With people with cancer living for longer and a range of new drugs, the increasing complexity of care care brings it’s challenges. However, we also have an arsenal of strategies to overcome these, as discussed here by Karen Roberts, RN, PhD, Chief of Nursing and Allied Health Professions at Macmillan Cancer Support, London, UK. This interview took place at the UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) 2018 Annual Conference, in Glasgow, UK.