PE s eca - Amazon S3...guide, for patients and caregivers • Topics include basic information on...
2
® Online Resources for Patients With Breast Cancer www.cancer.net/cancer-types/breastcancer • Oncologist-approved information on cancer for patients from the American Society of Clinical Oncology • Comprehensive website includes information on prevention, diagnosis, staging, treatment, side effects, current research, questions to ask the doctor, and links to additional patient resource organizations • Additional information on survivorship topics for patients who have completed treatment • Specific topics are available as downloadable PDFs www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/index • Developed by the American Cancer Society, this website provides comprehensive information on breast cancer, available as both a simple overview and in a more detailed guide, for patients and caregivers • Topics include basic information on breast cancer, including statistics, diagnosis and treatments, and helpful overviews on understanding the pathology report, breast cancer and pregnancy, breast reconstruction, exercise, management of lymphedema, and many more www.curetoday.com • The online companion to the award-winning CURE magazine, this website is a source of accurate information and inspiration for patients, survivors, and caregivers • Website includes an archive of all feature articles published in CURE magazine: • in-depth overviews of different kinds of cancers, and related topics • Updates on promising research and new therapies • Fitness and nutrition • Spirit, healing, lifestyle, and survivorship • Financial and legal issues • Special articles and support for caregivers • Blogs on the latest cancer-related news • Patient guides • Message boards • Links and contact information for many additional patient resources 1 School of Breast Oncology: Online Resources for Patients
Transcript of PE s eca - Amazon S3...guide, for patients and caregivers • Topics include basic information on...
PER Pulse Recap ®
Online Resources for Patients With Breast Cancer
www.cancer.net/cancer-types/breastcancer
• Oncologist-approvedinformationoncancerforpatientsfromtheAmericanSocietyofClinicalOncology
• Comprehensivewebsiteincludesinformationonprevention,diagnosis,staging,treatment,sideeffects,currentresearch,questionstoaskthedoctor,andlinkstoadditionalpatientresourceorganizations
• Additionalinformationonsurvivorshiptopicsforpatientswhohavecompletedtreatment• SpecifictopicsareavailableasdownloadablePDFs
www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/index
• DevelopedbytheAmericanCancerSociety,thiswebsiteprovidescomprehensiveinformationonbreastcancer,availableasbothasimpleoverviewandinamoredetailedguide,forpatientsandcaregivers
• Topicsincludebasicinformationonbreastcancer,includingstatistics,diagnosisandtreatments,andhelpfuloverviewsonunderstandingthepathologyreport,breastcancerandpregnancy,breastreconstruction,exercise,managementoflymphedema,andmanymore
www.curetoday.com
• Theonlinecompaniontotheaward-winningCUREmagazine,thiswebsiteisasourceofaccurateinformationandinspirationforpatients,survivors,andcaregivers
• WebsiteincludesanarchiveofallfeaturearticlespublishedinCUREmagazine: • in-depthoverviewsofdifferentkindsofcancers,andrelatedtopics • Updatesonpromisingresearchandnewtherapies • Fitnessandnutrition • Spirit,healing,lifestyle,andsurvivorship • Financialandlegalissues • Specialarticlesandsupportforcaregivers• Blogsonthelatestcancer-relatednews• Patientguides• Messageboards• Linksandcontactinformationformanyadditionalpatientresources
1 School of Breast Oncology: Online Resources for Patients
PER Pulse Recap
2 School of Breast Oncology: Online Resources for Patients
Online Resources for Patients With Breast Cancer
www.mbcn.org
• Thisnationalindependentnon-profitpatientadvocacyorganizationisdedicatedtotheuniqueconcernsandneedsofpatientslivingwithstageIVbreastcancer,includinginformationandpatientstories.
www.cancer101.org
• Providesfreeorganizationaltoolsandplannerstopatientswithcancertohelpempowerandinvolvepatientsandcaregiversinthemanagementofthisdisease
www.cancercare.org
• Professionaloncologysocialworkersatthisnationalnonprofitagencyofferemotionalsupport,information,andpracticalhelptopeoplewithcancerandtheirlovedones.
• Servicesareavailableinperson,overthephone,andthroughtheagency’swebsite.
www.cancerhopenetwork.org
• TheCancerHopeNetworkisanon-profitorganizationthatprovidesindividualsupporttocancerpatientsandtheirfamiliesbymatchingthemwithtrainedvolunteerswhohaveundergoneandrecoveredfromasimilarcancerexperience.
www.lotsahelpinghands.com
• Thisinteractivewebsitetoolprovidesasimplewayforfriends,family,colleagues,andneighborstopitchinwithmealdelivery,rides,andothertasksnecessaryforlifetorunsmoothlyduringacrisis.Itusesafree,easy-to-useprivategroupcalendar,specificallydesignedfororganizinghelpers.
www.caringbridge.org
• Thissocialnetworkingwebsiteenablesuserstosetupaprivateprotectedsitetomakeiteasytostayconnectedduringanytypeofhealthevent.Familyandfriendscanvisitthesitetostayinformedandleavesupportivemessages.
• TheSupportPlannerfunctionisacalendarthathelpsfamilyandfriendscoordinatecareandorganizehelpfultasks,likebringingameal,offeringrides,takingcareofpets,andotherneeds.
