Simply Oncology
Welcome to Simply Oncology.
Cancer is daunting for both patients and for clinical teams.
Dr John McGrane and Dr Michael Rowe are oncologists who want to break down the complex parts of cancer care into clear and simple sessions.
We will dive deep into the world of cancer research, patient stories and the latest cancer breakthroughs.
Simply Oncology will have patient focused episodes along with episodes that allow anyone with an interest in oncology to stay up to date.
We hope you join us as we unpick all parts of cancer.
John & Mike
Simply Oncology
Episode 92: Fundamentals - Discussing Pelvic Radiation Disease with Lisa Durrant
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Join us as we discuss the impact of Pelvic Radiation Disease & the late effects of radiotherapy in the pelvis.
We re always trying to get he best result for our patients and to cure cancer but we need to take time to deal with the impact of radiotherapy side effects in our patients.
We are talking radiotherapy for pelvic cancers; bladder, prostate, gynaecological and rectal cancers.
Lisa is a consultant radiographer pioneering support for patients with late effects of radiotherapy. She leads her radiotherapy late effects service at Musgrove Park hospital in Taunton.
In this first of 2 parts we discuss;
🔎 What is Pelvic radiation Disease
🔎 When are effects 'Late Effects' from radiotherapy
🔎 Strategies for dealing with bladder and bowel side effects
A must listen for anyone who is delivering pelvic radiotherapy and a useful tool for patients receiving radiotherapy to the pelvis.
Enjoy!!
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