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This Month on Cancer.Net
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Cancer.Net Mobile 2.0: Tools to Manage Your Care
An updated version of Cancer.Net Mobile is live in the App Store! Cancer.Net’s free mobile app provides timely, doctor-approved cancer information and interactive tools to manage your care on the go. Keep track of questions to ask the doctor and record voice answers; save information about prescriptions; and track the time and severity of symptoms and side effects. This new version features the following enhancements: - Stay up-to-date with the latest cancer information. New content from Cancer.Net is now automatically downloaded as it is published.
- Use iCloud to back up the questions, medications and symptoms you've entered into Cancer.Net Mobile (on iCloud-enabled devices).
- Protect your personal information in the app from unauthorized access by setting the optional passcode lock.
Download Cancer.Net Mobile today or update the app from your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. An Android version is coming soon.
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Cancer.Net En Español
Cancer.Net offers printed patient education materials in Spanish to download or order in the ASCO University Bookstore. Take a look at the available fact sheets, guides to cancer, and booklets on managing cost, and end-of-life care.
Cancer.Net ofrece recursos informativos impresos en Español para pacientes que se pueden descargar u ordenar en el ASCO University Bookstore. Repasa las hojas de datos, las guías del cáncer, y los folletos sobre cómo manejar al costo de tratamiento y la atención durante la etapa final de la vida.
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Emergency Preparedness for People with Cancer
People with cancer have specific medical needs that may become serious in a natural or man-made disaster. In this article, learn strategies to help you and your family plan for emergency situations.
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Seven Steps for a Healthier New Year
The new year is a good time to set your personal goals for a healthier lifestyle. Start now with these tips on exercise, quitting smoking, and maintaining a healthy weight.
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Just for Teenagers
Teens with cancer can find age-specific information on Cancer.Net to help cope with changes to their bodies, talk with the doctors and nurses, deal with cancer and school, and more. Read more about cancer in teens.
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Advocates: ASCO Annual Meeting Registration Open!
The 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting, a leading forum for breaking scientific and educational developments in oncology, will be held June 1 – 5 in Chicago, IL. Register now to beat the April 25 early registration deadline.
Patient advocate registration is reserved exclusively for advocates who work or volunteer for not-for-profit patient advocacy organizations that provide programs, services, information, and support for people with cancer.
Learn more about registration or contact patientadvocates@asco.org for more information.
Printed Materials Update
Be sure to check out ASCO’s latest booklet, Cancer Survivorship: Next Steps for Patients and Their Families. In addition, Cancer.Net continues to issue a variety of updates to its printed guides to cancer and other patient education materials. Updates to the Guide to Prostate Cancer and Guide to Breast Cancer en español (Guía del cáncer de mama) are coming soon to the ASCO University Bookstore! Visit Cancer.Net for complete details.
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month
This month, learn more about cervical cancer and what to expect during a Pap test, a screening test that finds abnormal cells in the cervix.
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Inside Cancer.Net is a monthly newsletter highlighting new content and features of the
American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) patient information website, Cancer.Net (www.cancer.net). The
website brings ASCO’s expertise to people with cancer and those who care for and care about them. ASCO is
composed of more than 30,000 members globally who are leaders in advancing cancer care. All the information and content on Cancer.Net was developed and approved by the cancer doctors who are members of ASCO, making Cancer.Net an up-to date and trusted resource for cancer information. Cancer.Net is supported by the
Conquer Cancer Foundation, which provides support for breakthrough cancer research, professional education, and
patient and family support.
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