chemotherapy

Chemotherapy
National Information	Local information identified from survey	Score	Information Gaps Identified
Cancerbacup Freephone – 0808 800 1234 www.cancerbacup.org.uk Booklet: Chemotherapy Video: Chemotherapy & Radiotherapy (available in English, Urdu, Gujarati, Bengali, Hindi) Web: Chemotherapy – includes info on all drugs Individual chemotherapy drugs Combination chemotherapy regimes Managing a central line Managing a PICC line Managing an implantable port Lumbar puncture (& intrathecal chemotherapy	Christie Hospital NHS Trust Chemotherapy 10	10	% of patients who have each of the side effects of chemotherapy.
Macmillan Cancer Relief Freephone: 0808 808 2020 www.macmillan.org.uk Booklets: Coping with chemotherapy Mouth care during chemotherapy Understanding chemotherapy Coping with hair loss Hair loss in men Hair loss in women Eating – help yourself Scalp cooling Swallowing – when it’s difficult Sexuality and cancer (discusses effects of cancer and treatment including chemotherapy)	The Oxford Cancer Centre Chemotherapy Unit CF Chemotherapy Methotrexate Information Leaflet	7 4
	Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust Chemotherapy – information for patients and their relatives	7
	Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS Trust Mouthcare when receiving chemotherapy	6
	Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Information for patients receiving chemotherapy Take home anti-sickness schedule CAT A Take home anti-sickness schedule CAT B Understanding your PICC line	4

Do you have any information we could share on this page? If so, let us know:
Lead Person: Andrew Fishburn
Contact details: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ward 3, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston PR2 9HT. E-mail andrew.fishburn@lthtr.nhs.uk

For more information about developing patient information visit the Cancer Services Collaborative website
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Cancerbacup Freephone – 0808 800 1234 www.cancerbacup.org.uk

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Cancerbacup
Freephone – 0808 800 1234
www.cancerbacup.org.uk

Questions or problems regarding this web site should be directed to BAHNON.
Copyright © 2001 BAHNON. All rights reserved.
Last modified: Monday January 21, 2008.