Awareness and knowledge are invaluable tools for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis and treatment. A humanistic and scientific approach with up-to-date information, new developments and key resources are all part of the toolkit that CURE’s 2011 Cancer Resource Guide delivers to you. In collaboration with the American Cancer Society, we are pleased to make this guide available.

The cancer journey is best taken in steady and deliberate steps. This guide can help you on that path with information on every phase, from detection and diagnosis, to therapies such as surgery and radiation, as well as the latest medical treatments that include exciting and novel targeted agents that continue to improve outcomes in many types of cancer. With expert additions from the American Cancer Society, we provide you the best information available.

This guide can also help prepare you for the emotional and psychological challenges, providing tips and resources on the latest in supportive care and information on how to navigate the side effects and the logistical challenges of a cancer diagnosis.

The guide is much like what you find in each issue of CURE—accurate, essential and up-to-date information presented in straightforward terms. We trust that it will boldly empower you with knowledge as you move forward.

Debu Tripathy, MD
Editor-in-Chief
CURE

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Hearing the words “you have cancer” can be overwhelming. The patient and the family face an array of emotions, concerns and questions that may range from understanding how a diagnosis is made and what it means to how to talk to loved ones about the disease.

This is a time when there is great need for high-quality, reliable information. Thanks to the Internet, family, friends and other sources, you will likely have access to an abundance of information. Unfortunately, much of it lacks credibility and can be misleading.

A well-informed patient has the ability to increase his or her chances of high-quality treatment. Numerous studies support the premise that a knowledgeable patient receives better treatment and is better able to stick to that therapy, resulting in better outcomes.

The American Cancer Society and CURE have teamed up to bring you a resource guide that provides quick and concise answers to frequently asked questions. The guide also includes references to credible sources for more in-depth information to help you make informed decisions on your cancer journey. We recommend that all newly diagnosed patients and their families review this resource guide as a source of information to expand discussions with their cancer care team.

In addition, patients and their families can find the information, help and support they need by calling the American Cancer Society 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 800-227-2345 or by visiting us online at cancer.org. We want to help you get well and stay well.

Otis W. Brawley, MD
Chief Medical Officer & Executive Vice President
for Research & Cancer Control Science
American Cancer Society 

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