Her master's dissertation explored women's experiences of menopausal symptoms during adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. Gaye has worked as a cancer nurse since 1989, and has held posts in acute care and palliative care settings in Scotland and England. She worked as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in breast care, before taking up a joint academic and clinical appointment with the University of Glasgow. Since 2003 Gaye has been based at the Cancer Care Research Centre (CCRC) in the University of Stirling (S...