Patient information in radiotherapy

General radiotherapy information

• Hair loss due to cytotoxic chemotherapy treatment and radiotherapy treatment
• Macmillan – Understanding radiotherapy booklet
• Radiotherapy for benign conditions
• SCoR Skincare information for patients leaflet

Children's radiotherapy patients

• One of a kind! A guide to radiotherapy – YouTube
• Children’s Cancer & Leukaemia Group (CCLG) resources
• CCLG: Radiotherapy
• CCLG: Total Body Irradiation
• CCLG: Will and Sophie have radiotherapy

Radiotherapy for breast cancer patients

Useful information below when you're receiving treatment

• Breast Cancer Now – Radiotherapy for primary breast cancer
• Breast Cancer Now – information on male breast cancer
• Breast Cancer Now – Reducing the risk of lymphoedema
• Breast Cancer Now – Living with lymphoedema after breast cancer
• Macmillan – Managing the late effects of breast cancer treatment

Radiotherapy for thyroid cancer patients

Useful information below when you're receiving treatment

• Macmillan – Understanding thyroid cancer (follicular & papillary)
• Macmillan – Late Effects of head & neck cancer treatment

Radiotherapy for Prostate patients

Useful information below when you're receiving treatment

• Prostate Cancer UK EBRT leaflet
• Any other Prostate Cancer UK patient leaflets (this cover different parts of the treatment journey)
• Macmillan – Managing the bowel late effects of pelvic radiotherapy
• Macmillan – Managing the bladder late effects of pelvic radiotherapy

Other useful resources:

• Pelvic Radiation Disease Association (PRDA) – Out & About toolkit

Radiotherapy for brain cancer patients (including central nervous system)

• The Brain Tumour charity website
• The Brains Trust charity website
• The Brains Trust has orderable paper booklets and patients can order a “Brain Box” from the charity (the ‘must have’ support toolkit for people with a new brain tumour diagnosis and their carers”).

Radiotherapy for sarcoma patients

Useful information below when you're receiving treatment

• Macmillan – Understanding soft tissue sarcoma
• Macmillan – Understanding primary bone cancer
• Sarcoma UK Factsheets

Radiotherapy for skin cancer patients

Useful information below when you're receiving treatment

• Radiotherapy for skin cancer

Radiotherapy for palliative patients

• Macmillan – Malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC)
• Macmillan – Malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC) alert card
• Cancer Research UK – Palliative treatment
• Cancer Research UK – Radiotherapy to relieve symptoms (site specific information)

Information for limited spread of cancer:

• Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR) for limited spread of cancer (oligometastases)

Information for metastatic prostate cancer:

• Prostate Cancer UK – Radiotherapy for advanced prostate cancer
• Prostate Cancer UK – Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression (MSCC)

Information for metastatic breast cancer:

• Secondary breast cancer in the bone
• Secondary breast cancer in the brain
• Secondary breast cancer in the lung
• Secondary breast cancer in the liver

Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer patients

Useful information when you're at the end of receiving treatment

• Macmillan – Late Effects of head & neck cancer treatment
• Oral hygiene and mouth care advice for patients having radiotherapy or chemotherapy
• Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck

Radiotherapy for lung cancer patients

Useful information below when you're receiving treatment

• Roy Castle Foundation – Radiotherapy for lung cancer
• Roy Castle Foundation – Radiotherapy for lung cancer (includes information on late effects)
• Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR)

Radiotherapy for bladder cancer patients

Useful information below when you're receiving treatment

• Macmillan – Understanding non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
• Macmillan – Understanding muscle invasive bladder cancer
• Macmillan – Managing the bowel late effects of pelvic radiotherapy
• Macmillan – Managing the bladder late effects of pelvic radiotherapy

Other useful resources:

• Fight Bladder Cancer charity website
• Action Bladder Cancer UK charity website
• Pelvic Radiation Disease Association (PRDA) – Out & About toolkit
• Vaginal Dilators and Sexual Care

Radiotherapy for gynaecology cancer patients

Useful information below when you're receiving treatment

• Macmillan – Understanding cervical cancer
• Macmillan – Understanding your womb (endometrial) cancer
• Macmillan – Understanding cancer of the vulva
• Macmillan – Understanding cancer of the ovary, fallopian tube and peritoneum
• Macmillan – Managing the bowel late effects of pelvic radiotherapy
• Macmillan – Managing the bladder late effects of pelvic radiotherapy

Other useful resources:

• Pelvic Radiation Disease Association (PRDA) – Out & About toolkit
• Bladder & Bowel Foundation: pelvic floor exercises
• Vaginal Dilators and Sexual Care

Radiotherapy for colon, rectal, bowel or anal cancer patients

Useful information below when you're receiving treatment

• Macmillan – Understanding colon cancer
• Macmillan – Understanding rectal cancer
• Macmillan – Understanding anal cancer
• Macmillan – Managing the bowel late effects of pelvic radiotherapy

Other useful resources:

• Bowel Cancer UK – Living Well after bowel cancer treatment
• Pelvic Radiation Disease Association (PRDA) – Out & About toolkit
• Vaginal Dilators and Sexual Care

Radiotherapy for oesophogeal cancer patients

Useful information below when you're receiving treatment

• Radiotherapy to the oesophagus

Radiotherapy for cancers of the upper abdomen

Useful information below when you're receiving treatment

• Radical radiotherapy for cancers of the upper abdomen