information VIDEOs
If you, or someone you know or care about, is coming for radiotherapy at one of our centres, our information videos will provide useful information to help make informed choices about treatment and reassure you about what will happen when you come to the department.
We want to make sure patients, and their families and carers, have access to as much information as possible before they come for their first appointment.
We talked to patients about what information was important before and they told us things like how to get here, where to park and what happens if they were late were all really important, as well as what to expect during pre-treatment appointments and how radiotherapy is delivered.
We hope you find the information useful.
Click below to view specific information videos
ATTENDING FOR RADIOTHERAPY
The videos below provide information about coming for radiotherapy at each of the radiotherapy centres in the network.
The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
This video is for patients, their families and carers. It aims to provide all the information needed before coming for your first radiotherapy appointment at The James Cook University Hospital.
The Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle
This video is for patients, their families and carers. It aims to provide all the information needed before coming for your first radiotherapy appointment at The Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle.
The Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Carlisle
This video is for patients, their families and carers. It aims to provide all the information needed before coming for your first radiotherapy appointment at The Northern Centre for Cancer Care, The Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle.
Radiotherapy for breast cancer
Radiotherapy for breast cancer
This video aims to give patients, and their families and carers, information about coming for radiotherapy for breast cancer at any of our radiotherapy centres in the Northern Radiotherapy Network; The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Newcastle and The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Carlisle.
Side effects following radiotherapy for breast cancer
Radiotherapy can cause side effects in the area of your body that is being treated, as well as some general side effects from the treatment. After treatment finished, it may be one to two weeks before side effects start getting better.
This video provides information for patients, their families and carers, about side effects following radiotherapy for breast cancer.
relaxation and breath hold Techniques
The Respire website contains a series of resources developed from a partnership between healthcare professionals and patient representatives.
The resources are designed for patients who have been referred for radiotherapy to the breast or chest wall following a breast cancer diagnosis.
In particular, the aim of the resources is to help patients who have been diagnosed with cancer in their breast for whom it may be beneficial to learn how to hold their breath for a short time during radiotherapy.
Radiotherapy for prostate cancer
Radiotherapy for prostate cancer
This video aims to give patients, and their families and carers, information about coming for radiotherapy for prostate cancer at any of our radiotherapy centres in the Northern Radiotherapy Network; The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Newcastle and The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Carlisle.
Side effects following radiotherapy for prostate cancer
Side effects of radiotherapy usually build up slowly after starting treatment and may continue to get worse for a couple of weeks after treatment finishes. Most side effect improve gradually over the next few weeks.
This video provides information about side effects following radiotherapy for prostate cancer, so patients, families and carers know what to expect.
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