Psychosocial Oncology health care professionals provide psychotherapy, counselling, and other supports for individuals dealing with cancer. This pamphlet explains how Psychosocial Oncology Services can help and what to do if you would like to talk to someone.
This pamphlet describes how radiation therapy works, why it has been recommended for you, and the different types of radiation treatment. Other information like how to get ready for each treatment, how long and how often the treatment will take place, and how to manage side effects, is also listed.
Certain blood cancers and blood disorders are treated with a stem cell transplant. Radiation therapy is given to get your body ready for the stem cells. This pamphlet explains how long your treatments will take and possible side effects.
This pamphlet outlines why having a full bladder is needed for cancer treatments and simulation marking appointments. It provides instructions on how to make sure you have a full bladder for every appointment.
This pamphlet explains what to expect when you come to the end of your radiation treatments. Topics include when your side effects will go away, how you should expect to feel over the coming weeks, and if you will need to make changes to your lifestyle. Questions you may want to ask your Health Care Team are included.
This pamphlet should answer most questions you may have about your radiation therapy appointments and help you plan for your treatments.
An Intermate® Infusion Pump is a lightweight disposable pump that may be used to give you medications at home. This pamphlet explains how the pump works, how to carry the pump, and how to use it at home.
This pamphlet provides information about scheduling with Noona®.
You have been prescribed a drug for your cancer that can be given at home using a needle. Your cancer care team will give you the supplies needed to do this safely. This pamphlet explains how to give yourself the drug, including what to do before you start, how to get ready for the injection, choosing and preparing the injection site, and injecting the dose.
Sentinel lymph node mapping is a procedure that uses radioactive material (tracers and sometimes blue dye) to map (find) the lymph nodes that drain the area of your cancer. The pamphlet explains what sentinel nodes are, and what will happen before, during, and after the procedure.