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North West Cancer Centre patients video
launched
04.11.19
AN information video
for new patients attending the North West Cancer
Centre was launched last week. The video was
produced to give patients an opportunity to prepare
for what to expect before and during their
radiotherapy or chemotherapy treatment.
It also highlights the support available from
Macmillan Cancer Support, both at the Cancer Centre
and at the Macmillan Support Centre on the Altnagelvin site.
Una Cardin, Assistant Director of Nursing at the
North West Cancer Centre, said: “The new video was
developed to assist our patients, especially those
with a new cancer diagnosis and visiting the Cancer
Centre for the first time. We incorporated all the
relevant information on what to expect when
attending for diagnostic scans, pre-treatment
appointments and the treatment itself.
“The video also features staff and volunteers from
the Centre and lets patients know the range and many
different staff they will meet during their cancer
treatment journey.” |
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The video follows two
patients (actors) from their arrival at the Cancer
Centre, through the treatment planning process and
shows what can be expected from the treatment
itself. Useful information on parking, support
services and other facilities in the hospital are
also covered to ensure that the patient has all
information available before their first
appointment.
Una added: “A person’s cancer journey can be a
worrying and emotional time. We hope that the video
will help break down some of the fear, uncertainty
and misunderstanding that can come when faced with
having to receive treatment for cancer. It will
provide people with information so that they know
where to come and what to expect. We hope this will
also give people the time to think of questions they
would like to ask staff when they arrive for their
treatment."
The North West Cancer Centre opened in November 2016
and has treated over 2000 radiotherapy patients
across a range of tumour sites over the past three
years. The much needed facility has ended the need
for long and stressful journeys to Dublin, Galway
and Belfast, for the majority of Donegal
radiotherapy patients. |
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