Overview
You have been given this diary in preparation for your planned colorectal cancer treatment. The treatment planned could be surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy. We know that these treatments are very draining on the body, can cause many side effects and carry significant risks.
In the period of time waiting for your treatment to start you can prepare yourself using exercise, nutritional advice and maintaining your emotional well-being to make sure that you are at the optimum level of health for you. Pre-treatment optimisation is proven to reduce the risk of complications, could lessen your hospital stay, increase tolerance to treatments, improve emotional well-being and reduce the severity of side effects. These benefits should allow you to cope with your treatment better.
Please don’t hesitate to ask if there is any further information or support you need. You can contact your cancer nurse specialist in the first instance who can direct you to the appropriate health care professional.
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