| Department
of Respiratory Medicine |
| Ground Floor |
| Purple Zone |
| Manchester
Royal Infirmary |
| Tel:
0161 276 4381 |
| Fax:
0161 276 4989 |
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What
do we do?
The Manchester Royal Infirmary Lung Cancer Unit serves a
catchment population of approximately 153,000.
Approximately
100-150 new cases of lung cases are diagnosed in the unit
each year.
Surgery for lung cancer is at Manchester Royal Infirmary. Chemotherapy/ radiotherapy is offered at Christie Hospital. |
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| Who
are we?back
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Key members of the team |
| Dr
Mark Woodhead |
Lead
Clinician |
0161
276 4381 |
| Dr
Chris Hardy |
Cons.
Chest Physician |
0161
276 4322 |
| Dr
Jon Simpson |
Consultant
Chest Physician |
0161
276 3538 |
| Dr S Bailey |
Consultant Chest Physician |
0161 276 4322 |
| Mr
N Odom |
Consultant
Cardiothoracic Surgeon |
0161
276 4519 |
| Dr
R Stout |
Consultant
Clinical Oncologist |
0161
446 3417 |
| Dr
P Burt |
Consultant
Clinical Oncologist |
0161
446 3263 |
| Professor
N Thatcher |
Consultant
Medical Oncologist |
0161
446 3749 |
| Dr
P Taylor |
Consultant
Radiologist |
0161
276 8776 |
| Dr
Mary Prescott |
Cons.
in Nuclear Medicine |
0161
276 4782 |
| Prof. Haselton |
Consultant Histopathologist |
0161 276 6953 |
| Dr D Rana |
Consultant Cytopathologist |
0161 276 5108 |
| Ms
Diana Booth |
Lung
Cancer Nurse Specialist |
0161
276 6161 |
| Mrs Helen Sparkes |
Macmillan Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist |
0161 276 6168 |
| Ms Jamie Collinge |
MDT Coordinator |
0161 276 4194 |
| The
lung cancer team has links with the Palliative Care Service |
| For
more information about the Palliative Care Service please
click here. |
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What
if I think I might have lung cancer? back
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If you are worried that you might have lung cancer, you
should go and see your family doctor (GP) as soon as possible.
Your GP will then decide whether you should be sent to see
a doctor who specialises in lung cancer.
The
Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer is a guide for
doctors, to help ensure that the patient is seen quickly
if the doctor thinks he or she may have cancer. Information
about the guidelines can be seen by clicking here
You
will also find information there about what to look out
for, and tests that may be carried out if your doctor thinks
you might have lung cancer. |
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Referral
criteria and contact procedures
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All urgent referrals should be faxed to the booking centre by
the patient's GP, on 0161 443 0632 using the urgent
referral form.
Patients
referred urgently are seen by a Respiratory Consultant within
2 weeks and often within 1 week.
If
bronchoscopy is required, this is done urgently within 2
weeks, and often within 1 week. |
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Clinic
days and times |
| Monday
a.m. |
Dr
Hardy, Respiratory Clinic, Suite B, MRI
Dr
Simpson, Repiratory Clinic, Suite B, MRI |
| Monday
p.m. |
Dr
Simpson, Post Bronchoscopy Clinic, Suite C, MRI |
| Tuesday
p.m |
Dr
Simpson, Respiratory Clinic, Suite C, MRI |
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Wednesday
a.m. |
Dr
Hardy & Dr Woodhead, General Medical Clinics, Suite E,
MRI |
| Wednesday
p.m. |
Dr Hardy &Dr Woodhead, Post Bronchoscopy Clinic, Suite
E MRI |
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Thursday
p.m. |
Dr
Woodhead, Respiratory Clinic, Suite C, MRI
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| Friday a.m |
Dr Burt, Oncology Clinic, Suite B, MRI |
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Click
here for general out-patient information |
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Bronchoscopy
Lists |
| Tuesday
a.m. |
Dr
Hardy, Dr Woodhead |
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| Thursday
a.m. |
Dr
Simpson, Dr Bailey |
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Treatment
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The treatment for cancer is decided on an individual basis,
so the treatment may not be the same for everyone.
The
treatment given will depend on: |
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The
type of cancer and where it is
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If
it has spread
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The
general health of the person with cancer
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The
wishes of the person with cancer
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The
doctor will discuss treatment options with the person with
cancer and help them decide which is the best one for them.
The opportunity to take part in a clinical trial, where
a new treatment is tested, may also be offered. For more
general information about treatments for cancer click here.
A
lot of people with cancer worry that if they go to the Christie
Hospital for treatment it means their cancer must be worse.
This is not true. Many of the teams at Central Manchester
work closely with the doctors at the Christie Hospital.
This means that some people go to the Christie Hospital
for treatment not because their cancer is worse but because
that is where the doctors are based. All patients needing
radiotherapy go to the Christie Hospital. This is because
that is where the radiotherapy machines are.
Links
to information about treatment for lung cancer
Cancerhelp
information
Cancerbackup
information |
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Useful
links
(click on the link to take you to
the information)
Information
about lung cancer produced by Cancerbackup
Information
about lung cancer produced by Cancer Research UK
The
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Website
Support contacts Back to top of page
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Cancerbackup
3 Bath Place
Rivington Street
London
EC2A 3JR
www.cancerbackup.org.uk
Freephone helpline 0808 800 1234
Support and information for people affected by cancer, including over 50 booklets and 134 factsheets on cancer, treatment and living with cancer
Helpline staffed by nurse specialists
Macmillan Cancer Support
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7EQ
Macmillan CancerLine freephone helpline 0808 808 2020
Textphone: 0808 808 0121
www.macmillan.org.uk
Support and information for people affected by cancer, including information on cancer support and care charities in the UK, and leaflets/booklets about different cancers and living with cancer. Also information about Macmillan services, from nursing to grants.
Link to Language Line to help callers in up to 150 languages.
NHS Direct
Telephone service: 0845 46 47
Textphone 0845 606 46 47
NHS Direct Online www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
24 hour confidential nurse advice and health information telephone service with access to interpreters
Online information
Cancer Aid and Listening Line
Tel: 0845 123 23 29
Confidential helpline for people affected by cancer, run by trained volunteers with personal experience of cancer.
www.canceraid.co.uk
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