Diagnosis

Diagnosis
National Information	Local information identified from survey	Score	Information Gaps Identified
CancerBACUP booklets: understanding cancer of the head & neck. Thyroid. Larynx CancerBACUP audio tape: talking about cancer-a tape for people affected by cancer. www.cancerbacup.org.uk	Introduction to oral cancer- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (very similar to Cancerbacup booklet understanding cancer of the head & neck)	9	Information if no treatment wanted.
Macmillan Cancer Relief: Help is there. The Cancer Guide. Help with the cost of cancer. www.macmillan.org.uk	Neck lump clinic- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	7	Chaplaincy/pastoral care available.
British Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons: Staging for oral cancer http://www.baoms.org.uk/CD-ROM/Information%20leaflets/patinfo.html	Unknown primary- Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals NHS Trust	5
	Head & neck cancer treatment- Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust	5
Cancerhelp head & neck cancer information	Head & neck cancer- Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust	2

Do you have any information we could share on this page? If so, let us know:
Lead Person: Julie Hewett
Contact details: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Hutchings Ward, Torbay Hospital, Torquay. TQ2 7AA. E-mail julie.hewett@sdevonhc-tr.swest.nhs.uk

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Last modified: Monday January 21, 2008.