Type of Cancer:
Helpful Hints and Contacts
This series of factsheets offers practical advice on issues which may arise as a result of cancer and its treatments.
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Treatments
Chemotherapy |
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| HHC223a | A day in the Chemotherapy Suite (One Stop Treatment) |
| HHC223b | A day in the Chemotherapy Suite (Two Stop Treatment) |
Radiotherapy |
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| HHC234 | Having an immobilisation shell made |
| HHC252 | Low Residue Diet The information in this leaflet is specific to certain treatments. Do not download this document without guidance from a member of your treatment team. |
| HHC248 | Skin care following Radiotherapy for breast cancer |
Palliative Care |
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| HHC238 | Palliative Care |
Other |
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| HHC208 | Oesophageal surgery: helpful hints for after surgery |
Managing side-effects and symptoms
| HHC213 | Anxiety |
| HHC251 | Anxious moments: relaxation exercise you can do at home |
| HHC214 | Appetite: Loss of appetite |
| HHC224 | Chewing and swallowing problems |
| HHC226 | Constipation |
| HHC227 | Diarrhoea |
| HHC229 | Fatigue |
| HHC235 | Menopausal Symptoms |
| HHC236 | Nausea |
| HHC237 | Pain |
| HHC248 | Skin care following Radiotherapy for breast cancer |
| HHC244 | Taste: when it changes |
| HHC246 | Wigs |
> Further information about the LJMC Complementary Therapy service
Lifestyle and healthy living
| HHC212 | Alcohol |
| HHC225 | Complementary Therapy Network (under revision) |
| HHC231 | Getting Help |
| HHC242 | Smoking: giving up smoking |
Young people and cancer
Services at Mount Vernon Hospital
| HHC221 | Carers at Mount Vernon Hospital |
| HHC222 | Chaplaincy Service |
| HHC232 | Getting to Mount Vernon Hospital |
| also | |
| HHC200 | Local support and information services |
Finance
| HHC230 | Financial Help |
| HHC215 | Benefits Advice Agencies - Bedfordshire |
| HHC216 | Benefits Advice Agencies - Berkshire |
| HHC217 | Benefits Advice Agencies - Buckinghamshire |
| HHC218 | Benefits Advice Agencies - Hertfordshire |
| HHC219 | Benefits Advice Agencies - Middlesex |
| HHC231 | Getting Help |
> Further information about the LJMC Benefits Advice service
Helpful contacts for specific types of cancer
| HHC201 | Brain tumours |
| HHC202 | Breast cancer |
| HHC203 | Gastrointestinal cancer |
| HHC204 | Gynaecological cancer |
| HHC205 | Haematological cancers |
| HHC206 | Head & Neck cancer |
| HHC207 | Lung cancer |
| HHC209 | Prostate cancer |
| HHC210 | Skin cancer |
| HHC211 | Testicular cancer |
| also | |
| HHC200 | Local support and information services |
Last updated: November 29, 2011
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