My Care KIT: Pancreatic Cancer - Digital Download
Click here to download your My Care KIT: Pancreatic Cancer
My Care KIT (digital download) is designed to support people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, as well as their whānau and carers. My Care KIT contains Knowledge, Information and Tools to help you better understand a recent diagnosis, treatments available and various pathways through living with pancreatic cancer.
My Care KIT includes:
A Guide to Understanding Pancreatic Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
- About the pancreas
- Towards a pancreatic cancer diagnosis
- Tests/investigations: what, why and how
- Stages of cancer
- Treatment journey
- Treatments for pancreatic cancer
- Chemotherapy
- Managing cancer symptoms and treatment side effects
- Clinical trials
Diet and Nutrition for People Living With Pancreatic Cancer
- How does the pancreas work?
- What therapies are used to treat pancreatic cancer?
- How can I manage the symptoms of pancreatic cancer and the treatment side effects?
- How do I maximize my nutritional intake?
- Do I need to see a dietician?
- What should I ask my medical team?
A Guide for Clinicians - Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT)
- What is pancreatic exocrine insufficiency?
- Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy for people living with upper gastrointestinal cancer
- Recommendations for patients
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These My Care KITs have been adapted from the Pancare Foundation Australia and we are incredibly grateful for their support. We sincerely thank the Pancare Foundation and the organisations whose support made the Care KIT programme possible, in particular, The Lion Foundation, New Zealand Lottery Grants Board, the David Levene Foundation, and the North & South Trust.