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Patient and Family Education

The University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center (UMGCC) offers a variety of resources to help patients and their families cope with a diagnosis of cancer -- before, during and after treatment.

To find information about a particular type of cancer, please select a specialty:

Select a specialty... Blood and Marrow Transplant Bone and Soft Tissue Cancer Brain Tumor Center Breast Evaluation and Treatment Gastrointestinal Cancer Genitourinary Cancer GYN Cancer Head & Neck Cancer Hematologic Malignancies (Cancers of the Blood) Skin Cancer Thoracic Cancer Pediatric Oncology Radiation Oncology Surgical Oncology

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Other Patient Education Resources:

• UMGCC Patient Handbook
• Cancer Audio and Video Library
• About Your Chemotherapy
• Managing Symptoms and Side Effects of Treatment
• Clinical Trials for Cancer
• Patient Drug Information
• Patient-Friendly Oncology Web Sites
• Weekly Wednesday Wellness Workshop
• Dictionary of Cancer Terms

UMGCC Patient Handbook
The UMGCC Patient Handbook (PDF) provides an overview of the patient experience at UMGCC and answers many of the questions you will have as a new patient. To request a copy by mail, please call 1-800-888-8823.

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Cancer Audio and Video Programs
Visit our Audio/Video Resource Library to learn more about cancer prevention, treatment and research. Watch and listen to:

• Interviews with our cancer experts,
• Cancer survivors sharing their stories,
• Surgical Webcasts,
• Audio podcasts on cancer topics, and more.

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About Your Chemotherapy

• Overview of the Infusion Therapy Center (Video)
• Infusion Therapy Center: Frequently Asked Questions
• What's Taking So Long? Why Preparing Your Chemotherapy Is Not Like Preparing a Milkshake. (PDF)

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Managing Symptoms and Side Effects of Treatment
Depending on the type of cancer you have and the treatment you are receiving, cancer center staff will provide you with booklets on any side effects you may experience. Some of these publications are provided here in PDF format.

• Acupuncture for Managing Side Effects of Treatment
• Nutrition and Cancer
• Hydration During Cancer Treatment (Video)
• Neutropenia and Cancer Treatment (Video)
• Treatment Tips for Cancer Patients
• Cancer-Related Fatigue
• Preventing Infections
• Mouth Care for Cancer Care
• Mouth Care Instructions
• Tube Feeding: Care and Instructions
  • Bolus or Gravity Drip
  • Continuous
  • Nasogastric

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Clinical Trials for Cancer

• What Are Clinical Trials? (includes Video with Dr. Mohan Suntha)
• Clinical Trials at UMGCC (a searchable database of current trials)
• Understanding Clinical Trials for Blood Cancers
• National Cancer Institute Clincal Trials

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Patient Drug Information

Select... Carboplatic Carboplatin Paclitaxel Bevacizumab Gemcitabine Premetrexed Tarceva Ixabepilone Cisplatin Etoposide Hycamtin Doxorubicin Docetaxel Cytoxan 5fu Camptosar Liposomal Doxorubicin Leucovorin Rituximab Bortezimib Vincristine Revlimid Thalidomide Xeloda

(Source: UptoDate)

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Patient-Friendly Oncology Web Sites
A list of oncology-related web sites has been compiled by the UMGCC patient education committee.

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Weekly Wednesday Wellness Workshop
Weekly Wednesday Wellness Workshops are informal sessions designed to provide you with information to better care for yourself and cope with treatment. Family and friends are also welcome. Sessions take place every Wednesday from 11:00 a.m.- Noon, in the rear waiting area in the Stoler Pavilion outpatient center.

Topics include, among others:

• Getting to Know the Cancer Center
• Nutrition and Cancer
• Symptom Management
• Pain Management
• Spirituality: Caring for the Soul (Video)
• Palliative Care
• Financial Matters

See a schedule of upcoming sessions. For more information, please call the Department of Social Work at 410-328-6700.

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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Common cancer terms and their meanings.

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This page was last updated on: February 2, 2011.

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