Courses

An introduction to lung cancer, diagnosis, its treatments and side effects.

Suitable for Nurses, Pharmacists, Nursing Associates, Doctors and Allied Health Professionals.

Introduction to lung cancer including initial 'pop quiz'

Statistics of lung cancer: (diagnosis rates, survival etc)

Diagnosis including common symptoms

Causes of lung cancer

Staging

Likely treatments due to staging

WHO performance status, influence on treatment decision

Treatments: Ongoing changes due to clinical trials

Side effects

UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) tool for side effects

Case Studies

References

• To gain a better understanding of lung cancer, treatments and it side effects which can be transferrable to other tumour groups.