Side effects of immunotherapy could have killed Imogen, if specialists were not on hand to help.
, which at the time was still a relatively new form of treatment which trains the immune system to fight cancer.On one occasion the side effects caused her to visit A&E, but because the treatment was new, she said doctors understandably did not know how to treat her.
Imogen's oncologist runs a toxicity service for immunotherapy across south-east Wales, but Tuesday's report by the RCP said that service was not available in all parts of Wales. "When people think about cancer treatment, they might think about undergoing surgery or receiving chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy in an organised way, perhaps during weekday hours in a specialist centre. But what happens when an emergency arises?"
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