Oxford University Hospitals, OOSO and ESMO (the European Society for Medical Oncology) have produced a number of booklets to provide general information, support and guidance for patients as follows:

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OUH booklets

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• ​Endoscopic Ultrasound (UES) or Endosonography

• Discharge advice after your endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)

• Staging of cancers of the oesophagus and stomach

• Surgical treatment for cancer of the oesophagus

• Discharge advice after an oesophagectomy or an oesophagogastrectomy

• Surgical treatment for cancer of the stomach

• Discharge advice after surgery on the stomach

• Enhance Recovery after Surgery (ERAS)

• Patient diary for Enhance Recovery after Surgery (ERAS)

• Care information about cancer of the oesophagus and the stomach

• Gastroscopy for insertion of a PEG feeding tube/Oesophago-gastro duodenoscopy (OGD) for Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

• Caring for you Nasojejunal (NJ) Tube

• Oesophageal Stent Insertion

 

OOSO booklets and useful downloads

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• Checklist for patients, family and carers

• Life after an oesophagectomy or gastrectomy

• Patient Information to give to hospital staff

• Meal cards for resturant staff (English,Spanish, French and German)

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ESMO booklets to assist patients, their relatives and caregivers to better understand the nature of different types of cancer and evaluate the best available treatment choices

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• Oesophageal cancer guide for patients

• Stomach cancer guide for patients

• Survivorship guide for patients

• Immunotherapy side effects guide for patients

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