Frequently Asked Questions

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Applicability Of Liberty

  • Liberty has been designed to support people under going cancer therapy which includes one or more drugs that inhibit the body’s ability to produce blood cells. You can learn more about the type of side effects Liberty helps address in ‘Your Health’.

    If you’re unsure about what treatment you are due to receive, please contact your treating doctor or nurse to find out. We’ll be unable to confirm if Liberty is right for you until we know your treatment.

    Below is a list of treatments that Liberty is most commonly used with. If you can’t see your treatment in the list below but believe it to be myelosuppressive (likely to cause low blood counts), please get in touch.

    • AC (doxorubicin hydrochloride (ADIANMYCIN) + Cyclophosphamide)

    • BEP (Bleomycin + Etoposide + Cisplatin)

    • Cabazitaxel

    • Carboplatin + Docetaxel

    • Carboplatin + Etoposide

    • Carboplatin + Paclitaxel

    • Cisplatin + Docetaxel 

    • Cisplatin + Etoposide

    • Cisplatin + Paclitaxel 

    • Cisplatin + Topotecan

    • Cisplatin + Vinorelbine 

    • Cyclophosphamide + Paclitaxel

    • Docetaxel

    • Dose dense AC (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride (Adriamycin) + Cyclophosphamide)

    • Dose dense MVAC (Methotrexate + Vinblastine + Doxorubicin + Cisplatin)

    • Doxorubicin + Gemcitabine

    • EC (Epirubicin + Cyclophosphamide)

    • EC-T (Epirubicin + Cyclophosphamide + Docetaxel or Paclitaxel)

    • Eribulin (HALAVEN)

    • FEC-T (Fluorouracil + Epirubicin + Cyclophosphamide + Docetaxel)

    • FOLFIRI

    • FOLFIRINOX

    • FOLFOXIRI

    • Gemcarbo (Gemcitabine + Carboplatin)

    • Irinotecan

    • Irinotecan + Cisplatin

    • Lurbinectedin

    • Paclitaxel

    • Paclitaxel + Carboplatin + Bevacizumab (AVASTIN)

    • Paclitaxel + Gemcitabine

    • Sacituzumab govitecan (TRODELVY)

    • TAC (Docetaxel + Doxorubicin + Cyclophosphamide)

    • TC (Docetaxel + Cyclophosphamide)

    • TCHP (Docetaxel + carboplatin + trastuzumab (HERCEPTIN) + and pertuzumab (PERJETA))

    • TIP (InP-Cisplatin-Ifosfamide-Paclitaxel)

    • Topotecan

    • VeIP (vinBLASTine iFOSFamide ciSplatin)

    • VIP (InP-Cisplatin-Etoposide-Ifosfamide)

  • No. Liberty is currently available for use with patients undergoing systemic anti-cancer therapy (e.g. chemotherapy) to treat a solid tumour.

  • No. Liberty is currently approved for use in individuals undergoing treatment for solid tumours.

    Liberty cannot be used for people undergoing treatment for leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).

  • In our experience the vast majority of users of Liberty have found Liberty to be empowering and that it has given them a greater sense of control.

  • Pricing start from £199 per week and for a minimum of 12 weeks.

    During your consultation we will be able to provide you with a specific price based on your own needs.

How Results Are Managed

  • All results from your Liberty analyser are automatically shared with a dedicated nursing team of oncology nurse specialists. These nurses will review your data regularly and if they have any particular concerns they may contact your doctors and/or wider treating team.

    You will be able to request for the nursing team to share your data with your treating team at any time.

  • Your dedicated nursing team of oncology nurse specialists work for one of the UK’s leading private healthcare providers and have years of experience supporting people through cancer treatment. 

    When you enrol onto Liberty, you will be introduced directly to your assigned nurse and will meet them over a video call. They will also contact your treating oncologist or wider healthcare team to let them know that they are supporting you. 

    Throughout monitoring with Liberty, you will be able to contact your nurse by phone or email. You will also have 24/7 support from the wider nursing team.

  • Your results will be available on your Liberty analyser and will also be shared with your oncology nursing team who can talk you through them. In the event of an emergency, the nursing team will do their best to ensure that other healthcare teams supporting you have access to the data from Liberty. 

    Technical support and additional training is available at any point whilst using Liberty.

  • It’s not unusual for your blood counts to become low during cancer therapy, however, your oncology nursing team is on hand to review your results and ensure you get timely support for particularly low results. 

  • Yes. Liberty is designed to support your existing treatment plan and will not replace any of your existing appointments and treatment. 

  • We will provide you with the contact details for your nursing team when you’re enrolled. You will be able to contact them at any time to ask questions and discuss your symptoms or test results. The nursing team's access to Liberty blood results will support them in helping make the best decisions. 

    You will still be able to contact your existing care team if you would prefer.

  • If you’re unable to reach your nursing team, please contact your treating oncologist or healthcare team. Otherwise, call 999. 

Testing With Liberty

  • Performing a test only takes a few minutes. Measuring your blood sample in the analyser may take up to 30 minutes.

  • The Liberty analyzer only requires a single drop of blood (12-18 µL) about the size of a ladybird which is acquired from a finger prick.

  • You will be provided with lancets for finger pricking as well as cuvettes that are used for collecting the blood sample in. 

    You should have some tissue to hand and potentially a small plaster for you finger in the event that you don’t stop bleeding straight after testing.

  • The Liberty analyser has been approved by UK regulators for self-testing during cancer treatment. This required the analyser to undergo extensive clinical trials with leading national cancer centres that compared its performance to that of a laboratory analyser.

    The results show that results from the Liberty analyser closely correlate with laboratory tests. However, we always recommend to healthcare teams that confirmatory laboratory tests are carried out before any changes are made to your treatment.

  • The Liberty analyser has been tested for sensitivity to temperature and humidity. However, it's recommended that you try to carry out tests at room temperature (e.g. 21℃).

    There may be rare instances where the Liberty analyser is unable to provide a result if the number of white blood cells becomes too high (e.g. if you respond more than expected to growth factors).

  • It’s not uncommon for some people to have difficulty bleeding. If this happens, our experienced team will be on hand to support you to achieve a successful test. 

    In some rare instances, there may be a systemic issue with how a person's blood reacts to the measurement technique used in the Liberty analyser. If this occurs, we will work with you to understand the best way forward.

  • To help you complete training, we require you to have access to a device with video calling options (e.g. a smartphone, laptop with camera or tablet). 

    To use the Liberty service, whilst it’s preferable to have access to WiFi to connect the analyser to, every device has built-in 4G cellular capability for sharing results with your nursing team.

  • Yes. We have worked with thousands of people undergoing cancer treatment to develop a device that is very simple to use. But to make sure you have the best experience and are confident using the device, we will arrange a virtual training session with one of our service specialists and your dedicated nurse. 

    Technical support and additional training is available at any point whilst using Liberty.

  • When you no longer require monitoring with Liberty, everything will be collected directly from your home.  Our team will work with you to find a time that works best for you. 

  • Cleaning is a very simple process and we will explain during training how to clean the device if ever needed. 

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