Cancer services

Our cancer services team provide you with care and support if you have, or suspect you may have, cancer.

Location: Central Middlesex, Ealing, Northwick Park and St Mark's Hospitals
Division: Integrated Clinical Services
General manager: Meenaxi Patel

Our cancer services team provide you with care and support if you have, or suspect you may have, cancer.

If your GP is concerned that you may have cancer, they will ask us to see you within two weeks (known as a two week wait referral). Find out more about our two week wait referrals.

At your appointment, you will be seen by one of our specialist clinicians, and you may need to have some tests performed to help us diagnose you. Most of these tests can be done while you are an outpatient, but some may need you to stay in hospital for a short time.

If you do have a confirmed diagnosis of cancer, a specialist team of clinicians (kown as a multidisciplinary team, or MDT) will meet to discuss your condition and how best to treat you.

Our cancer nursing team are highly trained clinical nurse specialists (CNS). They support you through your diagnosis and treatment by:

• advising you on how to control your symptoms
• providing you with information about tests and treatment
• working closely with specialist doctors
• assisting with planning for your discharge, and financial support
• offering emotional support to you and your family.

One of our Clinical Nurse Specialists will also act as your designated key worker. With your consent, they will:

• ensuring that you, your relatives and friends have access to information, expert advice and support about cancer and its management
• help you to contact members of your clinical team (MDT) if you need to speak to them
• referr you to another key worker, if you need to be cared for at another hospital or in the community.

Our team care for you in a number of ways.

You can receive free information and support at our Macmillan cancer information and support centres. Our Macmillan psychological service provides care if you're experiencing cancer-related emotional difficulties.

We provide chemotherapy in Northwick Park Hospital’s chemotherapy unit. You will not usually have to stay in hospital overnight if you are receiving chemotherapy.

Our lymphoedema service assess and treats you if you develop lymphoedema secondary to your cancer treatment, as well as providing you with advice and support.

Our specialist palliative care team support you and provide you with advice if you have a life-limiting illness. They can also support your family or carers, and work closely with other healthcare professionals to help you achieve the best quality of life.

We are part of the RM Partners West London Cancer Alliance, working in partnership with other local cancer services to help you become as well as possible. 

If you are living with cancer, you may find these organisations helpful:

• Macmillan Cancer Support (you can also call free on 0808 808 00 00)
• Lymphoedema support network

And our wellbeing and cancer treatment videos will help you live as well as possible during your cancer treatment.

Chemotherapy Unit at Northwick Park Hospital: 020 8869 2482

Macmillan information and support centre at Northwick Park Hospital: 020 8869 5099

Specialist palliative care team

• at Ealing Hospital: 020 8967 5260
• at Northwick Park Hospital : 020 8869 3681

Specialty cancer teams

Breast cancer team at Ealing and Northwick Park Hospitals: 020 8869 2510

Cancer Unknown Primary (CUP) and Metastatic Unknoown Origin (MUO) cancer teams: 020 8869 2566

Colorectal cancer team: 020 8453 2170

Complex colorectal cancer team at Central Middlesex Hospital: 020 8963 8956 or leave a voicemail on 020 8869 2569

Gynaecological cancer team: 020 8869 2566

Head and neck cancer team at Northwick Park Hospital: 020 8869 5317

Haematology cancer team at Northwick Park Hospital: 020 8869 2696 or leave a voicemail on 020 8869 2823

Lung cancer team at Ealing and Northwick Park Hospitals: 020 8869 2424

Oncology cancer team: 020 8869 2566

Skin cancer team: 020 8869 3608

Thyroid cancer team at Northwick Park Hospital: 020 8869 3608

Upper GI cancer team: 020 8869 2566

Urology cancer team at Central Middlesex and Northwick Park Hospitals: 020 8869 3680