Wake up, sleep is important! Managing sleep disturbance in patients with advanced cancer

European Journal of Palliative Care, July/August 2014, vol/iss 21/4 (162-5)
Gunnhild Jakobsen, Anne Kari Knudsen and Pål Klepstad

Sleep disturbance is a relatively common, but often neglected, problem in advanced cancer. In this article the authors explain how to screen for sleep disturbance in cancer patients and outline the available treatment options.

Available in print in Arthur Rank House Library, Brookfields Hospital

Factors associated with haematological cancer survivors experiencing a high level of unmet need across multiple items of supportive care: a cross-sectional survey study

Supportive Care in Cancer, November 2014, vol./is. 22/11(2899-909)

Hall A, D'Este C, Tzelepis F, Lynagh M, Sanson-Fisher R

Of the 696 survivors included in this study, 175 (n=25 %) reported a "high/very high" level of unmet need on seven or more items of the Survivor Unmet Needs Survey. Additional and intensive supportive care may be needed for this subgroup of haematological cancer survivors. Assistance with accessing relevant financial support and highly accessible services that provide emotional and information support, such as online and telephone peer support programs, may prove beneficial in addressing their needs.