Over the last several months, Cancer.Net has been updating its content, releasing new materials for patients, and expanding its outreach to help more people diagnosed with cancer educate themselves about their disease and treatment options.

ASCO partners with the GetWell Network

ASCO recently announced a new partnership with the GetWell Network, which will bring Cancer.Net content to those patients who are visiting hospitals in the GetWell Network community. The GetWell Network provides tools to hospitals to help administrators, nurses, and clinicians better manage patients' needs, education, and overall experience in the hopes of improving patient outcome through patient and family engagement.

Through this partnership, Cancer.Net's patient-education video series, fact sheets, and podcasts will be available to patients on the GetWell Network in-house TV channel during their hospital visit and through the GetWell Network's Internet-based platform, which is accessible to patients from their home computers and web-enabled mobile devices.

ASCO Answers guides to cancer

ASCO Answers guides to breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer are designed to help patients newly diagnosed with cancer understand their disease and treatment options. These comprehensive, patient-friendly booklets contain trusted information about diagnosis, treatment, side effects, and the psychosocial effects of cancer. They also provide space within the pages for note-taking so patients can record details about their diagnosis and treatment plan. Each guide can be purchased in a bundle of 50 from the ASCO University Bookstore® at cancer.net/estore. ASCO members receive a 20% discount and free shipping and handling.

Cancer.Net introduces infographics for ASCO's guidelines

Cancer.Net now offers one-page infographics that give a quick, visually interesting overview of the recommendations from ASCO's Clinical Practice Guidelines to help patients learn about their options for cancer care and treatment. The infographics are available on the following topics:

• Fertility preservation (available at cancer.net/fertilityinfo)
• Chemoprevention for breast cancer (available at cancer.net/bcriskinfo)
• HER2 testing for breast cance (available at cancer.net/HER2info)

Get the updated "Advanced Cancer Care Planning" booklet

This popular booklet is designed to help people with advanced cancer, and their family and caregivers, understand the diagnosis and treatment options for their illness, cope with the diagnosis, discuss their options for care, and find support. Download the free PDF at cancer.net/advancedcancer or purchase copies from the ASCO University Bookstore® at cancer.net/estore. ASCO members receive a 20% discount and free shipping and handling.

ASCO patient education programs are supported by the Conquer Cancer Foundation.