 Printed Copies of the NCCN Guidelines for Patients™
The NCCN Guidelines for Patients™, which are based on the world-renowned NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for cancer care professionals, are meant to help people with cancer and their friends and family understand cancer, to help them talk with their cancer care team about the best treatment options.
In addition to the NCCN Guidelines for Patients™ versions available for online reading or immediate download, NCCN is pleased to announce that printed copies are available for many of the NCCN Guidelines for Patients™, including Breast Cancer, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, Melanoma, Multiple Myeloma, and Prostate Cancer.
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Louis Spino, a pancreatic cancer survivor, carefully considered his treatment options before choosing a plan offered by the U-M Cancer Center
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NCCN Member Institution Spotlight
Louis Spino was still recovering from open-heart surgery in 2005 when his buddy asked him why his eyes were yellow. A CT scan confirmed that Spino, then 80, had pancreatic cancer.
A local oncologist told Spino he needed to go somewhere where they see a lot of cases like his. So Spino’s five daughters kicked into gear. They opened a third volume in a series of binders they were keeping about their father’s health: Dad’s Recovery Notes.
“We sat down that day and started calling people,” said Margie Spino, who lives a block away from her father in Toledo, Ohio. “We weren’t shy.”
The Spinos talked to the nation’s leading pancreatic cancer specialists at cancer centers in several city. Each offered opinions. The centers that were farther away were eliminated first, given the distance. The decision came down to another large cancer center and the University of Michigan (U-M). U-M recommended chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgery; the other center recommended surgery first.
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What types of questions should I ask my doctor about my cancer?
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Answer provided by:
Terry S. Langbaum, MAS
Chief Administrative Officer
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland
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