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:

• 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

Coping—Information on coping with acancer diagnosis and treatment. Onlinearticles and topics include:

• 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

Survivorship—Information on the issuespatients may face as they move out ofactive treatment and into survivorship.Online articles and topics include:

• 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

Patient-friendly versions of ASCO’sClinical Practice Guidelines—Theseonline guides explain ASCO’s recommendationsfor hormonal therapy foradvanced prostate cancer, fertilitypreservation, and follow-up care forbreast and colorectal cancer.

Spanish resources—A list of additionalorganizations that offer cancerinformation in Spanish.