Other Sources of Information
Most doctor’s offices and treatment centers have pamphlets and brochures on cancer and cancer treatment. If not, other places you may look are centers for medical consumers, pharmacies or health food stores. Your local library will have medical journals and reference books. You can also call CancerCare at 800-813-HOPE (4673) for informative materials on cancer related subjects.
There is an enormous amount of information about cancer on the Internet. CancerCare’s Web site (www.cancercare.org) provides links to high quality and comprehensive sources of information for all cancer diagnoses and treatment concerns. If you don’t have a computer, most libraries can help you gain access to the Internet.
CancerCare’s free publication, “A Helping Hand: The Resource Guide for People with Cancer,” features over 100 pages of regional and national nonprofit organizations that are available to assist you and your family in finding help and information to meet your specific needs. Call CancerCare at 800-813-HOPE or request a copy of the guide via e-mail at info@cancercare.org.
Besides your doctor, use your entire health care team — nurses, social workers and medical personnel — as resources.
The most important thing to remember: Talking will help you get better care and improve the quality of your life.