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Professor Susanne Cruickshank is the Strategic Lead for Applied Health Research at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London. Susanne joined from the University of Stirling where she was Associate Professor in Cancer Nursing, Chair of the Cancer Care Research Group and Director of the Masters in Advancing Practice and with Faculty programmes. She was appointed an honorary Professor at the University of Stirling in April 2021. With over 25 years’ experience working in oncology and haematology, she started her clinical career caring for people undergoing surgery for head and neck cancer then moved into haematology and transplantation, breast cancer surgery and chemotherapy services before joining the University.

Susanne is passionate about clinical academic careers and the opportunities it affords to promote the synergy between research, practice and policy. Her research is interdisciplinary and clinically applied; seeking to improve the lives of people affected with cancer, inform health policy and education. She gained her doctorate in 2014 from Edinburgh Napier University using a randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a using needs assessment tools in a breast cancer follow-up clinic. Her current portfolio includes Cochrane systematic reviews, qualitative studies exploring the experiences of people using different healthcare settings, cytotoxic safety and a focus on needs; specifically fear of recurrence among cancer survivors and fear of progression in the secondary cancer population.

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Employment (3)

Edinburgh Napier University: Edinburgh, GB

2011-09-01 to 2016-03-11 | Reader in Cancer Nursing (School of Health Sciences)
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Edinburgh Napier University: Edinburgh, GB

2003-09-01 to 2011-08-31 | Lecturer in Cancer Nursing (School of Health Sciences)
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NHS Borders: Melrose, GB

1996-09-01 to 2003-08-31 | Clinical Nurse Specialist/Lead Chemotherapy Nurse (Oncology)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Edinburgh Napier University: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB

2006-06-01 to 2014-10-01 | Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Health Sciences)
Qualification
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Queen Margaret University: Edinburgh, GB

2004 to 2006 | Post graduate certificate in Professional Education (Nursing)
Education
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University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh, GB

1998-09-01 to 2000-09-28 | MSc (Cancer Nursing) (School of Nursing)
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Professional activities (4)

University of Stirling: Stirling, Stirling, GB

2021-04-26 to present | Honorary professor (Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport)
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Prostate Cancer Research: London, GB

2021-01-03 to present | Scientific Advisory Committee member
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NIHR Nursing and Midwifery Incubator: United Kingdom, GB

2021 to present | Steering Committee (NIHR Incubators)
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Royal College of Nursing: London, London, GB

2015-12-01 to 2019-12-20 | Chair Cancer and Breast Care Professional Forum
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Funding (13)

Living with HIV and treated for Anal Cancer: an exploratory study using a co-production approach to deliver person-centred care

2024-09 to 2026-02 | Grant
NIHR (London, England, GB)
URL: https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR206319
GRANT_NUMBER: 206319
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Reducing Fear of Cancer Recurrence in overlooked young Cancer Survivors (CARING)

2024-07 to 2025-09 | Salary award
Pan London Cancer Alliance (LONDON, -- Select a State --, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: none
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Treatment refusal, delay, or interruption decisions among women from Black and Ethnic Minority Populations (BAME) with a diagnosis of gynaecological cancer

2023-09 to 2024-09 | Award
RMPartners (London, GB)
URL: https://rmpartners.nhs.uk/pan-london-cancer-alliances-research-fellowships/
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

LATe TreatmENt related Toxicity in Melanoma (LATENT) and PROMICE: Exploring the implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to assess immunotherapy toxicities in routine Cancer Care

2023-04 to 2024-03 | Award
NIHR BRC at The Royal Marsden and the ICR (London, England, GB)
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Young lives interrupted by malignant melanoma: exploring the experiences within a relational context.

2022-10 to present | Award
Teenagers and young adults with cancer (Leicester, GB)
URL: https://www.tyac.org.uk/our-research-projects/research-projects
GRANT_NUMBER:

TYAC 2022 01 McInally
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Susanne Cruickshank

Evaluation of a new APP for cancer patients with built-in community pharmacist locator

2020-11 to 2021-11 | Grant
ACCORD Healthcare (London, GB)
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

COVID-NURSE. The development, testing and evaluation of a COVID-19 fundamental nursing care protocol: a randomised controlled trial

2020-07-18 to 2021-04-17 | Grant
Medical Research Council (London, GB)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.9401977
GRANT_NUMBER: MR/V02776X/1
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank via DimensionsWizard

Novel blood test to personalise Early Stage Colorectal Cancer treatment

2020-01 to 2027-12 | Grant
NIHR (London, England, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: 128529
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Being one of the cancer statistics: a focus on patients whose cancers recur at 1, 5, and 10 years

2019-01 to 2023-01 | Grant
Endowment/University of Stirling (Scotland, GB)
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

TEECAN: Transform, Educate and Empower nurses to improve cancer care

2018-10 to 2019-12 | Grant
Higher Education England/RM Partners (London, GB)
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

A Pilot Trial of the Mini-AFTERc intervention to manage Fears of Cancer Recurrence in patients with breast cancer

2018-03-01 to 2020-02-29 | Grant
Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates (Edinburgh, GB)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.7441906
GRANT_NUMBER:

CSO-HIPS/17/57
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Susanne Cruickshank via DimensionsWizard

Acceptability and deliverability of a telephone intervention (Mini-AFTER) for the management of fear of recurrance in breast cancer survivors

2016-07-25 to 2017-07-24 | Grant
Breast Cancer Now (London, GB)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.7388642
GRANT_NUMBER:

2015NovSP679
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Susanne Cruickshank via DimensionsWizard

“A National Evaluation of the Transforming Care after Treatment”

2014 to 2016 | Contract
Macmillan Cancer Support (London, GB)
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Works (38)

Patient Perspectives on the Value of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in the Management of Breast Cancer: The PERSPECTIVE Study

Clinical Oncology
2025-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2024.103738
Part of ISSN: 0936-6555
Contributors: Sukhdeep Nagpal; G. Ross; S. Cruickshank; A.M. Kirby
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Scoping review identifying interventions that have been tested to optimise the experience of people from ethnic minority groups receiving systemic anticancer therapy (SACT)

BMJ Quality & Safety
2025-02-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2024-017560
Contributors: Jurga McLean; Pinkie Chambers; Luke Steventon; Susanne Cruickshank; Shereen Nabhani-Gebara
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Identification of the PROMs used to assess ICI toxicities and HRQoL in patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment in cancer care and their suitability: A systematic review

Cancer Treatment Reviews
2024-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2024.102862
Part of ISSN: 0305-7372
Contributors: Sofia Georgopoulou; Joanne Droney; Poorni Priya Jaganathan; Paul Howell; Aislinn Macklin- Doherty; Kate Young; Susanne Cruickshank
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Patient activation of breast cancer patients: results from the longitudinal ADAPT Study

Cancer Survivorship Research & Care
2024-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/28352610.2024.2409286
Contributors: Noelle J.M.C. Vrancken Peeters; Sofia Georgopoulou; Rafal Kulakowski; Emma Hainsworth; Emma Lidington; Sophie E. McGrath; Jillian Noble; Leyla Azarang; Susanne Cruickshank; Olga Husson
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Evaluating a digital tool for supporting people affected by breast cancer: a prospective randomized controlled trial—the ADAPT study

Supportive Care in Cancer
2024-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08923-3
Part of ISSN: 0941-4355
Part of ISSN: 1433-7339
Contributors: Noelle J. M. C. Vrancken Peeters; Olga Husson; Rafal Kulakowski; Emma Hainsworth; Emma Lidington; Sophie E. McGrath; Jillian Noble; Leyla Azarang; Susanne Cruickshank; Sofia Georgopoulou
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Fear of progression after cancer recurrence: a mixed methods study

Frontiers in Psychology
2024-09-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1479540
Part of ISSN: 1664-1078
Contributors: Ross James Stewart; Gerald Michael Humphris; Jayne Donaldson; Susanne Cruickshank
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Mini-AFTERc: a controlled pilot trial of a nurse-led psychological intervention for fear of breast cancer recurrence

Pilot and Feasibility Studies
2024-01-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s40814-023-01431-x
Contributors: Calum McHale; Susanne Cruickshank; Tamara Brown; Claire Torrens; Jo Armes; Deborah Fenlon; Elspeth Banks; Tom Kelsey; Gerald Humphris
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Evaluation of a fundamental nursing care guideline versus usual care: The COVID‐NURSE cluster randomized controlled trial

Journal of Advanced Nursing
2023-11-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/jan.15959
Part of ISSN: 0309-2402
Part of ISSN: 1365-2648
Contributors: David Richards; Jess Bollen; Ben Jones; G. J. Melendez‐Torres; Claire Hulme; Emma Cockcroft; Heather Cook; Joanne Cooper; Siobhan Creanor; Susanne Cruickshank et al.
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Susanne Cruickshank

Features that hindered the capacity development of a national prostate cancer service

Frontiers in Health Services
2023-07-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2023.1173143
Part of ISSN: 2813-0146
Contributors: Ashleigh Lauren Ward; Susanne Cruickshank; Liz Forbat
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Female sexual function in bladder cancer: A review of the evidence

BJUI Compass
2023-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/bco2.186
Contributors: Rebecca Martin; Tessa Renouf; Jeannie Rigby; Shaista Hafeez; Ramesh Thurairaja; Pardeep Kumar; Susanne Cruickshank; Mieke Van‐Hemelrijck
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How can we recruit more men of African or African-Caribbean ancestry into our research? Co-creating a video to raise awareness of prostate cancer risk and the PROFILE study

Research Involvement and Engagement
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s40900-022-00347-9
Part of ISSN: 2056-7529
Contributors: Emma Hainsworth; Eva McGrowder; Jana McHugh; Elizabeth Bancroft; Sean Mahabir; Winston Webber; Rosalind Eeles; Susanne Cruickshank
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Susanne Cruickshank

Are radiographers suffering from symptoms of compassion fatigue due to occupational stress: A systematic review

Radiography
2022-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2022.04.001
Part of ISSN: 1078-8174
Contributors: Scott Robertson; Elizabeth Olanloye; YiWen Hon; Andrew England; H. McNair; S. Cruickshank
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

The psychosocial and emotional experiences of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

Seminars in Oncology
2022-08 | Journal article | Conceptualization
DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2022.08.001
Part of ISSN: 0093-7754
Contributors: Susanne Cruickshank; Ann Muls
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Susanne Cruickshank

Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes: systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing
2021-09-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/jan.15047
Part of ISSN: 0309-2402
Part of ISSN: 1365-2648
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Covid-19: el impacto en las personas afectadas por el cáncer, en las enfermeras oncológicas y en los servicios sanitarios

Enfermería Clínica
2021-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2021.06.002
Part of ISSN: 1130-8621
Contributors: Susanne Cruickshank
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Susanne Cruickshank

Does Cancer Type Influence the Impact of Recurrence? A Review of the Experience of Patients With Breast or Prostate Cancer Recurrence

Frontiers in Psychology
2021-06-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.635660
Part of ISSN: 1664-1078
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

COVID-NURSE: evaluation of a fundamental nursing care protocol compared with care as usual on experience of care for noninvasively ventilated patients in hospital with the SARS-CoV-2 virus—protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open
2021-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046436
Part of ISSN: 2044-6055
Part of ISSN: 2044-6055
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Specialist breast care nurses for support of women with breast cancer (Review)

Cochrane database of systematic reviews
2021-02-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005634.pub3.
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Susanne Cruickshank

A controlled pilot trial of a nurse-led intervention (Mini-AFTERc) to manage fear of cancer recurrence in patients affected by breast cancer

Pilot and Feasibility Studies
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s40814-020-00610-4
Part of ISSN: 2055-5784
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Dismay and disparities - economic development and cancer incidence

International Journal of Healthcare Policy
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1504/ijhp.2019.101694
Part of ISSN: 2056-9491
Part of ISSN: 2056-9505
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Susanne Cruickshank

Breast cancer follow-up after a primary diagnosis: A confused picture

The Breast
2019-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2019.05.010
Part of ISSN: 0960-9776
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

A Competency Framework for nurses providing care to people with breast cancer

Royal College of Nursing
2019-08-01 | Interactive resource
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Susanne Cruickshank

Nursing the patient with cancer

Alexander's Nursing Practice, Hospital and Home
2019-08-01 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9780702062308
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Specialist breast cancer nurses’ views on implementing a fear of cancer recurrence intervention in practice: a mixed methods study

Supportive Care in Cancer
2019-04-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-04762-9
Part of ISSN: 0941-4355
Part of ISSN: 1433-7339
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank
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A feasibility study of the Mini-AFTER telephone intervention for the management of fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors: A mixed-methods study protocol

Pilot and Feasibility Studies
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s40814-017-0161-8
EID:

2-s2.0-85042456569
Contributors: Cruickshank, S.; Steel, E.; Fenlon, D.; Armes, J.; Scanlon, K.; Banks, E.; Humphris, G.
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank via Scopus - Elsevier

Career and Education Framework for Cancer Nursing

Royal College of Nursing
2017-08-01 | Interactive resource
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank

Cytotoxic drugs: a hazard for healthcare workers

British Journal of Nursing
2016 | Journal article
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Susanne Cruickshank

Interim Report Transforming Care after Treatment National Programme Evaluation

Edinburgh Napier University
2016-07-01 | Report
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Susanne Cruickshank

Transforming Care after Treatment National Programme Evaluation, Baseline Project Report

Edinburgh Napier University
2015-01-01 | Report
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Susanne Cruickshank

The experience of providing support about menopausal symptoms to women with breast cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2013.08.001
EID:

2-s2.0-84893674635
Contributors: Cruickshank, S.; Hume, A.
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Susanne Cruickshank via Scopus - Elsevier

A 'good death' at home: Community nurses helping to make it possible

British Journal of Community Nursing
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.1.40
EID:

2-s2.0-84874746061
Contributors: Adamson, E.; Cruickshank, S.
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Susanne Cruickshank via Scopus - Elsevier

Transition from child to adult services for young people with cancer.

Nursing children and young people
2013 | Other
DOI: 10.7748/ncyp2013.02.25.1.14.s9534
EID:

2-s2.0-84879143216
Contributors: McInally, W.; Cruickshank, S.
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Susanne Cruickshank via Scopus - Elsevier

Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer patients: Implications for nurses

European Journal of Oncology Nursing
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.12.003
EID:

2-s2.0-77953543777
Contributors: Morris, M.; Cruickshank, S.
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Susanne Cruickshank via Scopus - Elsevier

Using syringe drivers in palliative care within a rural, community setting: Capturing the whole experience

International Journal of Palliative Nursing
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2010.16.3.47324
EID:

2-s2.0-77952296418
Contributors: Cruickshank, S.; Adamson, E.; Logan, J.; Brackenridge, K.
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank via Scopus - Elsevier

Specialist breast care nurses for supportive care of women with breast cancer

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005634.pub2
EID:

2-s2.0-44949222542
Contributors: Cruickshank, S.; Kennedy, C.; Lockhart, K.; Dosser, I.; Dallas, L.
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank via Scopus - Elsevier

Methods of communicating a primary diagnosis of breast cancer to patients

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2007 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006011.pub2
EID:

2-s2.0-44949181910
Contributors: Lockhart, K.; Dosser, I.; Cruickshank, S.; Kennedy, C.
Source: Self-asserted source
Susanne Cruickshank via Scopus - Elsevier

Nursing the patient with cancer

Alexander’s Nursing Practice, Hospital and Home, 5th ed
Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9780702062308
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Susanne Cruickshank

The effectiveness of an intervention by specialist breast care nurses to address the perceived needs and enhance the quality of life of women with breast cancer receiving follow-up care: a randomised trial

Dissertation or Thesis
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Susanne Cruickshank
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