FIND MY PLAIN SUMMARIES
On this page you can find out which PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you. For general information about the PLAIN summaries, please visit the PLAIN summaries overview page.
By clicking on the name of the medical conditions or cancer treatments below, you will receive a list of the PLAIN summaries that may be relevant for you. Your treatment summary can tell you which medical conditions you had and cancer treatments you received. If you do not have a treatment summary or if you have any questions, contact your treating hospital.
Regardless of your treatment history, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Cancer treatments
If you received any type of chemotherapy as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
If you received chemotherapy directly into the fluid that surrounds the brain or spinal cord, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
If you received any of the following chemotherapy drugs, additional PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you. Click on the name of the chemotherapy drug below to see which summaries correspond to which chemotherapy drugs:
Alkylating agents:Other chemotherapy drugs:
If you received stem cell transplantation, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
- Hair loss
- Dental and oral problems
- Subsequent Neoplasms: Skin cancer
- Dyslipidemia
- Kidney problems
- Liver problems
Depending on whether you received autologous (with your stem cells) or allogeneic (with stem cells from a donor) stem cell transplantation, additional PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you. Click on autologous or allogeneic below to see which summaries may be relevant for you:
If graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) occurred after stem cell transplantation, additional PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you. Click below to see which summaries may be relevant for you:
Depending on the area and the type of radiotherapy you received, additional PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you. Click on the area or type of radiotherapy to see which summaries may be relevant for you:
- Total body radiation
- Radiotherapy to areas including the jaw, mouth and/or salivary glands
- Radiotherapy to the eye(s) and eye socket(s) or an area that includes the eye
- Radiotherapy to the mouth or an area including the mouth
- Radiotherapy to the face or areas that includes the face
- Radiotherapy to the brain or an area that includes the brain
- Radiotherapy to the head or an area that includes the head
- Radiotherapy to the neck or an area that includes the neck
- Radiotherapy to the thyroid or an area including the thyroid
- Radiotherapy to the spinal cord or an area that includes the spinal cord
- Radiotherapy to the spine or an area including the spine
- Radiotherapy to the gastro-intestinal tract or an area that includes the gastro-intestinal tract
- Radiotherapy to the lungs or an area including the lungs
- Radiotherapy to the heart or an area including the heart
- Radiotherapy to the large blood vessels or an area including large blood vessels
- Radiotherapy to the chest or upper abdomen, when the breast area is included
- Radiotherapy to the spleen or an area including the spleen
- Radiotherapy to the liver or an area including the liver
- Radiotherapy to the kidneys or an area including the kidneys
- Radiotherapy to the pancreas or an area that includes the pancreas
- Radiotherapy to the urinary tract, or an area that includes the urinary tract
- Radiotherapy to the bladder or an are including the bladder
- Radiotherapy to the colon and rectum or an area that includes the colon and rectum
- Radiotherapy to the testes or an area that includes the testes
- Radiotherapy to the pelvis or an area that includes the pelvis
- Radiotherapy to an area that includes the ovaries
- Radiotherapy to the womb or an area that includes the womb
- Radiotherapy to the HP axis or an area that includes the HP axis
- Radiotherapy with radioactive iodine (I-131)
- Radiotherapy with therapeutic radioactive iodine (131l-MIBG)
Depending on the type of surgery you had as part of your cancer treatment, different PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you. Click on the type of surgery you had to see which summaries may be relevant for you:
- Brain surgery
- Surgery to the face
- Surgery when the thyroid is removed
- Surgery of the chest
- Surgery to the spinal cord
- Surgery of the spine
- Surgical removal of the kidney
- Surgery to the oesophagus or abdomen
- Surgery to the liver
- Surgery that involves removal of the spleen
- Surgery that involves removal of the bladder (cystectomy)
- Surgery that involves removal of the womb (hysterectomy)
- Surgery to the pelvis
- Surgery to nerves that control the reproductive organs
- Surgery near or within the HP axis
If you received corticosteroids, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Radiotherapy with therapeutic radioactive iodine (131l-MIBG)
Radiotherapy to the heart or an area including the heart
If you received 15 Gy or more radiotherapy to the heart or an area that includes the heart as part of your cancer treatment, additional PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Radiotherapy to the lungs or an area including the lungs
Radiotherapy to the brain or an area that includes the brain
If you received 30 Gy or more radiotherapy to the head or an area that includes the head as part of your cancer treatment, additional PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
- Hearing problems
Radiotherapy to the brain or an area that includes the brain
If you received 30 Gy or more radiotherapy to the brain or an area that includes the brain as part of your cancer treatment, additional PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
- Hearing problems
Radiotherapy to the face or areas that includes the face
To the mouth or an area including the mouth
Radiotherapy to the eye(s) and eye socket(s) or an area that includes the eye
Radiotherapy to areas including the jaw, mouth and/or salivary glands
Total body irradiation
Autologous stem cell transplantation
If you received a bone marrow transplantation with your bone marrow (autologous) as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Chronic GvHD
GvHD in the gastro-intestinal tract
GvHD in the mouth
Brain surgery
Surgery to the face
Surgery when the thyroid is removed
Surgery of the chest
Surgery to the spinal cord
Surgery of the spine
Surgical removal of the kidney
Surgery to the oesophagus or abdomen
Surgery to the liver
Surgery that involves removal of the spleen
Surgery that involves removal of the bladder (cystectomy)
Surgery to the pelvis
Surgery that involves removal of the womb (hysterectomy)
Surgery to nerves that control the reproductive organs
Surgery near or within the HP axis
Cisplatin
Vinca-alcaloids
Carboplatin
If you received 1500 mg/m2 or more carboplatin together with cisplatin, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Cytarabine
Methotrexate
If you received methotrexate as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
If you received a high dose of methotrexate intravenous as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Alkylating agents
Busulfan
Busulfan is an alkylating agent. If you received any alkylating agent as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Additionally, if you received busulfan as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Bleomycin
Carmustine
Carmustine is an alkylating agent. If you received any alkylating agent as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Additionally, if you received carmustine as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Cyclophosphamide
- Subsequent Neoplasms: Blood cancer
- Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
- Male fertility problems, testosterone deficiency and sexual dysfunction
Additionally, if you received cyclophosphamide as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Dactinomycin
Ifosfamide
Ifosfamide is an alkylating agent. If you received any alkylating agent as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Additionally, if you received ifosfamide as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Iomustine
Mercaptopurine
Nitrosoureas
Nitrosoureas is an alkylating agent. If you received any alkylating agent as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Additionally, if you received nitrosoureas as part of your cancer treatment, the following PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you:
Thioguanine
Mitoxantrone
Epipodophyllotoxins
Chemotherapy drugs based on platinum agents
Medical conditions
If you had one of the following medical conditions, additional PLAIN summaries may be relevant for you. Click on the name of the medical condition you had to see which summaries may be relevant for you: