Patient information leaflets

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Useful information for cancer patients.

Patient information leaflets

When a referral is made to the hospital and a cancer diagnosis is made individuals may receive multiple leaflets and pieces of information.

We have included our frequently used information below.

Colorectal team

FIT sample.pdf [pdf] 676KB

Colonic Stenting - Bowel Cancer UK [pdf] 310KB

Regaining Bowel Control - Bowel Cancer UK [pdf] 2MB

Coming for radiotherapy [pdf] 1MB

How are you feeling? The emotional effects of cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support

A guide for people with cancer and dementia - Macmillan Cancer Support

Talking to children and teenagers when an adult has cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support

Understanding anal cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support

Understanding colon cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support

Understanding rectal cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support

Looking after someone with cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support

Understanding chemotherapy - Macmillan Cancer Support

Understanding pelvic radiotherapy - Macmillan Cancer Support

Holistic Needs Assessment: Planning your care and support - Macmillan Cancer Support

Planning and managing your finances - Macmillan Cancer Support

Your rights at work when you are affected by cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support

Cancer and fertility - Macmillan Cancer Support

Physical activity and cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support

Coping with fatigue (tiredness) - Macmillan Cancer Support

Managing weight gain after cancer treatment - Macmillan Cancer Support

The building-up diet - Macmillan Cancer Support

Eating problems and cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support

Life after cancer treatment - Macmillan Cancer Support

Side effects of cancer treatment - Macmillan Cancer Support

Physical activity and cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support

Your step-by-step guide to making a will - Macmillan Cancer Support

Treating advanced bowel cancer - Bowel Cancer UK

Your pathway - Bowel Cancer UK

Eating well - Bowel Cancer UK

Living well - Bowel Cancer UK

Your operation: A guide to bowel cancer - Bowel Cancer UK

Being cared for at home - Marie Curie

Living with a terminal illness - Marie Curie

What to expect at the end of someone’s life - Marie Curie

Upper GI team

Having a liver biopsy.pdf[pdf] 176KB

What is an Upper gastrointestinal bleed.pdf[pdf] 159KB

Having an oesophageal stent (radiology).pdf[pdf] 170KB

Establishing your diagnosis - lung investigations explained.pdf [pdf] 194KB

Having a Colonoscopy.pdf [pdf] 304KB

What is a Bronchoscopy.pdf [pdf] 174KB

Understanding holistic needs.pdf [pdf] 180KB

Having a Gastroscopy.pdf [pdf] 217KB

Financial support for people affected by cancer.pdf[pdf] 169KB

Cancer wellbeing support.pdf [pdf] 263KB

Your cancer journey.pdf [pdf] 162KB

Macmillan Information and Support Centre.pdf [pdf] 160KB

Thinking ahead.pdf[pdf] 172KB

Gold Standard Framework.pdf [pdf] 238KB

Understanding primary liver cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support 

Understanding stomach cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support

Understanding oesophageal cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support

Understanding cancer of the pancreas - Macmillan Cancer Support 

Pancreatic cysts and cystic tumours - Pancreatic Cancer Action

Hepatocellular liver cancer (HCC) - Liver Cancer UK

Bile duct cancer - Liver Cancer UK

Active Together - Yorkshire Cancer Research

How to manage problems with digestion using pancreatic enzyme replacement – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Newly Diagnosed Pack: for pancreatic cancer that can be removed by surgery – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Pancreatic cancer that can be removed by surgery – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Surgery to remove pancreatic cancer – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Diet and pancreatic cancer – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Caring for someone with pancreatic cancer – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Clinical trials postcard – Pancreatic Cancer UK

How to look after yourself and get support through pancreatic cancer – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Newly Diagnosed Pack: Information if you can’t have surgery (inoperable pancreatic cancer) – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Pancreatic cancer if you can’t have surgery (inoperable cancer) – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Stents to treat jaundice caused by a blocked bile duct – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Diet and pancreatic cancer – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer leaflet – Pancreatic Cancer UK

Chemoradiotherapy for cancer of the ossiphageous

Chemoradiotherapy for pancreatic cancer

Coming for radiotherapy

A guide to life after surgery - OPA

Cardio-pulmonary Exercise Testing (CPX)