Immunotherapy treatment pathway
Coming in for immunotherapy
If your treatment plan includes immunotherapy, this film will help to explain some of the things that you may be worried about before you attend for your first visit, such as parking, what to eat and drink and what medicines to take.
Visit the Macmillan cancer charity immunotherapy page
Directions and parking
On the day of your immunotherapy
In this short video, you can hear what will happen on the day of your treatment, including checking you are well enough for immunotherapy, how your treatment is given and what to do once it has finished.
On the day of your immunotherapy
In this short video, you can hear what will happen on the day of your treatment, including checking you are well enough for immunotherapy, how your treatment is given and what to do once it has finished.
How is immunotherapy given?
There are different ways to have immunotherapy or other cancer treatments. This link to the Macmillan website describes all of these options How is immunotherapy given | Macmillan Cancer Support
Where is the immunotherapy unit?
The unit is located at A17 at Airedale Hospital (check on the video as there is an image). The mobile cancer care units are located at various locations in the community. Your first immunotherapy will always be on the unit in the hospital and the team can talk to you about using one of these in future.
How long is my course of treatment?
Cancer drugs are often given as several sessions of treatment, with a rest period in between each session. The rest period allows your body to recover from the side effects. Many immunotherapies are given in this way and your medical and nursing team will advise you on your treatment schedule before you start.
The treatment session and the rest period make up 1 cycle of your treatment. Your cancer team can explain the number of cycles you may need and how they will review your response to treatment, as well as how you are managing with it.
After your immunotherapy
In this film you can learn what to do if you feel unwell at home after having immunotherapy, who to call and how the team can help.
More about Cancer Services at Airedale Trust
You can find out more about the range of treatments and services we provide within the Cancer Services department by following this link back to our main departmental area.
Cancer Services – Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Acute oncology helpline number: 01535 292944
You can call 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Directory of CNS teams
Contact numbers for our Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist teams
Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team:
01535 292903. Working hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:00
Lower GI / Colorectal Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team:
01535 292144. Working hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:00
Upper GI / HPB Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team:
01535 292340. Working hours: Monday – Friday, 08:30 – 16:30
Urology Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team:
01535 292252. Working hours: Monday – Friday, 07:30 – 17:00
Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team:
01535 294535. Working hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:00
Gynaecology Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team:
01535 292329. Working hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:00
Haematology Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team:
01535 292931 / 2940 / 3154. Working hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:00
Hear from our Macmillan nurse specialist and then use the panels below to access key areas of advice and support that we think you might find helpful.
You can always talk to our nursing team if you don’t understand anything contained in some of these links.
Immunotherapy drugs
Find out more about the drugs that your Cancer nurse will have advised you about.
Side effects
As will all cancer treatment drugs there is a risk of a variety of side effects impacting on you.
Anxieties and worries
It’s only natural to have concerns when dealing with cancer, so get the support you need.
Information advice
You can get the information from Macmillan in a whole different variety of ways.
