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| Learn the Basics |
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Get answers to some of your basic questions about health care, treatment facilities, and choosing a doctor.
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| Once you have learned you have cancer, your next concern is to make sure you have the best possible medical care and treatment. Choosing your doctor and treatment center is one of the most important decisions you will make. There are many excellent cancer care centers throughout the United States, but how do you know where to look?
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| Patients who have good relationships with their doctors tend to be more satisfied with their care -- and to have better results. Here are some tips to help you and your doctor become partners in improving your health care.
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| Getting your cancer care at home often works best when you get help from professional
home care agencies. Learn more about the range of services.
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| Hospice is a philosophy of care. The hospice philosophy recognizes death as the final stage of life and seeks to enable patients to continue an alert, pain-free life and to manage other symptoms so that their last days may be spent with dignity and quality, surrounded by their loved ones...
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| With most illnesses of childhood or adolescence, parents usually can rely on their own knowledge and skills, or those of their pediatrician (a doctor who specializes in the care of children) or family practice doctor, for an accurate diagnosis and for treatment. Cancer diagnosis and its medical...
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| Decriptions of the various healthcare professionals involved with providing your care...
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