Patients require various information at the end of their radiotherapy (RT) treatment
as they transition to the next phase of survivorship. Moreover, patients with different
cancer diagnoses may benefit from disease-specific information. At our institution,
a radiation therapist (RTT) provides patients with a short summary of post-treatment
education together with a general post-treatment education pamphlet 1 week prior to
the completion of RT. The pamphlet includes a collection of questions that patients
should ask their attending radiation oncologist (RO) or team as part of their discharge
care plan during their last review clinic appointment. However, some non-specific
questions may seem irrelevant to breast RT patients and take valuable time from their
encounter with the ROs and RTTs. The objective of this initiative is to identify breast-site
specific information and design a specific RT pamphlet to address patient needs at
the time of treatment completion.
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