Our Favorite Resources for Diagnosis
  • A national nonprofit agency that offers free support, information, financial assistance, and practical help to people with cancer and their loved ones.

  • Links all ASCO information and materials in addition to giving other communication access to people with all kinds of cancer.
    Cancer.Net

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Diagnosis

Cancer. In the coming days and weeks you will be required to make life-changing decisions at a time when you are grappling emotionally with the life changes that cancer brings. We are here with information that will help you take control of this time. Breathe, listen, and take charge.

At Diagnosis: Dealing With Emotions

How to recognize normal reactions at diagnosis and know when you need help 

Overtreatment

Too Much of a Good Thing

BY KATY HUMAN

What to look for to avoid being overtreated for cancer.

Financial

Financial Aid

BY LAURA BEIL

New health care law may help cancer patients control costs & gain access to clinical trials.

Fertility

What to Expect When You're Not Expecting—Yet

BY ERIK NESS

How to overcome obstacles to fertility preservation.

Never Fear

BY PAUL ENGSTROM

Treatment anxiety can be conquered [and besides, it usually turns out to be unfounded].

Straight Talk

BY ERIK NESS

What kids need and want to know when a parent is diagnosed.

The Blame Game

BY KATHY LATOUR

Moving past myriad rationales for cancer guilt.

On Their Own

BY MARC SILVER

Going it alone in the fight against cancer.

Renaissance Surgery

BY BEVERLY A. CALEY

Using robotic arms, video cameras, and tiny incisions, cancer surgeons are changing what it means to go under the knife.

The Diagnosis Dilemma

BY MARC SILVER

To tell or not to tell?

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