Liver Cancer Awareness Month

 

Liver Cancer Awareness Month

 

According to the charity Liver Cancer UK there are over 6,000 new cases of primary liver cancer diagnosed each year.  In the early stages it does not usually cause any symptoms so it can be difficult to detect early.  Liver Cancer Awareness Month aims to raise awareness and funds to improve early detection of the disease and to support those affected by it.

 

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES  

The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources on this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter. This document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.

 

BOOKS   

·         Liver Cancer - Multidisciplinary Approach; Tsoulfas, Georgios; 2024; (IntechOpen) – available as an Open Access e-book

·         Liver Cancer - Genesis, Progression and Metastasis; Feitelson, Mark.; Arzumanyan, Alla; 2023; (IntechOpen) – available as an Open Access e-book

·         Bile Duct Cancer Treatment and Research: Latest Developments; Cen, Feng; 2025; (IntechOpen) - available as an Open Access e-book

·         Gastrointestinal Nursing: Care and Management of Digestive Disorders; Donnelly, Leigh; Radford, Shellie; 2026; (Wiley) – available as a Keele e-book

·         Sleisenger and Fordtran's gastrointestinal and liver disease: pathophysiology/diagnosis/management; Feldman, Mark; Friedman, Lawrence S; Brandt, Lawrence J; 2021; (Elsevier); 11^th edition – available as a Keele e-book, and a UHNM e-book via ClinicalKey.

·         Fast Facts for Patients and Supporters: Cholangiocarcinoma : A cancer of the bile duct and liver. Information + Taking Control = Best Outcome; Denlinger, Crystal; 2021; (S. Karger) – available as a Keele e-book

·         Liver, gall bladder, and bile ducts; Rela, Mohamed; Clavien, Pierre-Alain; 2023; (Oxford University Press) – available as both a Keele and an NHS e-book

·         Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Ettorre, Giuseppe Maria; 2023; (Springer Nature) – available as an Open Access e-book

·         Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology; Sanyal, Arun; 2018; (Elsevier); 7^th Edition – available as an NHS E-book for UHNM staff via ClinicalKey (OpenAthens password required)

JOURNALS   

·         Liver cancer; (S.Karger AG) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2012 onwards

·         Journal of Liver Cancer; Korean Liver Cancer Association, issuing body – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2014 onwards

·         Liver international communications; (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2020 onwards

·         Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma; (Dove Press) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2014 onwards

·         Hepatic oncology; (Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2014 onwards

·         Digestive and Liver Disease; An International Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; (Elsevier) – available as an e-journal for UHNM staff via ClinicalKey 2007 onwards (OpenAthens login required)

·         Clinics in Liver Disease; (Elsevier) - available as an e-journal for UHNM staff via ClinicalKey 2007 onwards (OpenAthens login required)

N.B. NHS members can obtain temporary Keele IT logins to view Keele e-journals from the Keele IT suite in the Health Library at Royal Stoke. NHS ejournals will require login with an NHS Open Athens account.

Access more journals via our Journals webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/  

OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL ARTICLES

·         “Global disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma outcomes: a multicentre study”; Sobnach, Sanju; Bayadsi, Haytham; et al; British journal of surgery, 2026-08, Vol.113 (8), Article znag079.

·         “Safety and efficacy of atezolizumab/bevacizumab in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma—a multicentric study”; Babu, Merin; Komaranchath, Ashok Sebastian; et al; BMC cancer, 2025-07, Vol.25 (1), p.1026-10, Article 1026

·         “Emerging Role of MRI‐Based Artificial Intelligence in Individualized Treatment Strategies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Narrative Review”; Che, Feng; Zhu, Jing; et al; Journal of magnetic resonance imaging, 2026-01, Vol.63 (1), p.79-97

·         “The bile duct and liver cancer: ON-treatment surveillance of tumor evolution and response to systemic treatment (BILLIONSTARS) study”; Falk, Philip; Olsson Hau, Sofie; et al; BMC cancer, 2025-06, Vol.25 (1), p.1017-9, Article 1017

·         “A multi‐centre, prospective trial of a methylation‐based liquid biopsy for early detection of liver cancer in high‐risk populations”; Zhang, Ruohan; Yang, Xinrong; et al; Clinical and translational medicine, 2026-05, Vol.16 (5), p.e70687-n/a

·         “Recent advances in electrochemical detection methods for liver cancer biomarkers”; Du, Jingjing; Tao, Hongwu; International journal of electrochemical science, 2025-01, Vol.20 (1), p.100921, Article 100921

·         “Advances and challenges in molecular understanding, early detection, and targeted treatment of liver cancer”; Shi, Ji ; Zhu, Xu ; Yang, Jun-Bo; World journal of hepatology, 2025-01, Vol.17 (1), p.102273

·         “Artificial intelligence and personalised medicine in liver cancer”; Matuschewski, Nickolai Joel; Baker, William; et al; Journal of hepatology, 2026-07, Vol.85 (4), p.712-726.

·         “Public health strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma: from risk factors to prevention and control”; Lee, Mei-Hsuan; Journal of Liver Cancer. 2025;25(2):204-216.

·         “From Fear to Adaptation: The Journey of Patients with Liver Cancer Living with the Fear of Cancer Recurrence”; Jo, Eunjin; Bae, Ka Ryeong, Current Oncology, 2025, Vol. 32 (12), Article 687.

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE

·         NHS website:

o   Liver cancer - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/liver-cancer/

·         Charities / Further information:

o   Liver Cancer UK - https://livercanceruk.org/

o   Guts UK - https://gutscharity.org.uk/

·         ClinicalKey Patient Education Leaflet [available via ClinicalKey for NHS members with Open Athens log-in]:

o   Liver cancer: What to know - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_74611d92-e9dd-4ffb-92fa-de2ff4af7a0c

KnowledgeShare CURRENT AWARENESS

KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates is a personalised current awareness service which sends, straight to your email inbox, new evidence on topics tailored to your requirements. For more information, or to register for KnowledgeShare please go to https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/currentawareness/

National Eye Health Week – 21-27 September

 

Good vision is fundamental, and during National Eye Health Week the importance of raising awareness around eye health and the early detection of sight-threatening conditions is at the forefront.

Supporting accessible patient education materials on ClinicalKey empowers your patients in their healthcare experience.

Discover more on how you can support your patients' eye health at every stage of their journey: https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/journal/1-s2.0-S1568163726000954

#healthdays2026 #EyeHealth #VisionCare #Ophthalmology #PatientCare #Elsevier

Migraine Awareness Week 21st to 27th September 2026

 

Migraine Awareness Week aims to change the perception of migraine and highlight how it can impact every aspect of a sufferer’s life. The purpose of the campaign is to raise awareness, educate and start the conversation about migraine.

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES  

The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources on this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter. This document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.

 

BOOKS   

·         Oxford Textbook of Otolaryngology; Phillips, John S; Powell, Steven M; et al; 2026; (Oxford University Press) – available as both a Keele and an NHS e-book.

·         Comprehensive Review of Headache Medicine; Levin, Morris; 2025; 2^nd edition; (Oxford University Press)– available as both a Keele and an NHS e-book.

·         Oxford Textbook of Vertigo and Imbalance; Bronstein, Adolfo M; 2025; 2^nd edition; (Oxford University Press) – available as both a Keele and an NHS e-book (previous edition available in print).

·         Introduction to clinical neurology; Gelb, Douglas James; 2024; (Oxford University Press); 6^th edition – available as both a Keele and NHS e-book.

·         Dizziness and vertigo: an introduction and practical guide; Kanegaonkar, Rahul Govind; Tysome, James Russell; 2024; 2^nd edition; (CRC Press).

·         Headache and facial pain; Newman, Lawrence C; Levin, Morris; Halker, Rashmi; et al; 2022; 2^nd edition; (Oxford University Press)– available as both a Keele and an NHS e-book.

·         Navigating life with migraine and other headaches; Young, William B; Silberstein, Stephen D; 2018; (Oxford University Press).

·         Gender and migraine; Maassen van den Brink, Antoinette; 2019; (Springer).

·         Migraine; Kozubski, Wojciech; 2020; (InTechOpen) – available as an Open Access e-book.

·         Migraine Neuroscience; Vécsei, László; 2024; (MDPI) – available online as an Open Access e-book.

·         Clinical pain management: a practical guide; Mary E Lynch, Kenneth Craig, Philip Peng; 2022; (Wiley Blackwell) – available as both a Keele and an NHS e-book.

 

JOURNALS   

·         Journal of headache and pain (Online); European Headache Federation; (BioMed Central) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2011 onwards.

·         Journal of oral & facial pain and headache; American Academy of Orofacial Pain; European Academy of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction; (MRE Press) – available as Open Access e-journal from 2022.

·         Cephalalgia (Online); International Headache Society, issuing body; (SAGE Publications) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 1996.

·         Neurology open access; American Academy of Neurology; (Wolters Kluwer Health) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2025 onwards.

·         European journal of neurology (Online); European Federation of Neurological Societies, issuing body; (Blackwell Science Ltd) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2024.

·         Headache (Online); American Headache Society, issuing body; (John Wiley & Sons) – available as a Keele e-journal from 1997 onwards, or as an open access journal 2010 onwards.

N.B. NHS members can obtain temporary Keele IT logins to view Keele e-journals from the Keele IT suite in the Health Library at Royal Stoke. NHS ejournals will require login with an NHS Open Athens account.

Access more journals via our Journals webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/  

OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL ARTICLES

·         “Association of Serum hs‐CRP and TNF‐α With Therapeutic Response to Erenumab for Migraine Prevention: A Registry for Migraine (REFORM) Study”; Karlsson, William K; Christensen, Rune H; et al; European journal of neurology, 2026-07, Vol.33 (7), p.e70714-n/a

·         “The implications of losing treatment options: Why lasmiditan's discontinuation matters”; VanderPluym, Juliana H; Headache, 2026-02, Vol.66 (2), p.554-555

·         “Is migraine a spectrum disorder? Questioning the concept of “episodic” and “chronic” migraine using population-based data from 10,226 adults with migraine from 14 countries”; Husøy, Andreas Kattem; Steiner, Timothy J; Journal of headache and pain, 2026-06, Vol.27 (1), p.163

·         “Migraine: advances in treatment”; Ashraf, Usman; Goadsby, Peter J; Trends in molecular medicine, 2026-04, Vol.32 (4), p.385-398

·         “Pharmacological Management of Migraine by Primary Care Providers in Nova Scotia”; O'Brien, Melissa S; Grandy, Mathew; Dawe, Jessica A J; Canadian journal of neurological sciences, 2025-11, p.1

·         “Migraine stigma and general knowledge of migraine: A cross-sectional European survey”; Goadsby, Peter J.; Ruiz de la Torre, Elena; et al; Cephalalgia, 2025-09, Vol.45 (9), Article 03331024251368251

·         “Migraine in men”; Fitzek, Mira P; Boucherie, Deirdre M; de Vries, Tessa; et al; Journal of headache and pain, 2025-01, Vol.26 (1), p.3-15, Article 3

·         “Association between migraine, migraine subtype, and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis”; Hansen, Anna Steen; Christiansen, Cecilie Holm; Rom, Ane Lilleøre; et al; Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 2025-06, Vol.104 (6), p.1026-1040

·         “Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in the refractory chronic migraine population compared to non‐refractory chronic and episodic migraine”; Ahmad, Sarah R; Levin, Morris; Headache, 2025-11, Vol.65 (10), p.1800-1810

·         “CGRP‐Targeted Therapy in Vestibular Migraine—How Strong Is the Evidence?”; Tarnutzer, Alexander Andrea; Castro Abarca, Patricia; et al; European journal of neurology, 2026-07, Vol.33 (7), p.e70688

·         “When does empathy help? Patient-perceived physician empathy and migraine severity”; Skorupa, Natalia; Sobol, Malgorzata; et al; Patient education and counseling, 2026, Vol.151, p.109775

·         “Similarities and differences between migraine and other types of headaches: Migraine mimics”; Unal-Cevik, I.; Arslan, D.; Neurology perspectives, 2023-04, Vol.3 (2), Article100122

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE

·         NHS website:

o   Migraine - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/migraine/

·         Charities / Further information:

o   The Migraine Trust - https://migrainetrust.org/

·         ClinicalKey Patient Education Leaflet [available via ClinicalKey for NHS members with Open Athens log-in]:

o   Long-term (chronic) migraine headache - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_339d9d95-36f6-45fa-b315-efe22426a991

KnowledgeShare CURRENT AWARENESS

KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates is a personalised service which sends, straight to your email inbox, new evidence on topics tailored to your requirements. For more information, or to register please go to https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/currentawareness/.