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The national Be Clear on Bowel Cancer campaign is back!
Are you clear on the signs and symptoms?
Find out more here...Are you looking for a patient support group near you where you can meet other people and share your experiences of cancer?
If so, click here to find out more...We work together to develop and improve all aspects of cancer services, from prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment to supportive and specialist palliative care.
We aim to put the patient at the heart of everything we do!
Do you need to know a bit more about cancer, what it means and what to expect?
If so, we have a useful guide to the tumour groups here...We also have a number of patient information leaflets here...
Did you know that the Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Network organises and funds many events and training courses throughout the year?
Click here to access the events calendar and to find out more...
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2012-08-28 - Let's Be Clear on Bowel Cancer!
This week, the national 'Be Clear on Bowel Cancer' campaign is being re-launched across the UK.
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2012-05-11 - Ron's story: recognising the signs of lung cancer
Across Central Lancashire, there are on average 274 deaths each year from lung cancer and 327 new cases diagnosed.
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FACTS
Fast Access to Cancer Treatment Support
The FACTS campaign was launched in September 2010 and has been co-ordinated as a network-wide project across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Network (LSCCN).
The acronym FACTS stands for “Fast Access to Cancer Treatment Support” which is epitomised in the core theme: to act quickly and if in doubt check the facts. The purpose of the campaign is to raise awareness of conditions that can occur which require prompt, appropriate action, whilst also providing guidance and information to support health professionals and patients to make appropriate decisions.
The FACTS campaign has been split into a number of phases: -
Phase 1 FACTS
This is aimed at all health professionals who may be in contact with cancer patients. A series of information sheets, a DVD and a website have been created. The website can be accessed here: www.factsoncancertreatment.org.uk.
The above information is also an eLearning package which can be accessed by clicking here.
Phase 2 FACTS
This is aimed at patients and their carers or relatives. There is a patient folder, a FACTS card, a prompt sheet and a pre-chemotherapy DVD giving patients advice on what to do should they display any signs or symptoms.
Click here to access the Pre-Chemotherapy Patient Information DVD.
Phase 3 FACTS
Further development is taking place to include signs and symptoms of reoccurrence, long term side effects of treatment, and guidance on how to live with and beyond cancer.
The FACTs website can be accessed by clicking here: www.factsoncancertreatment.org.uk.
If you want any further information or would like to suggest any FACTS topics for the future, please contact Caroline Waddington, Service Development Manager, on 01772 647044 or email caroline.waddington@lsccn.nhs.uk.
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