Your pathway through lung cancer care
Fact sheet
This pathway shows people diagnosed with lung cancer what to expect throughout their journey.
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The following resources and services are designed to help your patients understand their diagnosis and treatment, and to plan for treatment transitions including survivorship and palliative care. Discussing these resources with your patients can be a helpful way to raise and discuss your patients’ needs at each phase of the cancer continuum.
Refer your patients today
To connect you patient with the Lung Cancer Social Work service or the Lung Cancer Support Nurse, complete the referral form and a member of the team will be in touch.
Management Resources
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Support services and programs
Helpful links
Getting the best advice and care: A guide for those affected by lung cancer
This guide by Cancer Australia explains what patients can expect when care is delivered according to best-practice principles. The resource contains advice on actions patients can take to help them receive best practice lung cancer care.
Lung Cancer Care Pathway
This resource by Cancer Council helps patients understand key principles for optimal care at each step of the patient journey from prevention through to treatment transitions, including survivorship and end of life care.
My lung cancer pathway – a guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families.
Cancer Australia developed this resource to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people understand more about lung cancer. Cancer Australia advises that this booklet is designed to be used as a hard copy resource.
Patient Survivorship Guide
The European Society of Medical Oncology developed this guide to help patients consider their individual survivorship needs and adjust to their new normal.
