The Macmillan Upper Gastrointestinal Specialist Nurse Led Service provides a service to patients, their family and friends, that have been diagnosed with, undergoing investigations or are currently having treatment for an upper gastro-intestinal cancer.

The Nurses offer support and advise to patients that have been diagnosed with any of the below cancers throughout their entire pathway:

• Oesophageal
• Gastric (stomach)
• Duodenal (small bowel)
• Liver
• Pancreas
• Gallbladder
• Biliary

They can:

• provide advice face to face and over the telephone
• support you, your family and carers at time of diagnosis and afterwards
• discuss treatment options and support you in coming to important decisions
• offer specialist advice to other health care professionals
• answer any questions you may have about your treatment and care
• liaise with the community teams in order to support you at home
• assist you if any complications arise whilst you are under our care