Meeting the information needs and improving the quality of life of patients beginning chemotherapy treatment.

The intervention consists of a tailored intervention drawing on the best evidence in four key domains: 1) preparing patients for potentially threatening procedures, 2) tailoring to the specific needs of the individual, 3) emphasising self-care, 4) psychosocial support. The intervention group will receive chemotherapy education from an experienced nurse prior to their first chemotherapy which may last up to one hour. The second intervention is a telephone call 24-48 hours post chemotherapy and then the third (and last) intervention is prior to the 2nd cycle of chemotherapy to encourage self-care measures. This last session may take up to fifteen minutes and is scheduled dependent on the chemotherapy regime the patient is receiving(it could be two, three or four weeks post the first cycle of treatment).