When diagnosed with cancer, individuals may need to make many decisions about their medical care. This page contains resources about medical care during and after cancer treatment, including managing side effects.
While these materials and resources are designed for individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, and health care professionals, they are helpful to anyone with a serious medical condition, or anyone who wants to learn about their rights.
Quick Guides, Checklists, & Other Materials
These materials on cancer and medical care present information in a brief, easy-to-digest, printable format. If you are looking for a more comprehensive breakdown, see our Practical Guides to Cancer Rights.
- Quick Guide to Accessing Resources in the Hospital
- Quick Guide to Accessing Medical Records
- Quick Guide to Medical Marijuana
- Checklist to Biomarker Testing
- Quick Guide to Getting a Second Medical Opinion
- Quick Guide to Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening & Treatment
- Clinical Trial Resource Hub
- Practical Guides to Cancer Rights
- Spanish Materials & Resources
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Webinars
Our webinars on cancer and medical care cover topics including paying for prescription drugs, clinical trials, genetics, fertility preservation, hospice, and more!
View our webinar schedule to register for an upcoming event.
- Prescription Drugs
- Clinical Trials 101
- Precision Medicine – The Future of Personalizing Cancer Care
- Genetics & Genomics
- Fertility Preservation
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) & Cancer: Show Me the Proof!
- Palliative Caring – Improving Care Through the Early Integration of Key Palliative Principles
- Understanding Hospice
Cancer Finances
If you're not sure exactly where to start when navigating cancer and medical care, these Cancer Finances modules are for you! This interactive toolkit will walk you through a series of questions to help you find the information that you are looking for and that applies to you.
State Laws
Understanding state laws related to medical care is important, because sometimes they provide more comprehensive than federal laws. Our Charts of State Laws explain access to medical records, medical marijuana, death with dignity, right to try, and more.
- Chart of State Laws: Access to Medical Records
- Chart of State Laws: Medical Marijuana, Death with Dignity, Right to Try
- Chart of State Laws: Genetic Information
- All Charts of State Laws
One-on-one Help
Triage Cancer has a free Legal & Financial Navigation Program that provides one-on-one assistance on a variety of topics, including navigating cancer and medical care, to empower you to confidently take next steps.
More Resources
Privacy & Medical Records
Medical Bills
Cancer Prevention & Treatment
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
- National Cancer Institute
- NCODA Oral Chemotherapy Education
- NCODA Intravenous Cancer Treatment Education
Managing Side Effects
Cancer Survivorship
- American Society of Clinical Oncology: Survivorship (Information for individuals diagnosed and their loved ones)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology: ASCO Answers Cancer Survivorship (Managing your care post-treatment)
- American Cancer Society: Survivorship: During and After Treatment
- Children’s Oncology Group: Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines for Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancers
- National Cancer Institute: Survivorship
- California Dialogue on Cancer's Survivorship Care Plan Toolkit
- California Dialogue on Cancer's Survivorship Care Plan Fact Sheet (English)
- Cancer Survivorship Care Plans