This review confirms that many people experience chronic bowel symptoms following pelvic #radiotherapy and that this is a poorly-researched field of healthcare despite the severe impact on #QualityOfLife

#PelvicRadiationDisease
BSG The Royal College of Radiologists

If you are an adult and have been diagnosed with cancer more than a year ago, and live in NW London, then we need you to help us understand your needs

The INDIGO Community study helps us find out how patients feel, and what they need

imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_20…

Managing menopause in an irradiated pelvis – uncharted territory - Sally Darnborough, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/eprint/N9BZBN3…
Excellent and needed article on managing menopause following pelvic radiotherapy for cancer treatment by my colleague Dr Sally Darnborough. #PRD #menopauseawareness

The latest #colospirit paper - a #qualitative study of chronic #bowel symptoms in #cancersurvivors following pelvic #radiotherapy - has been published in Journal of Cancer Survivorship📣

Full text⬇️
link.springer.com/article/10.100…

#colospeed #cancerresearch #survivorship #lateeffects #radiationproctopathy

I'm recruiting healthcare professionals, adults with a Learning Disability, family members & carers in ENGLAND to study about➡️RADIOTHERAPY that involves people who have a LEARNING DISABILITY & CANCER.
➡️Study website:tinyurl.com/IDandRadio
➡️Study video:tinyurl.com/RTLDstudy

Closing date 22 Dec - don’t leave it too late to tell us what you think about the Pelvic Radiation Disease Best Practice Pathway - your views really matter!

Please RT Bowel Cancer UK ProstateUK Profs Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust

Thank you for helping PRDA UK improve the Pathway for the future

Fantastic attendance at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Cancer Strategy listening event, great conversations and discussions.

7yrs ago ⁦we won the award for innovative service, setting up the 1st TRad led LE clinic.Many awards later we are still fighting for local and national funding. What does it take? Let’s hope the fab award winning ⁦SouthwestRTLateEffects⁩ can make commissioners see our worth

South West Radiotherapy Late Effects Services SouthwestRTLateEffects are really excited to be at the Macmillan Professionals Conference 😀 Macmillan Cancer Support

Calling all UK based #healthcareprofessionals ! I'm looking to interview #healthcareprofessionals regarding their experience caring for people with #cancerpain . If you are interested in taking part or would like more info please click the link mwgalligan.wixsite.com/d-nehp-study #MedTwitter

Researchers are calling for health professionals to help with the COLO-SPIRIT study to better understand the needs of patients with chronic bowel problems following pelvic radiotherapy.

For details &how to get involved, visit: ow.ly/NfGq50PlN9e

#PelvicRadiationDisease

A wonderful start to the day, with an overview of Radiotherapy late effects from Hazel Clarke. So interesting to hear about Hazel’s service and what they offer patients #UKONS_Radiotherapy UKONS

💙 Nicky Hutton 💙 presenting ClatterbridgeCC NHS Liverpool's virtual #Radiotherapy Tour #ESTRO2023 🇦🇹

Produced by The City of Liverpool College in partnership with Laing O'Rourke & ClatterbridgeCC NHS UOL Radiotherapy 🏥

Watch the virtual tour here 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=iCbVFL…

Championing better care for patients after gynae radiotherapy - using the patient voice has started to create change 💙 danhutton 💙 #ESTRO23

Early start today for advancing treatments - combining immunotherapy and radiotherapy The Immunotherapy CNS 💙 SouthwestRTLateEffects

#ESTRO23 Focusing on improving late effects through personalised care at a dosimetry, RTT & Rad Onc level. Using Biomarkers, PROMS, AI and patient interviews.
So excited for the future of RTT led late effects services in the UK to help meet this unmet need. 💪🏼

Fantastic talk by Late Effects Lisa SouthwestRTLateEffects about our regional late effects services. Lots of interest generated. Exciting times for late effects. ESTRO #ESTRO2023 Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Brilliant talk showing enduring late toxicities after chemoRT for nasopharyngeal cancer Sabina Khan

The best practice guidelines are fabulous and we need to build on them to provide services.

Do you know about our Online Community?

An excellent resource for people living with #PelvicRadiationDisease to share their experiences, ask questions and connect with others in the community.

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#RTLateEffects #RadiationProctitis #RadiationCystitis