Archive: Cancer Services

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You’re reading this information because you’ve been referred for chemotherapy. There is a lot of information to give to you, but by giving you this information in writing, you and...

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and we want to encourage more people to get into a habit and do regular monthly skin self-examinations. With summer fast approaching, it is...

When I go home after chemotherapy There are precautions that you need to take if you go home after having chemotherapy or if you go home with a chemotherapy pump....

24 HOUR TELEPHONE ADVICE FOR UNWELL PATIENTS 01908 660033 Bleep 1090. Tumour marker required day 1 of each cycle ……………… (Affix patient label) IMPORTANT PATIENT INFORMATION If you have a...

The dying process is unique to each person and in most cases a personalised plan of care is put in place to support the patient, doctors and nurses, and relatives/friends...

Introduction This booklet has been produced to provide information to patients receiving intravenous chemotherapy. It is not meant to substitute the discussion between you and the nursing team treating you...

Introduction This leaflet is intended to give you information on what will happen before you receive your chemotherapy/immunotherapy/targeted treatment and what will happen on the actual day of your treatment....

Why this guidance? The Department for Transport brought in a new law in March 2015 which governs driving while taking certain drugs. This is aimed at improving road safety. Who...

How to recognise the signs & symptoms Before you read this leaflet it is important that you understand that spinal cord compression only occurs in a small number of people....