Patient Information Series

The LJMC publishes a wide range of leaflets on many aspects of cancer and its treatments.

The Patient Information Series is available in A5 booklet format from healthcare teams and from the LJMC.

Printable versions of some publications are available below.

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PI No

Title

 

Date

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1 Radiotherapy at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre   06/10 (10/11)
Radiotherapy at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Radiotherapy at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre - double-sided
2 Chemotherapy at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre   04/11 (10/11)
Chemotherapy at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Chemotherapy at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre - double-sided
4 A Guide to services for patients on Ward 10, Ward 11 and Marie Curie Ward at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre   04/11 (06/11)
Wards at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Wards at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre - double-sided
7 Syringe Drivers   02/07 Syringe Drivers Syringe Drivers (double-sided)
8 Bone Marrow Test   03/11 PI8 - Bone Marrow Test
PI8 - Bone Marrow Test - double-sided
10 Radiotherapy to the Breast at MVCC   09/11
Radiotherapy to the Breast
Radiotherapy to the Breast - double-sided
10a Physiotherapy following Breast Surgery and/or Reconstruction
This leaflet should only be given to patients by a physiotherapist
  09/09
Physiotherapy following breast surgery and/or reconstruction
11 Skin Care following Radiotherapy   05/10
Skin Care following Radiotherapy
Skin Care following Radiotherapy (double-sided)
12 Radiotherapy to the Abdomen and/or pelvis   08/10 Radiotherapy to the Abdomen and Pelvis Radiotherapy to the Abdomen and Pelvis (2x)
13 Radiotherapy to the Head, Neck, Mouth & Throat   07/10
Radiotherapy to the Head & Neck
Radiotherapy to the Head & Neck - double-sided
14 Radioiodine Therapy for Thyrotoxicosis   09/08
PI14 - Radioiodine for Thyrotoxicosis
PI14 - Radioiodine for Thyrotoxicosis (double-sided)
15 Radioiodine Treatment for Thyroid Cancer   07/07
Radioiodine treatment for thyroid cancer
18 Ear Acupuncture at MVCC   07/07
Ear acupuncture at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
22 Neutropenia   06/07 (08/07) Neutropenia Neutropenia (double-sided)
23b Brachytherapy for Cancer of the Cervix and Uterus at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (Intravaginal)   04/08
Brachytherapy for Cancer of the Cervix and Uterus at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (Intravaginal)
Brachytherapy for Cancer of the Cervix and Uterus at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (Intravaginal) - double-sided
23e Rectal Brachytherapy at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre   04/08 Rectal Brachytherapy at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Rectal Brachytherapy at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (double-sided)
24 Chemoradiotherapy to the Head, Neck, Mouth & Throat   04/10
Chemoradiotherapy
Chemoradiotherapy - double-sided
25 Short Course of Radiotherapy to the Head, Neck, Mouth & Throat   10/06
Short course of radiotherapy to the head, neck, mouth and throat
28 Clinical Trials   01/08 Clinical Trials Clinical Trials - double-sided
42 An Introduction to the Chemotherapy Suite at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre   11/11
An Introduction to the Chemotherapy Suite at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
An Introduction to the Chemotherapy Suite at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre - double-sided
47 Physiotherapy Advice and Exercises from four weeks after Neck Dissection Surgery
This leaflet should only be given to patients by a physiotherapist
  05/09
Physiotherapy after neck dissection surgery
47a Exercises for Patients with Altered Nerve Function to the Shoulder following Neck Dissection and/or Radiotherapy Treatment   05/09
Exercises for patients with altered nerve function to the shoulder following neck dissection and/or radiotherapy
50 Prostate Brachytherapy using Temporary Implants   03/11
Prostate Brachytherapy using Temporary Implants
Prostate Brachytherapy using Temporary Implants - double-sided
51 Prostate Brachytherapy using Permanent Implants   03/11
Prostate Brachytherapy using Permanent Implants
Prostate Brachytherapy using Permanent Implants - double-sided
51a What to Expect after Iodine Seed Brachytherapy Implants   03/11
What to expect after iodine seed brachytherapy implants
What to expect after iodine seed brachytherapy implants - double sided
52 How Did you Feel During your Chemotherapy?   08/07
How did you feel during your Chemotherapy?
How did you feel during your Chemotherapy? (double-sided)
58 Strontium Therapy   08/07
PI58 Strontium Therapy
PI58 Strontium Therapy (double-sided)
61 Glossectomy: Information for people undergoing an operation to the tongue   05/09
Glossectomy
Glossectomy - double-sided
62 Mandibulectomy: Information for people undergoing an operation to the lower jaw   06/06
Mandibulectomy
63 Maxillectomy: Information for people undergoing an operation to the upper jaw   06/06
Maxillectomy
69 Interstitial Brachytherapy   09/10
Interstitial Brachytherapy
Interstitial Brachytherapy - double-sided
70 Art Psychotherapy at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre   10/11 Art Psychotherapy at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre  
71 A Patient’s Guide to the Head and Neck Aftercare Service at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre   04/10
Head & Neck Aftercare Service
72 CyberKnife Treatment at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre   08/10 (02/11)
PI72 CyberKnife Treatment at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
PI72 CyberKnife Treatment at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (double-sided)

 

Last updated: 3 February, 2012

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