A cancer diagnosis is difficult to hear and can set off a range of complex emotions. Medical oncologist Dr. Lidia Schapira offers compassionate advice for finding support that is right for you and recognizing when you might need professional help.
A cancer diagnosis and treatment can cause physical and emotional changes that affect intimacy, sexual health, and fertility. In this video, Dr. Don Dizon offers guidance and encourages patients to talk with their oncology team about these important topics.
Sometimes it’s hard to make that mammogram appointment. Work gets in the way or sometimes it just comes down to money. NCC’s Amy Thompson, Amy Thompson, RN, OCN, CN-BN, walks us through a few steps to make those challenges less challenging.
Completing cancer treatment may leave you with many questions about what
Knowing all you can about clinical trials can help you feel better when deciding whether or not to take part in one as part of your cancer treatment. Explore these videos to get answers to basic questions and concerns about clinical trials so that you will be better prepared to discuss this option with your doctor and your family. (ACT videos were produced by Genentech in collaboration with the American Cancer Society.)
Life After Treatment: The Next Chapter in Your Survivorship Journey
Brought to you by The Circle Of Life, this booklet provides cancer education and resources to help community health representatives and health educators work within American Indian and Alaska Native communities. These resources provide ways for communities, families and individuals to stay well, get well, find cancer cures, and continue on their journey.
A checklist for managing work, insurance, & finances during COVID-19
A clinical trial is a research study that “prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans
to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes.” Practically
speaking, clinical trials are research studies that find and test new treatments or procedures. Without
clinical trials, we would not have the medical and scientific advances that we have today.
Questions to ask the health care team: Cancer and cancer treatment can cause infertility in both men and women. Prepare your for this possibility by reading this one-page fact sheet to help start the discussion about fertility preservation. This teaches patients about the risks of infertility from cancer and its treatment, and provides questions to ask the health care team with this easy-to-understand fact sheet.