The CancerCare® Co-Payment Assistance Foundation is a nonprofit organization that helps people being treated for cancer afford co-payments for chemotherapy and targeted treatment drugs.
A Helping Hand, a financial resource guide for people with cancer from CancerCare. Download the guide at CancerCare.
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After you receive a breast cancer diagnosis, your doctor will order various diagnostic tests that provide important details about your type and stage of breast cancer.
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A diagnosis of colorectal cancer can be overwhelming. This fact sheet will provides information on your appointments, colostomy and more about your diagnosis.
A neuroendocrine tumors diagnosis (NETS) can leave you and your loved ones feeling uncertain, anxious and overwhelmed. Find out what to ask your doctor.
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Questions to ask your doctor about a Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis. Good communication with your doctor will help improve the quality of the care you receive.
Steps to take for early detection and screening is key in the treatment of breast cancer include Mammography, clinical breast exam and breast self exam.
Organizations exist to help LGBTQ+ individuals navigate their cancer diagnoses, find information and other forms of support especially when resources are otherwise hard to find.
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Caregiving for someone with cancer during the coronavirus brings special difficulties. Here is advice on how to handle social distancing and other topics.
For the person who is caring for a loved one with cancer, it can be challenging to balance caregiving responsibilities while preparing for an upcoming holiday or special occasion.
This article, Caring for Myself as My Illness Advances, explains that caring for yourself with a cancer diagnosis may be stressful at times but is important to make sure that you have the strength and energy to devote to living and enjoying your time
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Cancer clinical trials are research studies that involve people with cancer. The goal of these studies is to find better ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent cancer.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) can be overwhelming and can cause anxiety. If you are experiencing anxiety, use these tips from CancerCare to help yourself cope.
People living with cancer who are displaced by a natural disaster are not only dealing with their cancer diagnosis, but also with the trauma of relocation.
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Coping with cancer of unknown primary can leave you and your loved ones feeling uncertain, anxious and overwhelmed. Learn more about cancer of unknown primary from CancerCare
Coping with cervical cancer can leave you and your loved ones feeling uncertain, anxious and overwhelmed. Learn more about cervical cancer from CancerCare
Coping with Chemobrain, a side effect of chemotherapy, include making lists, using a personal organizer, wall calendars, notebooks, leaving yourself messages, and more.
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Coping with gastric cancer can leave you and your loved ones feeling uncertain, anxious and overwhelmed. Learn more about gastric cancer form CancerCare.
A metastatic breast cancer diagnosis can leave you and your loved ones feeling uncertain, anxious and overwhelmed. This fact sheet from CancerCare gives advice.
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Coping with oral and head and neck cancer can leave you and your loved ones feeling uncertain, anxious and overwhelmed. Learn more about oral and head and neck cancer from CancerCare
Coping with pancreatic cancer can leave you and your loved ones feeling uncertain, anxious and overwhelmed. Learn more about pancreatic cancer form CancerCare
Facts about peripheral T-Cell lymphoma including information to help you learn about this type of cancer, find answers to your questions, and sources of support.
Coping with prostate cancer can leave you and your loved ones feeling uncertain, anxious and overwhelmed. Learn more about prostate cancer form CancerCare
Coping with stomach cancer can leave you and your loved ones feeling uncertain, anxious and overwhelmed. Learn more about stomach cancer from CancerCare
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The loss of fertility from a cancer diagnosis can touch every aspect of one’s life – from the way you feel about yourself, to your relationship with friends or loved ones.
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When coping with triple negative breast cancer, you may need help with sorting through medical information or finding financial assistance for expenses.
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A diagnosis of cancer can leave you and your loved ones feeling uncertain, anxious and overwhelmed, especially if you are at risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE).
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With the coronavirus (COVID-19) having a huge impact around the world, it is important to know the basic information about the virus and potentially resulting disease.
Older populations facing a cancer diagnosis have particular concerns regarding the coronavirus. Here are some tips and advice in how to handle the pandemic.
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With the coronavirus (COVID-19) having a huge impact around the world, it is important to know the basic information about the virus and potentially resulting disease.
Counseling to cope with a cancer diagnosis with a professional oncology social worker can provide emotional and practical support.
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Tips for communicating with your health care team including starting a health care journal, prepare questions, bring someone with you to your appointment and more.
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The coronavirus has brought stress onto the health care system, including many professionals handling its effects. Here is advice on how to handle these difficult times.
Health Care Disparities and Cancer includes socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, location and other factors that impact health care outcomes.
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Talking to your kids about your cancer diagnosis and helping them understand. Find information on how to talk with your children about cancer. Talking to your kids about your cancer diagnosis and helping them understand.
Legal Assistance and resources to help cancer patients understand the Family and Medical Leave Act and unpaid leave from your job to care for a loved one with cancer.
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Lung cancer screening is important for any demographic, not the least of which are Black and African American men. Find tips to reduce barriers to care.
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In this article, Lung Cancer: Understanding Risk Factors and Screening, learn how lung cancer screening is vital to catching incidences of cancer before it enters into more serious stages.
The practice of social distancing against the coronavirus brings physical and logistical issues. Here are tips on how to make life a little bit easier while staying safe.
Risk factors for melanoma include ultraviolet (UV) radiation, sunburns, fair skin and freckles, light hair and eye color, moles, family history, and non-melanoma skin cancer.
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The term “neutropenia, a side effect of cancer and its treatments, refers to an unusually low number of neutrophils, a type of infection-fighting white blood cell.
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What You Need to Know about Breast Cancer is a guide for newly diagnosed African American women.
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Cancer Patients’ Bill of Rights and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) guarantee medical care and protect individuals’ medical record.
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¿Por qué unirse a un grupo de apoyo? Los grupos de apoyo brindan la oportunidad de conocer e interactuar con otras personas que puedan entender su experiencia.
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The presence of the coronavirus and COVID-19 has created concerns in our cancer communities. What are some key questions to address with your health care team about your treatment and safety?
Treating Infection in Adults Living With Cancer is about infections that are a side-effect of many kinds of cancer treatment. Here are ways to address the issue.
Caregiving for someone with cancer during the coronavirus brings special difficulties. Here is advice on how to handle social distancing and other topics.
The presence of the coronavirus and COVID-19 has created concerns in our cancer communities. What are some key questions to address with your health care team about your treatment and safety?
Staying physically active during and after cancer treatment can help you keep your strength up, which can help you finish your full course of treatment or post-treatment fitness.
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Health care professionals who work with people with cancer include oncology social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, home aides, rehabilitation specialists and more. Spanish.
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Telemedicine or telehealth is an option for many patients, enabling them to consult with doctors, pharmacists, and others by way of video conferencing technology.
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Paper from a Working Group of Patient Advocacy Groups, Professional Societies and Industry Partners on Consistent Terms for Testing in Precision Medicine.
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Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer, with nearly 4.5 million cases diagnosed in the United States each year. Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common, with more than 1 million annual U.S. cases.
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Each year in the United States, approximately 20,000 people are diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
Liver cancer treatments include surgery or hepatectomy liver transplants, embolization or chemoembolization, Radiofrequency ablation (RFA), Cryoablation, radiation and more.
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is a type of immunotherapy that uses a person’s own T-cells (a type of white blood cell) to treat certain blood cancers.
As one returns to work during or after treatment, there are many things to consider. This booklet covers issues ranging from insurance, safety regulations and more.
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Pre-authorization is when an insurance company may require a patient to get its approval before it agrees to cover the cost of a prescribed drug. Learn more.
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With a new cancer diagnosis there is a period of time before treatment begins when getting a second opinion may be an essential component of treating one’s diagnosis.
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Health care professionals who work with people with cancer include oncology social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, home aides, rehabilitation specialists and more.
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