The cover for the radiotherapy easy read. There is a nurse sitting at a desk that has a computer on it. There is a window above the desk showing a different room. In that room a person is laying on a table. There is a machine moving around the table.

Radiotherapy - easy read

Booklet
Published: 01 Aug 2022
Next review: 01 Aug 2025
Edition: 5
The cover for the radiotherapy easy read. There is a nurse sitting at a desk that has a computer on it. There is a window above the desk showing a different room. In that room a person is laying on a table. There is a machine moving around the table.

This easy read booklet is about radiotherapy.

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Published: 01 Aug 2022
Next review: 01 Aug 2025
Edition: 5

This easy read booklet is about radiotherapy.

About this booklet

You can learn about:

  • what radiotherapy is
  • why radiotherapy is given
  • how radiotherapy works
  • what will happen when you have radiotherapy
  • side effects of radiotherapy
  • how Macmillan can help you.

 

Our easy read booklets use simple words and pictures to tell you about cancer and how to get support.

 

Find out more about our easy read cancer information.

 

We want everyone affected by cancer to feel our information is written for them. To do this we use plain English and we try to make it accessible and relevant to the widest range of people. Read more about how we produce our information.

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