Support & Survivorship

Last update: 08/18/2010

TOPICS
Alerts / Keeping Safe | Psychosocial | Doctors | Financial & Insurance | Drugs | Immunization Guide | Treatment Support & Tips  | Patient-to-Patient (right column)

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Late Effects of Cancer Therapy

Alerts and Keeping Safe

	Guide on Counterfeit Drugs
	Keeping Safe minimize your risk from  medical errors
	Supplement Alerts

Psychosocial and
Physical Effects

	Dr. Wendy Harpham on Survivorship    "I began to focus my hope on things  within my reach ... living fully."
	Anxiety and Depression
	Books that provide guidance
	Caregiver Stress & Caregiver Tips
	Complementary practices Exercise & Diet  | Yoga
	Encouragement
	Fatigue
	Health Care Proxy
	Pain Management
	Palliative Care / Hospice
	Patient Stories
	Support Groups  | "Buddies" Programs
	Support Organizations
	Survivorship: Dr. Wendy Harpham
	Talking with your child about your cancer

Doctors

	Communicating with your doctor
	Locating Doctors  & Cancer Centers
	Preparing for doctor visits | Bring List PDF
	Questions for your doctor - checklist
	Your Medical Rights

Drug resources
 

	Drug Payment Support

Financial, Insurance & Legal support

	Careers and workplace discrimination
	Financial support Drug Payment Support Help with drug payment Family and Medical Leave Act (fixed) Insurance What if I have no insurance?
	The Legal Clinic for the Disabled
	Managed Care
	Travel help

Immunization Guide
 

Re-immunization after SCT

Treatment Support
 

	Diary
	Risks and Benefits / Secondary Risks
	Drug administration:  IV, Catheters, Ports
	Patient Stories
	Travel help
	Treatment Support and Tips
	Diet for Immune suppressed / to control nausea
	Treatment Tips for Blood Draws and IVs for CHOP+R Treatment for Rituxan ... a checklist

Patient-to-Patient Support | Patient Stories

Art 
Images and poems created by patients and caregivers that portray the experience of living with lymphoma.  

Books 
Patient-recommended books on living with lymphoma and its treatment 

Caregiver Stress
Help with identifying and relieving caregiver stress.

Caregiver Tips

"Buddies" Programs - peer-to-peer support with guidance on 
How to Help a Friend

Doctor-Patient Relationships 
Guidance on how to communicate with your doctor, and how to create a support team to optimize your care. 

Encouragement
Reasons to be optimistic; guidance on the shock of diagnosis

Guidelines at Diagnosis
Checklist to help when you are first diagnosed. 

Life After Cancer Journal  

Create Your free Lotsa Helping Hands community

Patient Stories
Inspirational, patient-to-patient guidance; Memorials

Printable Guides & Tools  
Free printable brochures, checklists, spreadsheet to help patients obtain optimal care. 

Support Groups - This page lists a variety of online support groups. It also allows you to change some subscription settings, such as no-email or daily digest. 

Tips for Coping with CHOP+R treatment

Tips for "Skick"y Situations Blood Draws and IVs: Tips for Minimizing Anxiety and Pain
 

The patient-to-patient support section relies on the input of lay persons, primarily. We seek reputable sources of information.

As with all material on this site, please consider it a starting point for discussions with your physician.  We welcome input from patients, caregivers and medical professionals. 

- Karl Schwartz