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| colorectal cancer information pathway |
| pathway version | pathway first published | pathway due for review | links last updated | full pdf version |
| 1.0 | 25 October 2011 | 25 October 2012 | 15 November 2011 |
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| PATHWAY STAGE | INFORMATION RESOURCES TO BE OFFERED TO PATIENTS |
| General Awareness Prevention and Risk Factors Signs & symptoms discovered GP visit | Lifestyle and Cancer – Reduce the Risks (Cancer Research UK (CRUK)) |
| Are You Worried About Cancer? (cancerbackup) | |
| NHS Direct card (NHS Direct) | |
| Signpost to further local and national information services (Local) | |
| Don't Sit on Your Symptoms (Beating Bowel Cancer) | |
| Bowel Cancer Screening (Beating Bowel Cancer) | |
| Survivorship, Follow Up and Living With Cancer | How to access local services, key contact details, discharge / follow up (Local) |
| NHS ‘Questions to Ask’ (Department of Health) | |
| Signpost to further local and national information services (Local) | |
| Recurrence, Relapse and Advanced Disease | NHS ‘Questions to Ask’ (Department of Health) |
| Individual treatment plan and key worker contact details (Local) | |
| Signpost to further local and national information services (Local) | |
| Palliative Care | NHS ‘Questions to Ask’ (Department of Health) |
| Local service provision (Local) | |
| Signpost to further local and national information services (Local) | |
| End of Life | End of Life the Facts (Marie Curie Cancer Care) |
| Bereavement and Loss (Local) |
| Referred for tests and investigations | Urgent suspected cancer referral process (Local) |
| Local key contact - GP / secondary care (Local) | |
| NHS ‘Questions to Ask’ (Department of Health) | |
| Having a Colonoscopy (Local) | |
| Having a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (Local) | |
| Coming for an MRI (Local) | |
| Coming for a CT Scan (Local) | |
| Examining the Bowel (Cancer Research UK (CRUK)) | |
| Tests for Bowel Cancer (Cancer Research UK (CRUK)) |
| Diagnosis of Cancer | The Cancer Guide (Macmillan Cancer Support) |
| Cancer information and support services in YCN (YCN) | |
| NHS ‘Questions to Ask’ (Department of Health) | |
| Individual treatment plan and key worker contact details (Local) | |
| Signpost to further local and national information services (Local) | |
| Information for carers (Local) | |
| Beating Bowel Cancer (Beating Bowel Cancer) | |
| Cancer – Your Choices (Beating Bowel Cancer) | |
| Just Diagnosed? We’re Here to Help (Beating Bowel Cancer) | |
| Treating Bowel Cancer - Your Pathway (Beating Bowel Cancer) |
| Pre-assessment and Referred for Treatment | NHS ‘Questions to Ask’ (Department of Health) |
| Signpost to further local and national information services (Local) | |
| Practical Information including transport, parking, travel, hospital infections, attending or being admitted to hospital (Local) |
| Treatment General | Treatment appointments and admission letter (Local) |
| Hospital details (incl. 24 hour) and Clinical Nurse Specialist contact (Local) | |
| Treating Bowel Cancer - Your Pathway (Beating Bowel Cancer) | |
| Complementary therapies (Local) | |
| Safer Eating Guidelines for Patients with a Weakened Immune System (YCN) |
| Surgery | Enhanced Recovery Programme (Local) |
| Chemotherapy and Adjuvant Chemotherapy | Contact Card (cancerbackup) |
| Pre Chemotherapy Welcome pack (Local) | |
| Hickman line and Walkmed pump (Local) | |
| Chemotherapy Regimen Specific (Local) |
| Chemo-radiation | Contact Card (cancerbackup) |
| Consider Sperm Banking (Local) | |
| Specific to ROL or RO4 (Local) | |
| Signs and symptoms to look out for when treatment finishes (Local) | |
| Emotional support services (Local) | |
| Coming for Radiotherapy (LTHT) | |
| The Radiotherapy Service (LTHT) | |
| Complementary therapies (Local) | |
| Key worker and additional contact details (Local) | |
| Capecetabine Treatment Diary (LTHT) | |
| Skin care (Local) | |
| Eating Well During Your Treatment (LTHT) | |
| Feminine care after radiotherapy (Local) | |
| SMART card (24hr contact details) (LTHT) | |
| Key Contact Details including Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist (Local) | |
| Pre and On Treatment Pathways (LTHT) | |
| Coping with Fatigue (LTHT) | |
| The Information Care & Support Service booklet (LTHT) | |
| Discharge letter (LTHT) | |
| Life after cancer treatment (cancerbackup) | |
| Your feelings after cancer treatment (cancerbackup) | |
| Skin Care and your Radiotherapy (LTHT) |
| Radiotherapy | Coming for Radiotherapy (LTHT) |
| The Radiotherapy Service (LTHT) | |
| Feminine care (LTHT) | |
| Acute and long term side effects (Local) | |
| Consider Sperm Banking (Local) |
