Information:
The Children’s Oncology Long Term Follow Up clinic offers support and advice for you and your family when you live beyond your treatment.
Why should I come to clinic?
We want you to keep healthy and make sure you don’t have any side effects from the treatment you had, and help you understand what happened to you when you were younger. Coming to clinic gives you a chance to ask any questions about the illness and treatments you had in the past.
What will happen at clinic?
- You will be seen by a doctor or a nurse.
- We will measure you to see how well you are growing.
- We will ask some questions such as how you are, are you taking any medicines and how you are doing at school.
- We may need to do some tests such as blood tests.
Keeping healthy
It is important that you keep healthy. You can do this by:
- Eating a healthy diet
- Taking regular exercise
- Don’t get sun burnt
So if you are worried or have a question you and your family can call the nurse on: 0113 392 2121