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Dr Gillian Prue
School of Nursing and MidwiferyDr Prue's research focusses on cancer prevention, survival and reduction of cancer-related symptoms. Her work explores the impact of exercise on cancer survival and symptom reduction and she is the Northern Ireland lead for amn International study on exercise and survival in prostate cancer.
She is interested in cancer-related fatigue, and is involved in a trial investigating fatigue and chemokines during stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Linked to her cancer prevention work, she has an interest in HPV-related cancers, and HPV vaccination.
Research opportunities
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Supportive and palliative care, with a particular interest in exercise
- Exercise training in ovarian cancer
- Pre-habilitation in lung cancer
- Exercise to enhance the effectiveness of radiotherapy
Public outreach & key achievements
- Profiled in Vol V DNA of Innovation, edition on Early Career Researchers
- BMJ publication on HPV vaccination for boys, altmetric score of 192, accessed over 6000 times. Article featured in The Guardian, The Times and many others:
- Interviewed on Radio 5 Live on HPV vaccination for boys
- Interviewed on BBC Breakfast and was live on Good Morning Ulster for the launch of the GAP4 trial:
- For International Men’s Health week 2017, I was again interviewed on Radio Ulster, promoting QUB activities.
Research students
| PhD Title | The development of a psychosocial supportive intervention for family and friends in post-treatment cancer survivorship: a mixed methodology study |
| Name | Emily Moffatt |
| Country | UK |
| Year of Study | 2015 - 2018 |
| PhD Title | Exploring the effectiveness of hospital connectivity using digital communication technology during disaster management among nurses in emergency departments in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a mixed methods study |
| Name | Badryah Alshehri |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Year of Study | 2015 - 2018 |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | An exploration of men’s experiences of favourable risk prostate cancer |
| Name | Eimear Ruane-McAteer |
| Year of Study | 2015 - 2018 |
| Country | UK |
| Current Position | Post doctoral Research Assistant School of Nursing and Midwifery, QUB |