CARE OF THE PATIENT CARE OF THE PATIENT UNDERGOING UNDERGOING

RADIOTHERAPYRADIOTHERAPY

LEARNING OUTCOMESLEARNING OUTCOMESTHE STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO:-THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO:-

DEFINE RADIOTHERAPYDEFINE RADIOTHERAPY DISCUSS THE SIDE EFFECTS OF RADIOTHERAPYDISCUSS THE SIDE EFFECTS OF RADIOTHERAPY DISCUSS THE RIGHTS OF THE PATIENT TO REFUSE DISCUSS THE RIGHTS OF THE PATIENT TO REFUSE

TREATMENTTREATMENT GIVE EXAMPLES OF SUPPORTIVE THERAPYGIVE EXAMPLES OF SUPPORTIVE THERAPY EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF THE MACMILLAN NURSESEXPLAIN THE ROLE OF THE MACMILLAN NURSES

RADIOTHERAPYRADIOTHERAPY

THIS USES IONISING RADIATION TO THIS USES IONISING RADIATION TO KILL CANCER CELLSKILL CANCER CELLS

IT IS USED TO TREAT BREAST, LUNG, IT IS USED TO TREAT BREAST, LUNG, HEAD, NECK, PROSTATE, HEAD, NECK, PROSTATE, COLORECTAL, BRAIN AND COLORECTAL, BRAIN AND GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCERSGYNAECOLOGICAL CANCERS

AT LEAST 50% OF PEOPLE WITH AT LEAST 50% OF PEOPLE WITH CANCER RECEIVE RADIOTHERAPYCANCER RECEIVE RADIOTHERAPY

DIFFERENT TYPES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF RADIOTHERAPYRADIOTHERAPY

TELETHERAPY OR EXTERNAL BEAM TELETHERAPY OR EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY USES X-RAY BEAMS OF RADIOTHERAPY USES X-RAY BEAMS OF VARIOUS ENERGIESVARIOUS ENERGIES

BRACHYTHERAPY USES SEALED BRACHYTHERAPY USES SEALED SOURCES OF RADIATION TO DELIVER A SOURCES OF RADIATION TO DELIVER A HIGH DOSE TO A TUMOUR AND CAN HIGH DOSE TO A TUMOUR AND CAN INVOLVE INTERSTITIAL THERAPY OR INVOLVE INTERSTITIAL THERAPY OR IMPLANTS OR INTRACAVITY TREATMENT IMPLANTS OR INTRACAVITY TREATMENT

SIDE EFFECTS OF SIDE EFFECTS OF RADIOTHERAPY DEPENDS ON:-RADIOTHERAPY DEPENDS ON:-

THE AREA OF THE BODY BEING TREATED THE AREA OF THE BODY BEING TREATED AND TISSUES/ORGANS IN THAT AREAAND TISSUES/ORGANS IN THAT AREA

THE SIZE OF THE TREATMENT AREATHE SIZE OF THE TREATMENT AREA THE DOSE OR AMOUNT OF RADIOTHERAPY THE DOSE OR AMOUNT OF RADIOTHERAPY

GIVENGIVEN THE FRACTIONATION OF THE TREATMENTTHE FRACTIONATION OF THE TREATMENT THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE PATIENTTHE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE PATIENT PREVIOUS OR CONCURRENT PREVIOUS OR CONCURRENT

CHEMOTHERAPY OR SURGERYCHEMOTHERAPY OR SURGERY

SIDE EFFECTS OF SIDE EFFECTS OF RADIOTHERAPYRADIOTHERAPY

SKIN REACTIONSKIN REACTION HAIR LOSSHAIR LOSS DIARRHOEADIARRHOEA MUCOSITISMUCOSITIS STERILITYSTERILITY FREQUENCY OF PASSING URINEFREQUENCY OF PASSING URINE FATIGUEFATIGUE ANOREXIAANOREXIA PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTSPSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS NAUSEA AND VOMITINGNAUSEA AND VOMITING

SUPPORTIVE CARE OF PATIENT SUPPORTIVE CARE OF PATIENT WITH CANCERWITH CANCER

SYMPTOM CONTROLSYMPTOM CONTROL CARING FOR THEM IN THEIR OWN CARING FOR THEM IN THEIR OWN

HOME IF THEY SO WISHHOME IF THEY SO WISH SUPPORTING THEM IF THEY DECIDE TO SUPPORTING THEM IF THEY DECIDE TO

REFUSE TREATMENT FOR THEIR REFUSE TREATMENT FOR THEIR CANCERCANCER

EMOTIONAL SUPPORTEMOTIONAL SUPPORT PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORTPSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT

MACMILLAN NURSESMACMILLAN NURSES There are currently 2000 Macmillan There are currently 2000 Macmillan

nurses in the U.Knurses in the U.K They are registered nurses with at They are registered nurses with at

least 5 years post registration least 5 years post registration experience, 2 years have to be within experience, 2 years have to be within cancer care or palliative care cancer care or palliative care

They have specialist knowledge, for They have specialist knowledge, for example in breast or lung cancer, or example in breast or lung cancer, or in chemotherapy. in chemotherapy.

Macmillan paediatric nurses help Macmillan paediatric nurses help children with cancer and their children with cancer and their families. families.

Macmillan community-based nurses play Macmillan community-based nurses play a vital role in helping people with cancer a vital role in helping people with cancer to stay at home with their families. to stay at home with their families.

Macmillan hospital-based nurses see Macmillan hospital-based nurses see people with cancer from the time they people with cancer from the time they are diagnosed and right through their are diagnosed and right through their treatment. treatment.

Macmillan lead cancer nurses are senior Macmillan lead cancer nurses are senior nurse managers, who help shape the nurse managers, who help shape the future of cancer and palliative care future of cancer and palliative care services in their area. services in their area.

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