanbury, A & Singleton, V 2024, ‘Supporting practitioners to talk about sexual wellness and pleasure during radiotherapy for gynaecological cancer‘, Radiographyhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2024.06.012

Stewart, H, Ashmore, L, Kragh-Furbo, M, Singleton, V & Hutton, D 2024, ‘Ghosts in the Machinery: Living With and Beyond Radiotherapy Treatment for Gynaecological Cancer‘, Health, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 90 – 107. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634593221114749

Kragh-Furbo, M, Hutton, D, Stewart, H, Ashmore, L & Singleton, V 2023, ‘The ambivalence of radiotherapy: Re-framing effects and their temporalities in treatment for gynaecological cancer‘, Social Science & Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116183

Hutton, D, Ashmore, L, Kragh-Furbo, M, Stewart, H & Singleton, V 2023, ‘Patient Voices: An essential piece in radiotherapy’s data jigsaw‘, Radiography, vol. 29, no. Suppl. 1, pp. S8-S10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2023.01.011

Ashmore, L.A, Singleton, V, Kragh-Furbo, M, Stewart, H, Hutton, D, Singleton, C, and Salisbury, L. (2022) We need to Talk About Radiotherapy for Gynaecological Cancer. Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK. June 2022. Available from https://tinyurl.com/GynaeNarratives

Ashmore, L., Stewart, H., Hutton, D., Evans, K. (2020) Digital Support for Living with and Beyond Gynaecological Cancer Radiography. 26(4): e270-e276.

Gynae Narratives Media

April, 2024: RTUK Talk – Lisa Ashmore joined Holly Masters and Lorraine Groverthe to talk about Sexual Wellbeing and Cancer in the April RTUK Talk.

July, 2022: RadChat – Lisa Ashmore was interviewed for the radiotherapy podcast, RadChat.

July, 2021: Guardian – A member of our Gynae Narratives Steering Group, Corinne Singleton, has been raising awareness of lymphoedema after radiotherapy: “To be honest,” says Corinne, five years later, “the cancer was a breeze compared with the lymphoedema.”

Gynae Narratives Project Reports and Communications

Newsletter – Aug 2020

NWCR-Annual-Report-2020