Dilemmas and Decision Making in Cancer Care: A Practice-Based Approach

This book presents realistic cancer-related clinical dilemmas and provides guidance on how to assess options and make ethical decisions. An invaluable resource for any healthcare student, clinical supervisors, academic educators, and anybody working within the cancer setting.

Sarah Housden is an occupational therapist by background, now working as an Associate Professor in Health Sciences at the University of East Anglia. She has worked in healthcare and healthcare education for much of the past 30 years. This work has been in diverse contexts including hospital, community and social care settings, which have provided opportunities to meet and work alongside people living with a wide range of health conditions and social situations. Each of these people had a fascinating story to tell about their life experiences and achievements, often including journeys through cancer treatment and recovery. Sarah’s passion as an educator is to promote healthcare provision which supports people to flourish whatever their diagnosis or prognosis, so that patients’ experiences in navigating choices and concerns around potential interventions and illness-trajectories are as positive as possible.

Julia Hubbard is Professor of Clinical Health Education at the University of East Anglia and a highly experienced academic having worked in university level healthcare education since 1993. During this time, she has been involved in curriculum development and course delivery across a range of health care professions both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels both nationally and internationally. Her current role as Department Head, Midwifery, Nursing and Nurse Apprenticeships, UEA involves managing a large academic team who deliver a wide range of NMC approved pre-registration programmes. She is also the Director of International Partnerships for the School of Health Sciences, UEA, supporting student travel abroad and fostering working and research partnerships with Health Science Schools across the globe.