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| skin cancer information pathway |
| pathway version | pathway first published | pathway due for review | links last updated | full pdf version |
| 1.0 | 01 April 2009 | 01 April 2010 | 18 August 2009 |
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| PATHWAY STAGE | INFORMATION RESOURCES TO BE OFFERED TO PATIENTS |
| Signs & symptoms discovered General Awareness Screening 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) | |
| Safety in the Sun (BAD) | |
| Mole Watch (BAD) | |
| Patients having undergone organ transplantation | Transplants: The Risk to the Skin (Addenbrooke's Kidney Patients' Association) |
| Skin Care in Renal Transplant Patients (National Kidney Federation) | |
| Planning for the Future (Novartis) | |
| Holiday Guidelines for Transplant Patients (National Kidney Federation) |
| 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) | |
| Appointment details with Skin Cancer Screening Clinic Letter (Local) | |
| Safety in the Sun - Self Examination and Preventative Measures (BTHNHSFT) | |
| Biopsy and Wound Care (Local) | |
| What Next? Follow-up and Giving Results (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) | |
| ABCD (British Skin Foundation) | |
| Mole Check (British Skin Foundation) | |
| Thin melanoma (<0.75mm) | Thin Malignant Melanoma (Yorkshire Melanoma Forum) |
| Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (Local) | |
| Key Contact Details including Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist (Local) | |
| Safety in the Sun - Self Examination and Preventative Measures (BTHNHSFT) | |
| Help When You Need It (Bradford Cancer Support Centre) | |
| Non-thin melanoma (>0.75mm) | Malignant Melanoma (Wessex Cancer Trust) |
| Genomel (Genomel) | |
| Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (Local) | |
| What can I Claim? (Local) | |
| Key Contact Details including Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist (Local) | |
| Safety in the Sun - Self Examination and Preventative Measures (BTHNHSFT) | |
| Help When You Need It (Bradford Cancer Support Centre) | |
| What Happens Next? (Local) | |
| Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) | Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Local) |
| Safety in the Sun - Self Examination and Preventative Measures (BTHNHSFT) | |
| Key Contact Details including Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist (Local) | |
| What Happens Next? (Local) |
| 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) | |
| Surgery and Wound Care (Local) |
| 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) | |
| Travel Insurance (BTHNHSFT) | |
| Safety in the Sun - Self Examination and Preventative Measures (BTHNHSFT) | |
| How to Check Your Lymph Nodes (Wessex Cancer Trust) |
| Recurrence and Metastatic 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) |
