The Radiotherapy Late Effects service<\/a>, launched in 2022, has supported more than 1,000 patients with expert physical and emotional support. <\/p>\nNHS England in partnership with the Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance has recommissioned the service. <\/p>\n
Graham Bloomfield, 59, from Bradley Stoke, said it has been a “huge relief” to speak with people who understand the pain he has a result of cancer treatment he received as a child. <\/p>\n
The service ensures that anyone who has completed radiotherapy as part of their treatment can receive support for their symptoms including difficulty breathing, oral pain and mobility issues. <\/p>\n
Zoe Walker, Therapeutic Radiographer at the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, has personally supported more than 400 patients through this service. <\/p>\n
“These patients have been dealing with persistent issues after radiotherapy and this service ensures consistent, specialist care across the South West,” she said. <\/p>\n
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Graham Bloomfield, pictured aged 7, is now a software developer<\/p>\n
Graham Bloomfield from Bradley Stoke was diagnosed as a child with a rare form of cancer that originates in the area behind the nose and upper throat. <\/p>\n
He received treatment which cleared the cancer but the side effects stayed with him. <\/p>\n
“Over the years I’ve struggled with a number of physical problems caused by the radiotherapy, including reduced movement in my neck, dental pain, and breathing difficulties,” he explained.<\/p>\n
He continues to receive the “life-changing” support from the service. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Annabelle MartinBBC News, Bristol NHS University Hospitals Bristol and Weston The service is based in Bristol and serves…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[64,63,137,500],"class_list":["post-115829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-health","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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NHS University Hospitals Bristol and Weston<\/p>\n