A Cancer Patient Education Newsletter That Found Its Rhythm
A story of a hospital patient-support team that replaced awareness-month avalanches with a modest fortnightly rhythm of articles, newsletters and talks.
A story of a hospital patient-support team that replaced awareness-month avalanches with a modest fortnightly rhythm of articles, newsletters and talks.
A primer, with a short glossary, on moving the non-clinical parts of cancer care, like paperwork, travel and routine visit times, into quieter windows.
Package, day care, consumables, approved: a friendly side-by-side of what families assume these billing words mean and what hospital paperwork usually intends.
What a pilot programme means on a hospital notice, why administrative changes are tested small first, and what it does and does not mean for patients.
A practical audit checklist for the cancer care notebook kept by patients or carers, covering dated entries, questions, contacts and easy handovers.
A human look at the beeps and phone pings around cancer treatment, and six myths about alarm fatigue that leave families anxious or missing key messages.
Navigators and coordinators own the gaps between cancer treatment phases. An analytical look at the skills involved, the evidence, and what families can borrow.
Thinking about a second opinion on a cancer diagnosis? This friendly FAQ covers how to ask, which records and slides to gather, and what to do if views differ.
From chemo education classes to infusion suite walk-throughs, these in-person cancer awareness experiences build a familiarity that reading alone rarely does.
Viral cures and glossy adverts reach families fast. Here is where the growing habit of tracing cancer information back to its source stands, and what is unknown.