8: Malignant Disease and immunosupression

Section 8

Malignant Disease and immunosuppresion

 Chemotherapy drugs are frequently given in combination.

Disease specific protocols are approved at local and network level.

Only approved protocols should be used. All chemotherapy treatment decisions should be made by a consultant grade oncologist or haematologist, with input from the relevant multidisciplinary team. 

 Chemotherapy drugs, including oral therapies must be prescribed, dispensed and administered only by suitable trained staff. 

Paediatric cancer therapies are initiated and prescribed from tertiary cancer centres. The exception is maintenance treatment for some cancers, which is prescribed by designated paediatricians only.

Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) - Drug List

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