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Dr Valerie Shilling

Val completed her undergraduate degree and PhD in psychology at Manchester University. Her PhD looked at cognitive changes with normal ageing. Her research career has included adult psychosocial oncology, child health and childhood disability. She has worked on a number of projects in psychosocial oncology including studies looking at the impact of chemotherapy and hormone therapies on cognitive function, and the development and validation of patient reported outcome measures for cancer patients and their caregivers. Most recently Val has been Programme Manager for the national Cancer Quality of Life Survey at the NHS Cancer Programme. She re-joined SHORE-C in April 2023

  • Starkings R, Harder H, Fallowfield L, Shilling V. (2025) Exploring the real-world experience of abemaciclib treatment for HR +, HER2- metastatic breast cancer - a qualitative analysis of the IMPACTOR study. Supporive Care in Cancer; 33 (421). Find it online here 26/04/2025

  • Harder H, Starkings R, Fallowfield L, May S, & Shilling V. (2025) Incidence and management of diarrhoea associated with abemaciclib and endocrine therapy for hormone-receptor positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer: the UK patients' experiences. Support Care Cancer 33, 422. Find it online here 26/04/2025

  • Wheelwright S, Minton O, Absolom K, Fairvre-Finn C, Fallowfield L, Gilbert ...Shilling V. (2025) Integrating ePROMs: A Key Opportunity for England's National Cancer Plan. Journal of Cancer Policy (44): 100575 Find it online here 10/03/2025

  • Shilling, V., Starkings, R. & Fallowfield, L. Feasibility and acceptability of a virtual learning module for navigating angry conversations in clinical encounters. BMC Med Educ 25, 167 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06726-6 Find it online here 01/02/2025

  • Fallowfield L, Starkings R, Palmieri C, Tait, A, Stephen L, May S, ... & Jenkins V. (2023). Living with metastatic breast cancer (LIMBER): experiences, quality of life, gaps in information, care and support of patients in the UK. Supportive Care in Cancer; 31(8): 459. Find it online here 11/07/2023

  • Botham J, Shilling V, & Jones J. (2021). Patient and public understanding of the concept of 'personalised medicine' in relation to cancer treatment: A systematic review. Future Healthcare Journal; 8(3): e703. Find it online here 29/11/2021

  • Starkings R, Shilling V, Jenkins V, & Fallowfield L. (2021). A structured review of quality of life in advanced and high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma shows the need for more studies and better measures. Skin Health and Disease; 1(3): e39. Find it online here 07/05/2021

  • Starkings R, Shilling V, & Fallowfield L. (2021). An online review of informational sources for advanced or high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Supportive Care in Cancer; 29: 4199-4207. Find it online here 08/02/2021

  • Shilling V, Catt S, Jenkins V, & Fallowfield L. (2020). Using patient perspectives to inform communication training materials for health care professionals discussing BRCA mutation testing. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment; 184: 491-498. Find it online here 18/08/2020

  • Harder H, Shilling V M, May S F, Cella D, Schmid P, & Fallowfield L J. (2020). The development and initial evaluation of the Diarrhoea Management Diary (DMD) in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment; 183: 629-638. Find it online here 27/07/2020

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