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| lymphoma cancer information pathway |
| pathway version | pathway first published | pathway due for review | links last updated | full pdf version |
| 1.0 | 01 December 2008 | 01 December 2009 | 15 November 2011 |
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| PATHWAY STAGE | INFORMATION RESOURCES TO BE OFFERED TO PATIENTS |
| General Awareness Screening 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) | |
| Appointment Letter (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) | |
| Bone Marrow Biopsy (cancerbackup) | |
| Lumbar Puncture (cancerbackup) | |
| CT Scan (Local) | |
| MRI (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) | |
| Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) (Local) | |
| Record of Consultation (Local) | |
| Lymphomas (Lymphoma Association) | |
| High Grade Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Lymphoma Association) | |
| Low Grade Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Lymphoma Association) | |
| Hodgkin Lymphoma (Lymphoma Association) |
| Referred for treatment including further investigations | 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) | |
| Chemotherapy information for patients (cancerbackup) | |
| Trial specific information (Local) | |
| Skin tunnelled catheter (YCN) | |
| PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) Lines (cancerbackup) | |
| Understanding Radiotherapy (cancerbackup) | |
| Coming for Radiotherapy (LTHT) | |
| Will I Need a Blood Transfusion (National Blood Services) | |
| Information for patients needing irradiated blood (BCSH & NBS) | |
| Safer Eating Guidelines for Patients with a Weakened Immune System (YCN) | |
| Lumbar puncture and intrathecal chemotherapy (cancerbackup) | |
| Avoiding Infection when you have reduced immunity (cancerbackup) | |
| Understanding stem cell and bone marrow transplants (cancerbackup) | |
| Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection (National Blood Services) |
| 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) |
