The Cancer Support Community has educational materials available for numerous tumor types. We also can provide you with user-friendly booklets on issues such as side effect management and new discoveries in cancer.
Below are the current books and booklets available from the Cancer Support Community. We are constantly producing and updating our educational materials. If a title that you are interested is not listed, please check back with us later.
If you do find a title that interests you, please call us at 888-793-WELL (9355) or email us at and we would be happy to send you a copy. Alternatively, you can easily download a pdf copy of the book from this site.
Resources
This program was created specifically for women diagnosed with advanced (metastatic) breast cancer. The materials cover topics ranging from treatment and pro-active side effect management, to short and longer-term quality of life issues. An interactive CD-ROM was developed and is distributed as a companion piece with the book.
This comprehensive publication is packed with information about managing a colorectal cancer diagnosis from the point of treatment decision-making, to managing side effects and on to the long-term social and emotional considerations that a cancer survivor must face.
This comprehensive booklet empowers people affected by lung cancer with information on treatment decision-making, side effects management, and tips to improve quality of life during and after the diagnosis. The publication has been offered since 2001 and has been a huge success.
This new piece provides readers with insight into managing the diagnosis of liver cancer, making treatment decisions, managing side effects and coping with the diagnosis of a rare cancer with limited treatment options.
This resource provides readers with insight into managing a melanoma diagnosis, making treatment decisions, and coping with the emotional and practical obstacles facing people diagnosed with melanoma. It features insights into risk factors and recurrence and provides people diagnosed with melanoma a guide for developing a treatment plan, managing common treatment side effects and becoming an active partner with their health care team.
This booklet and personal journal help to understand and manage the physical, emotional and social side effects from cancer and its treatment. It illustrates how to discuss side effect management with your treatment team to avoid potentially devastating side effects.
This booklet streamlines crucial resources available to people in treatment for cancer. It provides patients and their families a practical guide to help them navigate the complex challenges of managing the cost of care. Topics addressed include issues such as employment, insurance, and creditors and the program seeks to shed light on the psychological impact of incurring debt, sometimes for the first time, while coping with cancer.
This is a breakthrough project – with a booklet discussing the most current innovations occurring in oncology – specifically to demystify the ways that cutting-edge cancer therapies for different cancer-types work. It also covers new information about biotherapies currently investigated in clinical trials.
A brochure about therapeutic cancer vaccines: how they work and their theoretical and potential advantages to help you decide whether you want to explore this treatment option further.
A thoughtful pamphlet to help patients and caregivers make informed decisions when considering oral therapy within their treatment regimen including information on types of therapies, the importance of compliance and financial concerns.
A “patient active” brochure that provides straightforward information about clinical trials and how to determine if this treatment option is appropriate for you. This brochure was created in partnership with NCCS and the NCI.