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The web Directory of Information Materials for People Affected by Cancer is regularly updated and currently has details of over 1,900 booklets, leaflets, books and audiovisual materials for people affected by cancer. Most have been published in the last five years but we have included some older ones that are still useful.
Brainstrust
This factsheet will explain what extra support may be available to you as a caregiver in the form of a carer’s assessment. It will go through what the assessment is and how to apply for it, and it will also signpost some useful organisations that may be able to support you.
Brainstrust
Being a caregiver is a daunting role – you need compassion, fortitude and fierce resilience. And more often than not, you are living these values on behalf of your close person, but never for yourself. This factsheet will help you find your voice as a caregiver of someone with a brain tumour.
Brainstrust
A glossary of some of the words that patients may come across during treatment.
Brainstrust
This leaflet looks at research into proton beam therapy. It considers the current state of research, why research is needed, and how do we bulild the evidence.
Brainstrust
This leaflet describes when proton beam therapy is given, preparation for treatment, and what happens afterwards.
Brainstrust
This leaflet describes what proton beam therapy is and how it is different from conventional external-beam radiotherapy. It also explains the potential benefits and drawbacks of proton beam therapy.
Brainstrust
This leaflet looks at some of the myths around proton beam therapy: protons can treat any cancer; proton beam therapy is more effective than conventional radiotherapy; protons can cure cancer that other treatments can’t; having proton beam therapy through a private provider is better than through the NHS; decisions to be treated with proton beam therapy are based on money; other countries use proton beam therapy in most cases; most people should be treated with proton beam therapy.
Brainstrust
This factsheet provides information on the law around driving with a medical condition, the process when involving the DVLA and your medical team, and organisations that may be able to help.
Brainstrust
This leaflet outlines the advantages of having proton beam therapy in an NHS setting, rather than privately.
Brainstrust
This leaflet is not about whether someone should or should not have proton beam therapy. Rather, it explores the approaches that can be taken to help people make a decision.
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