Supportive care in cancer is the prevention and management of the adverse effects of cancer and its treatment. This includes management of physical and psychological symptoms and side effects from diagnosis through treatment to post-treatment care. Supportive care aims to improve the quality of rehabilitation, secondary cancer prevention, survivorship and includes care during the end of life.
You can contact the supportive care team on 0161 446 3072 or the pain team on 0161 446 3072.
The supportive care team is made up of consultants, senior doctors and nurses who specialise in managing the adverse effects of cancer and cancer treatments. This includes pain and other symptoms.
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Some patients with cancer may experience pain. Cancer treatments (such as surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy) can help to treat this. There are also a wide variety of medicines and special techniques (such as nerve blocks) to relieve or ease pain.
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The supportive care team work closely with other multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) in the hospital. The supportive care team also holds a weekly multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meeting to discuss your treatment and care confidentially.
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