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| lung cancer information pathway |
| pathway version | pathway first published | pathway due for review | links last updated | full pdf version |
| 2.0 | 17 January 2012 | 17 January 2013 | 18 January 2012 |
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| PATHWAY STAGE | INFORMATION RESOURCES TO BE OFFERED TO PATIENTS |
| General Awareness | 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) | |
| Prevention and Risk Factors | Lung Cancer Prevention and Risk Factors (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) |
| NHS Stop Smoking Services (NHS Direct) | |
| So you want to stop smoking (QUIT) | |
| Lung Cancer and Smoking (YCN) | |
| Signs & symptoms discovered | Symptoms of lung cancer (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) |
| GP visit |
| 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) | |
| Lung Cancer Tests (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) | |
| Bronchoscopy (Local) | |
| CT scan and spiral CT scan (Local) | |
| MRI (Local) | |
| Mediastinoscopy (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) | |
| EBUS (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) | |
| EGFR (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) | |
| CT Guided Biopsy (Local) | |
| PET Scan (Local) |
| 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) | |
| Local and national information for carers (Local) | |
| Coping with a diagnosis of lung cancer (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) | |
| Lung Cancer Health Professionals (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) | |
| Types of lung cancer (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) | |
| Understanding Lung Cancer (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) | |
| Lung cancer staging (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) |
| 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) | |
| Life after Lung Cancer (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) | |
| Nurse Led Follow Up (YCN) | |
| When Treatment is Completed (YCN) |
| 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) | |
| If Your Lung Cancer Cannot be Cured (Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation) |
| 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) |
