Participating in Decisions about Your Care

About this episode

This episode discusses how to participate in decisions about cancer care, including coping strategies and the importance of a supportive health care team.

- Coping with the Practical, Social & Emotional Challenges of Cancer - How a Cancer Diagnosis Affects Family, Partners & Loved Ones - Selecting a Cancer Care Team & Treatment Facility - What to Do When Presented with Multiple Treatment Options - When & How to Seek a Second Opinion - Your Relationship with Your Health Care Team - Getting Copies of Your Medical Reports to Review with Your Team - How to Anticipate, Prevent & Manage the Side Effects of Treatment - Understanding Your Treatment Choices & Follow-Up Care Plan - Your Survivorship Care Plan - Tips on Self-Advocacy & Advocating with Your Health Care Team - Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Topics covered

• cancer care
• patient advocacy
• treatment options
• health care team
• survivorship
• emotional challenges

Keywords

• cancer diagnosis
• treatment facility
• second opinion
• medical reports
• side effects
• self-advocacy
• survivorship care plan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CancerCare

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