Participating in Decisions about Your Care

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Topics Covered

• Coping with the Practical, Social & Emotional Challenges of Cancer
• How a Cancer Diagnosis Affects Family, Partners & Loved Ones
• Selecting a Cancer Care Team & Treatment Facility
• What to Do When Presented with Multiple Treatment Options
• When & How to Seek a Second Opinion
• Your Relationship with Your Health Care Team
• How to Get Copies of Your Medical Reports
• How to Anticipate, Prevent & Manage Side Effects of Treatment
• Understanding Your Treatment Choices and Follow-Up Care Plan
• Your Survivorship Care Plan
• Tips on Advocating with Your Health Care Team
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Stewart B. Fleishman, MD

Former Founding Director, Cancer Support Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, Author, Researcher in Oncology

Georgie Cusack, MS, RN, AOCNS

Director of Education and Patient Safety, Office of the Clinical Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Adjunct Nurse Leader, Nursing Research and Translational Science, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health

Alyson Erardy, MSW

Oncology Social Worker, CancerCare

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on April 08, 2020.