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Dr Laura Charlesworth [PhD]

@lcharlesworth.bsky.social

Professional Officer - Society and College of Radiographers Allied Health Professions Therapeutic Radiographer PhD - Comorbidity Severe Mental Illness and Cancer #cancer #healthinequalities #healthimprovement #mentalhealth #research #psychooncology

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Putting patients first: Transforming cancer diagnosis, treatment and care through patient-centred approaches Delivering high quality care is at the forefront of the cancer agenda for professionals and policy makers alike. Whilst it is clear that drug development alongside technical innovations and advancemen...

Putting Patients First: Transforming Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Care Through Patient-Centred Approaches.

In this guest editorial, we reflect on why meaningful progress & the delivery of high quality cancer care requires more than technical innovation

www.radiographyonline.com/article/S107...

01.08.2025 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Speaking of survival: oncologists’ approaches to risk behavior conversations with cancer survivors - Journal of Cancer Survivorship Purpose This study explored oncologists’ reported conversations with adult cancer survivors about three modifiable risk behaviors: poor diet, smoking, and insufficient physical activity. These behavio...

Speaking of survival: oncologists’ approaches to risk behavior conversations with cancer survivors.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@journal of cancer survivorship

17.04.2025 06:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There's still time to have your say and help shape the new national cancer plan.

Add your views here: www.gov.uk/government/c...

#cancer #oncology #livingwithandbeyond #personcentredcare

17.04.2025 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NHS England Β» Harnessing the benefits of physical activity Physical activity is essential to health and wellbeing, yet many people do not receive the support they need to stay active. There is overwhelming evidence that the benefits of physical activity far o...

Harnessing the benefits of physical activity.

β€œThere is overwhelming evidence that the benefits of physical activity far outweigh any risks, for both adults and children and even for those with health conditions”

www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/publ...

11.04.2025 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Physical activity guidelines: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d8395...

11.04.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New data shows:

⭕️ more than one third of adults do not meet the guidelines for aerobic physical activity
⭕️ less than half of adults meet the guidelines for strengthening activity
⭕️ almost one-third of children & young people in 2023 were inactive, doing less than 30 mins of activity per day

11.04.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NHS England Β» Harnessing the benefits of physical activity Physical activity is essential to health and wellbeing, yet many people do not receive the support they need to stay active. There is overwhelming evidence that the benefits of physical activity far o...

Harnessing the benefits of physical activity.

β€œThere is overwhelming evidence that the benefits of physical activity far outweigh any risks, for both adults and children and even for those with health conditions”

www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/publ...

11.04.2025 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join the IPOS Early Careers Committee for our next Webinar: Women in Psycho-Oncology: Educating, Inspiring and Advancing the Field.

@ipospsychooncol.bsky.social

Sign up here: lnkd.in/e47WDqtw
β€’ FREE for current IPOS members
β€’ $10 USD for non-members

05.03.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join the IPOS Early Careers Committee for our next Webinar: Women in Psycho-Oncology: Educating, Inspiring and Advancing the Field.

@ipospsychooncol.bsky.social

Sign up here: lnkd.in/e47WDqtw
β€’ FREE for current IPOS members
β€’ $10 USD for non-members

05.03.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brilliant to see another new #radiotherapy #LateEffects service open. Very many thanks to Macmillan & all involved. This will be a huge help to people affected by #PelvicRadiationDisease and other long term side effects of radiotherapy πŸ˜€πŸ‘

#LivingWithAndBeyondCancer

www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/article...

31.01.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Practitioners’ perspective: a mixed-methods study on dealing with suicidality from the perspective of oncological healthcare professionals - Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology Purpose Healthcare professionals (HCPs) play a critical role in suicide prevention and clinical guidelines recommend inquiring about suicidality as part of medical history and diagnosis. Emerging evid...

there it is ✨ the first results paper from our tasc project, led by tamara schwinn. in this mixed-methods study, we shine a light on healthcare professionals’ views on suicidality in cancer patients & how they manage it link.springer.com/article/10.1... #suicideprevention #psychooncology 🧡 ⬇️

28.01.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Health at the heart of government This briefing sets out practical and achievable solutions for rebuilding the health of the UK through mission-driven government.

Building good health and reducing #HealthInequalities requires action across government. All departments need to contribute and be held to account.

But how? Read our briefing, released earlier in 2024, on putting health at the heart of government ⬇️
https://buff.ly/4fmiPao

23.12.2024 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#psychoncology #psychonc #cancer #cormorbidity #mentalhealth

27.01.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How does severe mental illness impact on cancer outcomes in individuals with severe mental illness and cancer? A scoping review of the literature Les personnes atteintes de maladie mentale grave (MMG) ont une espΓ©rance de vie rΓ©duite d'environ 15 Γ  20 ans par rapport Γ  la population gΓ©nΓ©rale [1,…

What is the impact of a pre existing severe mental illness on cancer outcomes?

⬆️ Inequalities in outcomes
⬆️ Increased cancer related mortality
⬆️ Greater probability of metastatic disease
⬇️ Reduced access to stage appropriate treatment

#cancer #mentalhealth

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

07.12.2024 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Director, Professor David Sebag-Montefiore @montefiored.bsky.social on the #BBC Breakfast sofa this morning. More than 16,800 people die of #bowelcancer each year in the UK. Early diagnosis can help to cure ~90% of bowel #cancer patients. If you're over 50, do send your testing kit back!

14.01.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to the @simplyoncology.bsky.social guys for this opportunity to talk about everything high grade glioma!

18.01.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our #Radiation Research Centre of Excellence launch, showcasing the exciting, innovative #research, enviable infrastructure and immense talent, and building collaborations that will lead to smarter kinder #radiotherapy treatment for #cancer

24.01.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you registered for our FREE live webcast? Broadening the landscape of patient navigation in cancer care happening 3 Feb 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (UTC).

As of today, we have registrants from 32 countries!

FREE FOR ALL!

Learn more by going to ipos-society.org/event-6013769

16.01.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi there, I’m here all things #CancerQualityOfLife #LivingWithAndBeyondCancer #CancerSurvivorship #CancerRehab #LateEffects
#PersonalisedCare #SupportiveCare #PalliativeCare #LongTermConditions #Prehabilitation #PsychoOncology #ExerciseOncology #PelvicRadiationDisease #PROMS #HealthInequalities

14.01.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Health Promotion International | Oxford Academic Publishes papers on major themes and innovations in the health promotion field. The journal publishes contributions from sectors beyond health, and seeks to promote theoretical, methodological, and ac...

Hi #academicsky !

Can you please spread the word that we would love to see more manuscripts submitted to @healthpromint.bsky.social on the climate crisis, and planetary health.

More about the journal here ⬇️

Thank you!

academic.oup.com/heapro

27.01.2025 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Allied Health Professions Federation

The 2025-2030 strategy focuses on:
βœ” Addressing health inequalities
βœ” Sustainable healthcare
βœ” Evidence-based impact
βœ” Leadership at every level

#AHP #Publichealth #AHPPublichealth

www.ahpf.org.uk/Public_Healt...

@lindahindle.bsky.social

22.01.2025 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Live now! Please join if you can to find out about the impact of #AHPs in public health and to find out more about the new #publichealth strategic framework.

@lindahindle.bsky.social

22.01.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“’ The launch of the new #AHPPublicHealth strategic framework with @lindahindle.bsky.social

πŸ“… This Wednesday (22nd Jan)

πŸ“ Virtual - join here: tinyurl.com/6ucfkf9v

#AHP #AlliedHealthProfessions #publichealth

20.01.2025 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Live Webcast: Broadening the landscape of patient navigation in cancer care

3 Feb 2025, 1 to 2:30 PM (UTC)
For individuals who have cancer, their caregivers, researchers, trainees, and health care professionals.

FREE for ALL - register online by going to ipos-society.org/event-6013769

07.01.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#research #psychooncology #psychonc #IPOS2025 #oncology

14.01.2025 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Demystifying the radiobiology of hypofractionation: Simple equations to determine tumour alpha beta ratio The radiobiological basis of hypofractionation pivots on two fundamental tumour characteristics - low Ξ±/Ξ² ratio and high repopulation factor. In our w…

We've been thinking about this for a while...bravo Nuradh! @mcrcnews.bsky.social #RadBio #RadOnc #OpenAccess
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

20.12.2024 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) – CRUK RadNet Leeds

Happy New Year! We are seeking people from diverse sections of the community to join our Public & Patient Involvement & Engagement group, to better understand everyone's needs, perspectives and cultures, and so help us to produce more relevant research for patient benefit
crukradnetleeds.co.uk/ppie/

03.01.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Major funding boost for radiotherapy research Scientists and clinicians at the University of Leeds exploring new radiotherapy treatments and technologies have been given a major cash boost from Cancer Research UK (CRUK).

We are delighted that #RadNet #Leeds has been awarded Β£2.9m by @cancerresearchuk.org to advance #radiotherapy #research. By linking the lab with the clinic, we will deliver smarter, kinder treatments and improve the lives of patients.

www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

19.12.2024 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Aligning the World Health Organization's (WHO) package of interventions for rehabilitation for cancer with the mission of the International Psycho-Oncology Society's: promoting psychosocial care for all people affected by cancer

Read more https://buff.ly/4fpSw3a

29.12.2024 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Come and join the IPOS family. Let’s work together to make a better place for people affected by cancer.

02.01.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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