1. CARE OF THE PATIENT UNDERGOING RADIOTHERAPY

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO:- DEFINE RADIOTHERAPY DEFINE RADIOTHERAPY DISCUSS THE SIDE EFFECTS OF RADIOTHERAPY DISCUSS THE SIDE EFFECTS OF RADIOTHERAPY DISCUSS THE RIGHTS OF THE PATIENT TO REFUSE TREATMENT DISCUSS THE RIGHTS OF THE PATIENT TO REFUSE TREATMENT GIVE EXAMPLES OF SUPPORTIVE THERAPY GIVE EXAMPLES OF SUPPORTIVE THERAPY EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF THE MACMILLAN NURSES EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF THE MACMILLAN NURSES

3. RADIOTHERAPY THIS USES IONISING RADIATION TO KILL CANCER CELLS THIS USES IONISING RADIATION TO KILL CANCER CELLS IT IS USED TO TREAT BREAST, LUNG, HEAD, NECK, PROSTATE, COLORECTAL, BRAIN AND GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCERS IT IS USED TO TREAT BREAST, LUNG, HEAD, NECK, PROSTATE, COLORECTAL, BRAIN AND GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCERS AT LEAST 50% OF PEOPLE WITH CANCER RECEIVE RADIOTHERAPY AT LEAST 50% OF PEOPLE WITH CANCER RECEIVE RADIOTHERAPY

4. DIFFERENT TYPES OF RADIOTHERAPY TELETHERAPY OR EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY USES X-RAY BEAMS OF VARIOUS ENERGIES TELETHERAPY OR EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY USES X-RAY BEAMS OF VARIOUS ENERGIES BRACHYTHERAPY USES SEALED SOURCES OF RADIATION TO DELIVER A HIGH DOSE TO A TUMOUR AND CAN INVOLVE INTERSTITIAL THERAPY OR IMPLANTS OR INTRACAVITY TREATMENT BRACHYTHERAPY USES SEALED SOURCES OF RADIATION TO DELIVER A HIGH DOSE TO A TUMOUR AND CAN INVOLVE INTERSTITIAL THERAPY OR IMPLANTS OR INTRACAVITY TREATMENT

5. SIDE EFFECTS OF RADIOTHERAPY DEPENDS ON:- THE AREA OF THE BODY BEING TREATED AND TISSUES/ORGANS IN THAT AREA THE AREA OF THE BODY BEING TREATED AND TISSUES/ORGANS IN THAT AREA THE SIZE OF THE TREATMENT AREA THE SIZE OF THE TREATMENT AREA THE DOSE OR AMOUNT OF RADIOTHERAPY GIVEN THE DOSE OR AMOUNT OF RADIOTHERAPY GIVEN THE FRACTIONATION OF THE TREATMENT THE FRACTIONATION OF THE TREATMENT THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE PATIENT THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE PATIENT PREVIOUS OR CONCURRENT CHEMOTHERAPY OR SURGERY PREVIOUS OR CONCURRENT CHEMOTHERAPY OR SURGERY

6. SIDE EFFECTS OF RADIOTHERAPY SKIN REACTION SKIN REACTION HAIR LOSS HAIR LOSS DIARRHOEA DIARRHOEA MUCOSITIS MUCOSITIS STERILITY STERILITY FREQUENCY OF PASSING URINE FREQUENCY OF PASSING URINE FATIGUE FATIGUE ANOREXIA ANOREXIA PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS NAUSEA AND VOMITING NAUSEA AND VOMITING

7. SUPPORTIVE CARE OF PATIENT WITH CANCER SYMPTOM CONTROL SYMPTOM CONTROL CARING FOR THEM IN THEIR OWN HOME IF THEY SO WISH CARING FOR THEM IN THEIR OWN HOME IF THEY SO WISH SUPPORTING THEM IF THEY DECIDE TO REFUSE TREATMENT FOR THEIR CANCER SUPPORTING THEM IF THEY DECIDE TO REFUSE TREATMENT FOR THEIR CANCER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT

8. MACMILLAN NURSES There are currently 2000 Macmillan nurses in the U.K There are currently 2000 Macmillan nurses in the U.K They are registered nurses with at least 5 years post registration experience, 2 years have to be within cancer care or palliative care They are registered nurses with at least 5 years post registration experience, 2 years have to be within cancer care or palliative care They have specialist knowledge, for example in breast or lung cancer, or in chemotherapy. They have specialist knowledge, for example in breast or lung cancer, or in chemotherapy. Macmillan paediatric nurses help children with cancer and their families. Macmillan paediatric nurses help children with cancer and their families.

9. Macmillan community-based nurses play a vital role in helping people with cancer to stay at home with their families. Macmillan community-based nurses play a vital role in helping people with cancer to stay at home with their families. Macmillan hospital-based nurses see people with cancer from the time they are diagnosed and right through their treatment. Macmillan hospital-based nurses see people with cancer from the time they are diagnosed and right through their treatment. Macmillan lead cancer nurses are senior nurse managers, who help shape the future of cancer and palliative care services in their area. Macmillan lead cancer nurses are senior nurse managers, who help shape the future of cancer and palliative care services in their area.

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