{"id":5,"date":"2022-03-10T20:23:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T20:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/gynae-cancer-narratives\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2022-03-10T20:25:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T20:25:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/gynae-cancer-narratives\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Gynae Narratives Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"color: #001000\">Patients<span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 107%\"> undergoing radiotherapy for gynaecological cancer can experience psychosocial and physical symptoms that impact, in particular, on their sexuality and mental health. Whilst the literature acknowledges that support is necessary for all patients following treatment, little is known about the experiences of patients following radiotherapy<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: verdana,geneva;font-size: 10pt\">This project explored how patients experienced radiotherapy for gynaecological cancer using journals from initial consent for treatment to six months after treatment finished. Specifically, this focused on:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: verdana,geneva;font-size: 10pt\">coping with radiotherapy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: verdana,geneva;font-size: 10pt\">expectations of radiotherapy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: verdana,geneva;font-size: 10pt\">levels of support needed<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: #333333;line-height: 107%;font-family: verdana,geneva;font-size: 10pt\">The aims of the project were:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: verdana,geneva;font-size: 10pt\">Supporting patients and families to build on positive strategies used by others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: verdana,geneva;font-size: 10pt\">Contribute to identifying facilitators and overcoming barriers preventing healthcare professionals and people with cancer having the right conversations about treatment demands at the right time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: verdana,geneva;font-size: 10pt\">Promoting the quality of life and well-being of those affected by gynaecological cancer, and those who support them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The findings of this project are currently being shared at conferences and we are developing a book drawing on the findings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patients undergoing radiotherapy for gynaecological cancer can experience psychosocial and physical symptoms that impact, in particular, on their sexuality and mental health. Whilst the literature acknowledges that support is necessary for all patients following treatment, little is known about the experiences of patients following radiotherapy.\u00a0 This project explored how patients experienced radiotherapy for gynaecological cancer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/gynae-cancer-narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/gynae-cancer-narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/gynae-cancer-narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/gynae-cancer-narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/gynae-cancer-narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/gynae-cancer-narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/gynae-cancer-narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/gynae-cancer-narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}