Online exclusive - July 10, 2009
Patient Information from the 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting
Direct your patients to Cancer.Net to learn about the research presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.
In this section, patients will find:
- A patient-friendly newsletter explaining how this research relates to cancer care in a section called “What This Means for Patients.”
- Special feature articles and podcasts that discuss the meeting highlights
To obtain print copies of the newsletter, contact the ASCO Communications and Patient Information Department at 888-651-3038 or send an e-mail to: contactus@cancer.net.
New on Cancer.Net: Managing the Cost of Cancer Care
Do your patients have questions about the cost of cancer care? Cancer.Net’s section, Managing the Cost of Cancer Care, provides information about the types of costs associated with cancer care and treatment, and questions to ask care specialists. In addition, it provides a list of local and national organizations that can help cover the cost of treatment, medications, and travel or housing. It also includes information about health insurance, organizing treatment and appointments, and a glossary of terms related to insurance and medical bill payments. This section is also available in Spanish.
For a printed booklet of this section, call toll-free 888-651-3038 or e-mail contactus@cancer.net.
Updated Guide to Prostate Cancer
View, download, or order a copy of the updated Cancer.Net Guide to Prostate Cancer, with new information on health disparities. This guide explains prostate cancer and prostate cancer treatment, and includes information on risk factors and prevention, symptoms, tests and diagnostic examinations, staging, clinical trials resources, current research, and questions for patients to ask the doctor.
To order the Cancer.Net Guide to Prostate Cancer, call 888-651-3038, or send an e-mail to: contactus@cancer.net.
Tell Your Patients About Cancer.Net RSS Feeds
One of the ways ASCO is staying eco-friendly is by providing more information online rather than with printed materials. Your patients can now add Cancer.Net’s feature articles and podcasts to their RSS reader. Each feature article or podcast highlights a specific topic, such as treatment, coping strategies, and the basics of cancer care
Recent feature article topics include:
- Starting Cancer Treatment
- Personalized Cancer Medicine: What to Know
Recent podcasts include:
- One-on-One Cancer Support, with Laura Alexander
- What’s New in Lung Cancer, with Mark Kris, MD
Patients can sign up to receive Cancer.Net’s weekly feature articles at
www.cancer.net/features and podcasts at
www.cancer.net/podcasts.
