Links to more information on Cancer Care:
Understanding & Responding to your Diagnosis
- Finding an Oncologist: www.cancer.net/findanoncologist
- Risk Factors for Cancer: www.cancer.net/prevention
Other Cancer Treatments
- Patient Safety and Privacy in Clinical Trials: www.cancer.net/clinicaltrials
- How to Protect yourself from Cancer Treatment Fraud: www.cancer.net
- 187 Fake Cancer ‘Cures’ Consumers Should Avoid: www.fda.gov
Managing Side Effects
- Managing Side Effects of Cancer Treatment: www.cancer.net/sideeffects
- Managing Nausea and other Chemo Side Effects: www.cancer.net/whattoknow
- Downloadable Pain Diary: www.healthinaging.org/public_education/pain/my_pain_diary.pdf
- Downloadable Sleep Diary: www.sleep.buffalo.edu/sleepdiary.pdf
Staying Healthy During Treatment
- Food Safety for People with Cancer (download PDF): www.fsis.usda.gov
- Food Safety During and After Treatment: www.cancer.net
- Better Sleep During Cancer Treatment: strategies for a better night’s sleep
Managing Your Life During Treatment
- Family Medical Leave Act: www.dol.gov/whd/fmla
- Cancer Support Groups: www.cancer.net/support
- Treatment Plans and Summary Forms: www.cancer.net/treatmentsummaries
Personal Medical/Health Records
- Explanation of a Personal Medical/Health Record: www.cancer.net
- Online version of a PMR/PHR: www.myPHR.com
- Downloadable forms to create a paper-based PMR/PHR: www.atozhealth.com/patientforms
Costs of Care and Insurance
- Managing Costs of Care: www.cancer.net
- Hiring a Claims Assistance Professional (CAP): www.claims.org
- Obtaining Coverage for pre-existing Conditions: www.healthcare.gov
- Health Insurance Coverage of Clinical Trials:
Map of states requiring health plans to cover clinical trial costs
Alphabetical list of states requiring health plans to cover clinical trial costs - Insurance Regulation Departments: Consumer Services Division Map
- Contact information for Claims Assistance Professionals by state: http://www.claims.org/refer.php
