After treatment resources for healthcare professionals

We've created a guide to highlight the rehabilitation interventions you can make to support patients with the consequences of treatment. The guide will help you to address symptoms and respond with:

• assessment and screening
• identification of risk
• education
• treatment and referral
• monitoring and review.

Access the cancer rehabilitation pathways guide.

It's common for patients to experience late effects of the endocrine system after cancer treatment. With the right care and support, symptoms can be managed or prevented.

We've created an endocrine late effects guide to help you support patients with:

• bone problems and osteoporosis
• hot flushes
• ovarian insufficiency
• pituitary insufficiency
• testicular insufficiency
• thyroid problems.

We want everyone living with cancer to get the support and inspiration they need to be physically active, in a way that's right for them.

Physical activity can help people living with cancer:

• manage their symptoms
• improve their quality of life and clinical outcomes
• prevent treatment side effects
• reduce the risk of recurrence.

You can learn more about these benefits in our physical activity guidance. We have separate physical activity guidance for patients with metastatic bone disease.

We also have a service implementation guide and sports toolkit to help professionals develop or signpost patients to a physical activity service.

Please find below links to additional information around physical activity and exercise developed by the South East London Cancer Alliance for patients and those working with people with cancer.

• ‌Physical activity and exercise: South East London Cancer Alliance 
• Top tips on physical activity and cancer: South East London Cancer Alliance 

The Centre for Perioperative care have developed patient resources to help people prepare for surgery or treatment. These highlight the importance of shared decision making when it comes to your treatment and achieving the best outcomes.

This toolkit is designed to help healthcare professionals working with people affected by cancer. It can help you to identify and respond to signs of domestic abuse affecting patients and carers.

Domestic abuse causes long-lasting physical and mental health harm. It can impact cancer care, treatment, and recovery. Working in cancer, you have a unique window of opportunity to intervene and make a difference.

Download the toolkit

Watch a recording of the toolkit launch, where you will hear from Macmillan CEO Gemma Peters, two lived experience voices and partnership leads from Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse, the University of Bristol, and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

For any questions or feedback on the project, please contact canceranddomesticabuse@macmillan.org.uk.

Stay up to date with the latest developments in cancer care, with expert news, opinion and analysis. You'll also find blogs about our professionals and the fantastic work they do.

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Read our prehabilitation resources for healthcare professionals.

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We understand it's a challenging time for healthcare professionals with increasing pressure on staff and services. That's why we're doing whatever it takes to support you with the latest information, training and resources.

You can also access our emotional health and well-being hub resources we created during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.