Cancer Treatments
Starting cancer treatment can be a difficult time and you may have lots of questions. To help you prepare, we have found some useful information that can help explain different cancer treatments and what you can expect.
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Cancer treatments (CRUK)
Your treatment depends on where your cancer is, how big it is, whether it has spread, and your general health. There are different types of treatment you might have. Understanding your treatment and the side effects can help you to cope. Visit CRUK to find out more about the different kinds of treatment.
Cancer treatments (The Christie)
The Christie website provides an excellent range of resources explaining the different types of treatment for cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other treatments.
Starting cancer treatment
Macmillan knows that starting treatment for cancer isn’t easy. To help you prepare, they have provided information about the different types of treatment, what to expect, the options available to you and how to cope.
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy is a treatment where radiation is used to kill cancer cells. It may be used in the early stages of cancer or after it has started to spread. The NHS website contains information about radiotherapy, what happen and possible side effects.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment where medicine is used to kill cancer cells. There are many different types of chemotherapy medicine, but they all work in a similar way. Have a look at the NHS chemotherapy information page to find out more about this type of treatment.
Northern Radiotherapy Network
Whether you, or a loved one, are undergoing treatment, or you are a healthcare professional working in oncology or radiotherapy services, you will find lots of useful information, videos and links about radiotherapy.
Cancer Care Map
To find other services or support on this topic, visit Cancer Care Map and enter your postcode to find what is available near you.