Making decisions about how to treat your cancer is a difficult and personal matter. You may have many questions as you work with your health care providers to determine the best care. This section helps prepare you for treatment by providing information on various treatments your doctor may suggest and addressing some of the many factors you may consider as you move forward, such as who will be part of your cancer care experience and what you can expect during and after certain treatments. You can also find general information on such questions as finding the right treatment center, deciding whether participating in a clinical trial is right for you, and how you can best prepare yourself for particular treatments. 

• Getting a Second Opinion

• How to Talk to Your Doctor about Your Cancer Questions

• Your Multidiciplinary Cancer Care Team

• The Case Manager or Patient Navigator: Providing Support for Cancer Patients During Treatment and Beyond

• Treatment Close to Home Can Decrease Stress

• Guide to Chemotherapy

• What to Pack in Your "Chemo Bag"

• Oral Chemotherapy: Potentials and Misconceptions

• Making the Transition From Hospital to Home

• Understanding Radiation

• Radiation Therapy: What To Expect

• Safety in Radiation Therapy

• Ability to Create Better, Safer Medicines Brings Hope to Many With Cancer

• Systemic Therapy and Its Role in Treating Cancer

• Hyperthermia: Using Heat to Treat Cancer

• Immunotherapy May Boost Cancer Treatment

• Complementary and Alternative Therapies

• What is a Clinical Trial

• Guide to Clinical Trials

• Skin Cancer and Mohs Surgery

• Reconstruction After Breast Cancer

• Patient Perspectives: My Cancer Diagnosis

• Other Things to Consider During and After Treatment

• Cancer and Fertility

• 10 Tips for Breast Cancer Patients During Treatment

• Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies: What do REMS Mean for You?

• Palliative Care Gets New Life

• Palliative Chemotherapy is a Personal Decision

• Understanding Hospice Care

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