Oct 29, 2012
At cancer.net/espanol or cancer.net/spanish, your patients can visit theSpanish version of ASCO’s award-winningpatient information site,Cancer.Net. A good place to start isthe video on the Spanish homepage,narrated by Lidia Schapira, MD, whoexplains what your patients can expectto find. Resources include:
Guides to cancer—Each of the detailedonline guides to 25 types of cancer containsan overview of the specific disease,as well as sections on statistics, riskfactors, diagnosis, staging, treatmentoptions, clinical trials, after-treatmentissues, side effects, and current research.The guides also include a list of questionspatients should ask their doctor.
All about cancer—This section of thesite features information on generaltopics patients may need to know,particularly if they or a loved one havebeen newly diagnosed. Online articlesand topics include:
Spanish resources—A list of additionalorganizations that offer cancerinformation in Spanish.
Guides to cancer—Each of the detailedonline guides to 25 types of cancer containsan overview of the specific disease,as well as sections on statistics, riskfactors, diagnosis, staging, treatmentoptions, clinical trials, after-treatmentissues, side effects, and current research.The guides also include a list of questionspatients should ask their doctor.
All about cancer—This section of thesite features information on generaltopics patients may need to know,particularly if they or a loved one havebeen newly diagnosed. Online articlesand topics include:
- When the Doctor Says Cancer
- Tests and Procedures
- Types of Treatments—articles onunderstanding surgery, chemotherapy,radiation therapy, targeted treatments,immunotherapy, and stem-celltransplantation
- Palliative Care
- Clinical Trials—explanations regardingthe phases of clinical trials,patient safety, making the decisionto participate in a clinical trial, andwhere to find one
- Managing the Cost of Cancer Care—available online; print versions canbe ordered at cancer.net/estore
- Caring for the Whole Patient
- Tobacco—information on tobaccocessation
- Medical Dictionary Resources—a listof terms to know and online Spanishmedical dictionaries
- Talking about Cancer—provides tipsfor talking with a spouse/partner orchild about a cancer diagnosis
- Managing Side Effects—informationon the symptoms and side effectsthat a patient may experience
- Depression and Anxiety
- Support Groups
- Caregiving—information for caregiversabout caring for a loved one, aswell as themselves
- Advanced Cancer Care Planning—available online as a PDF; print versionscan also be ordered at cancer.net/estore
- Cancer Survivorship: Next Steps forPatients and their Families—a bookletis available online as a PDF; it canalso be ordered at cancer.net/estore
- About Survivorship
- Making Positive Lifestyle Changesafter a Cancer Diagnosis
- Late Effects—information for adultcancer survivors
- Late Effects of Childhood Cancer andManaging Late Effects of ChildhoodCancer
- Rehabilitation
Spanish resources—A list of additionalorganizations that offer cancerinformation in Spanish.