Thoracic Oncology

Patient and Family Education

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Get answers to your Medical oncology for lung cancer questions.

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The Greenebaum Cancer Center offers the following resources to help patients and their families cope while being cared for my the experts in the Thoracic Oncology Program.

Thoracic Oncology Overviews:

Patient Success Stories
Read stories from cancer patients and their families.

Useful Links
A list of outside websites with information about thoracic oncology.

General Cancer Information

We also offer the following resources that provide more general information on dealing with cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Cancer Conversations
Presentations by UMGCC staff on coping with cancer.

Audio/Videos on Cancer
Interviews with our cancer experts and cancer survivors.

Patient Handbook (PDF)
What you need to know when coming to UMGCC for cancer care.

Dealing with Symptoms and Side Effects of Treatment

Clinical Trials for Cancer
Everything you need to know about taking part in a clinical trial for cancer.

Patient Drug Information

(Source: UptoDate electronic information resource for clinicians and patients)

Patient-Friendly Oncology Web Sites

Glossary of Cancer Terms

This page was last updated on: September 16, 2009.