A study of follow up care after treatment for lung cancer

This study was the first step in developing a new way of providing follow up care for people who have lung cancer. The researchers wanted to find out what people thought about current follow up care.

After treatment for lung cancer, you usually have follow up appointments with your specialist doctor. This is so they can check if you have any problems or new symptoms, and suggest any further treatment. But clinics are very busy and not all patients find these appointments very helpful.

Research into other types of cancer has shown that specialist nurses can provide follow up care that patients do find helpful.

Researchers are developing a new follow up service for people with lung cancer. It will be led by nurses and will help patients and carers to cope with symptoms such as pain or breathlessness, as well as helping them to manage problems such as anxiety and depression.

To begin with, they wanted to learn more about what people thought of their follow up care. They interviewed patients and carers as well as health care professionals.