Diane Blum, MSW, FASCO, the founding Editor in Chief of Cancer.Net, reflects on the 20th anniversary of ASCO’s patient information website, including the original goals of starting the website and how it has evolved to meet the needs of people with cancer, survivors, and their loved ones.
Si usted es un oncólogo o un profesional de la atención oncológica que busca ayudar a los pacientes con sus necesidades educativas, es importante que sepa que la American Society of Clinical Oncology está aquí para ayudarlo. El sitio web de información para pacientes de la American Society of Clinical Oncology, Cancer.Net, ofrece información confiable y compasiva para personas con cáncer, sus familiares y sus cuidadores.
Cancer.Net y la American Society of Clinical Oncology (Sociedad Estadounidense de Oncología Clínica, ASCO por sus siglas en inglés) ofrecen una variedad de guías, folletos y hojas informativas para ayudar a los pacientes a obtener más información acerca de su enfermedad y tratamiento. Estos materiales educativos se llaman ASCO Answers y puede encontrarlos a continuación.
Patient educators answer questions about cancer, treatment, and side effects. This prepares patients and family members to make educated health care decisions.
Cancer.Net has completed a years-long effort to ensure that its content can be accessed by all users. In this month’s From the Editor’s Desk, Dr. Schapira discusses some of these changes and why they are important.
Below are several of ASCO's publications and resources for patients, all available as free PDF downloads. Several ASCO Answers materials are also available for download in Spanish. View a flyer to see Spanish titles or read below. For printing quantities over 100, please reach out to permissions@asco.org.
If you are an oncologist or oncology health professional looking to help your patients with their education needs, know that ASCO is here to help you. ASCO’s patient information website, Cancer.Net, offers trusted and compassionate information for people with cancer and their families and caregivers.
Thank you for visiting Cancer.Net, ASCO's patient information website. ASCO welcomes your comments and questions about Cancer.Net and its patient information program. Below are answers to some frequently asked questions about the site's content, technical support, and navigation assistance, as well as general contact information.
Please note that ASCO staff cannot answer personal medical questions, give treatment recommendations, or provide direct financial support. Please talk with your doctor about all individual cancer care decisions.
