The Rarer Cancers Forum: Educational resources
Sat, 04 Jul 2009
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Index of educational resources

Further educational resources are in the process of development, so keep an eye on this section of the website!

Advanced Stomach Cancer: Care and Treatment
An information pack for patients with advanced stomach (gastric) cancer.

Booklet for consultants - Your Patient's Right to Treatment
Booklet providing guidance for consultants on applying for NHS exceptional funding for treatment.

Exceptional England?
Investigates why patients in different parts of England experience varying outcomes from PCT exceptional cases panels.

Exceptional Scotland?
RCF report of audit of policies and processes used by health Boards to determine exceptional funding requests.

Exceptional cases funding by PCTs
Rarer Cancers Forum carried out an audit audit of the policies and processes used by PCTs to determine exceptional funding requests.

New leaflet and poster
A new leaflet for patients is now available as well as a poster publicising the Rarer Cancers Forum.


Rarer Cancers: Access to Best Care
An information pack for patients.

Turning it Around: Cancer and Nutrition
A DVD for cancer patients and their families.

Types of Cancer: the Basics
A booklet for patients that explains how different types of cancer originate from different cell types.

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They've raised £300 for Rarer Cancers Forum!
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