Care After Your Melanoma Surgery

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. If it is caught early, melanoma is curable. Topics include how to check for melanoma, diagnosis, and treatment. What to expect before, during, and after surgery is explained.

Information for Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy: Cystitis

Cystitis is an irritation and inflammation of the bladder lining. This is a common side effect when radiation treatment is given to the pelvis. This pamphlet describes symptoms of cystitis, when it can happen, and what to do if you think you have it.

How to do Lymphatic Self-Massage on Your Face, Head and Neck

This pamphlet is for patients who were treated for head and neck cancer with surgery to remove a tumour(s) or lymph nodes, or with radiation therapy. The pamphlet outlines how your lymphatic system works, and how to do a lymphatic self-massage.

Use of Vaginal Dilators Following Radiation Therapy to the Pelvis

This pamphlet is for people with vaginas who are going to have, or who have had, any type of radiation to the pelvis. This booklet explains how pelvic radiation affects the vagina, side effects of radiation to the vagina, and the importance of dilating.

Information for Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy: Treatment to the Chest Area

This pamphlet gives information for patients receiving radiation therapy to the chest area. Topics include what will happen on the day I come for my simulation markings appointment, possible side effects, and how the treatments will affect your sexuality.

Preparing for Your Lung Screening Chest CT Scan

A lung screening chest CT scan takes detailed pictures of the lungs. This pamphlet explains how to get ready for your scan, what will happen at the appointment, possible side effects, and what will happen after your appointment.

Information for Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy: Total Marrow Irradiation (TMI)

Certain blood cancers and blood disorders are treated with a stem cell transplant. Total Marrow Irradiation (TMI), like chemotherapy, is given to get your body ready for the stem cells. This pamphlet describes why TMI has been recommended, what will happen during treatment, possible side effects, and available supports.

Esophageal Surgery

This guide gives information about esophageal cancer, treatments, your health care team, getting ready for surgery, what will happen the day before and the day of surgery, what will happen after surgery, recovery, exercises, and getting ready to go home.

Understanding Your Lung Screening Results

This information is for people who have been booked for a CT scan or have already had a chest CT scan. The pamphlet gives information about CT scans, what kind of follow-up tests might be needed, and understanding your chest CT results.

Lumbar Puncture

This test is sometimes called a spinal tap. There is a space around your spinal cord that is filled with fluid. In a lumbar puncture, a small amount of fluid is taken from this space. This pamphlet explains how the test is done and what will happen after the test. A list of symptoms that need medical attention is included.