A bone marrow harvest is a surgery to take stem cells from the bone marrow in the back of your hip bones. This pamphlet describes how this surgery is done, and what to expect before, during, and after. It also explains possible side effects and symptoms to watch for after surgery.
This pamphlet explains how to do the breath hold technique used during CT scans and cancer treatment.
Cancer can be a difficult and stressful illness. This pamphlet describes how the Patients Come First: Your Symptoms and Concerns Matter questionnaire can help your health care team to better support you in coping with your illness and its treatment.
Cancer patients may be more at risk of developing blood clots (also called Cancer Associated Thrombosis or CAT). This pamphlet explains what blood clots are, who is at a higher risk, and what conditions CAT may cause.
Social workers are an important part of the Cancer Care Team. This pamphlet explains how social workers can help you with many cancer-related issues.
This pamphlet explains how Spiritual Care can help patients and families of any ethnic or religious background.
This pamphlet explains what clinical trials are and how you can be part of cancer research.
Many people who have cancer worry about being in pain, but not all people with cancer experience pain. For those who do, there have been many improvements in preventing and managing pain. This pamphlet explains how your cancer team will treat your pain, types of pain, worries about addiction to pain medication, how to deal with pain, and medication side effects.
Both cancer and cancer treatment can cause concentration and memory problems (called "brain fog" or "chemo brain"). This pamphlet explains what "brain fog" is, what causes it, and how it is treated.
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. If it is caught early, melanoma is curable. Topics include how to check for melanoma, diagnosis, and treatment. What to expect before, during, and after surgery is explained.