Sarcoma CancerCare Connect Education Workshops

Sarcoma CancerCare Connect Education Workshops

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Sarcoma CancerCare Connect Education Workshops episodes

  • Update on Rare Sarcomas
    * Overview of Rare Sarcomas, including Signs & Symptoms
    * Importance of Pathology Report
    * Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiation & Targeted Therapy
    * Clinical Trial Updates
    * New Treatment Approaches
    * Side Effect & Pain Management
    * Highlight on LeioMyoSarcoma
    * Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
    * Follow-Up Care
    * Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation & Quality of Life
    * Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    1 hr 4 min
  • Participating in Decisions about Your Care
    * Coping with the Practical, Social & Emotional Challenges of Cancer
    * How a Cancer Diagnosis Affects Family, Partners & Loved ones
    * Selecting a Cancer Care Team & Treatment Facility
    * What to do when Presented with Multiple Treatment Options
    * When & How to Seek a Second Opinion
    * Getting Copies of Your Medical Reports
    * Anticipating, Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects
    * Understanding Treatment Choices, Follow-Up Care Plan & Survivorship Care Plan
    * Self-Care Tips
    * Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
    * Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    1 hr 4 min
  • New Trends in Cancer Survivorship
    * The Cancer Survivor Perspective
    * Managing Post Treatment Side Effects/Late Effects
    * Coping with Fear of Recurrence & Distress
    * Quality-of-Life Concerns
    * Treatment Summaries
    * Survivorship Care Plan
    * Follow-Up with Your Oncologist and Primary Care Doctor
    * The Benefits of Communicating with Your Health Care Team
    * Determining What is Important to You
    * Clinical Trials on Cancer Survivorship
    * Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    1 hr 6 min
  • For Caregivers: Care Coordination for Your Loved One Living with Cancer and Other Health Problems
    * Overview of Cancer & Co-Morbidities
    * The Role of Caregivers in Care Coordination for People Living with Cancer & Co-Morbidities
    * Tips for Communicating with the Health Care Team about Care Coordination
    * Challenges of Coordinating Your Loved One’s Care & Follow-Up Appointments
    * Adherence – Taking Pills on Schedule
    * Lead time in Refilling Prescriptions & Planning for Visitors, Weekends, Special Occasions, Travel & Holidays
    * Resources for the Costs of Care, including Homecare
    * Finding the Practical Help You Need: Co-Pay Foundations & Federal, State & Local Programs
    * Legal Advocacy Tips for Caregivers
    * Learning How to Appeal Insurance, Medical, Medicaid & Provider Denials
    * Other Resources, VA Benefits & Family Medical Leave Act/FMLA
    * Tips on Choosing Community & Medical Resources to Improve Your Quality-of-Life
    * Time Saving Self-Care/Self-Advocacy Tips for Caregivers
    * Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    1 hr 3 min
  • Understanding the Costs of Care and Your Health Care Coverage
    * Overview of the Medical & Indirect Costs of Treatment
    * Talking with Your Health Care Team about Financial Concerns
    * The Benefits & Limitations of Your Health Plans, Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid
    * Living Wills, Health Care Proxies & Advance Health Care Directives
    * Support for the Underinsured & Uninsured, including Medicaid & State & Federal Programs
    * Other resources for financial support
    * Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    59 min
  • Update on Clinical Trials: How They Work
    * Overview of Clinical Trials
    * Why They Are Important
    * What Happens in a Clinical Trial
    * The Meaning of Informed Consent
    * Benefits & Risks of Participation
    * How & Where Clinical Trials Are Conducted
    * How Can You Participate in Clinical Trials
    * Specific Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Clinical Trials
    * Accessing Information about Clinical Trials
    * Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    1 hr 6 min
  • Cancer and the Workplace: Understanding Your Legal Protections
    * Understanding the Meaning of Work
    * Talking with Your Health Care Team about Work
    * Managing Your Cancer Treatments while Working
    * Understanding Your Legal Protections in the Workplace
    * Disclosure & Communication with Human Resources, Supervisors, and Co-Workers
    * Solutions to Address Workplace Challenges
    * Tips to Creating a Plan to Continue Working
    * COBRA
    * Disability – Short Term, Long Term, SSD, SSI
    * The Importance of Self-Advocacy
    * Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    1 hr 6 min
  • Trends in Oncology and Treatment Planning: What You Need to Know
    * Understanding Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment Options
    * Clinical Trial Opportunities
    * Genomics & Genetics
    * Participating in Decisions about Your Treatment Plans
    * Side Effect Prevention & Management
    * The Importance of Self-Advocacy in Your Oncology Care
    * The Role of the Pathologist
    * Shared Decision Making
    * Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
    * Quality-of-Life Concerns
    * Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    1 hr 7 min
  • Managing the Side Effects of Immunotherapy
    * How the Side Effects of Immunotherapy Differ From Chemotherapy Side Effects
    * Review of Potential Side Effects with Guidelines for Follow-Up Care
    * Managing Rash & Dry Skin
    * Tips to Cope with Flu-Like Symptoms, including Fever
    * Dealing with Fatigue
    * Controlling Diarrhea
    * Quality-of-Life Concerns
    * Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    56 min
  • Understanding the Role of Immunotherapy in Treating Cancer
    * Overview of Immunotherapy
    * Harnessing the Immune System in Treating Cancer
    * The Emerging Role of Immunotherapy
    * How Immunotherapy Offers New Cancer Treatment Options
    * Clinical Trial Updates
    * How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options
    * Examples of Immunotherapy in Prevention
    * Treatment and Recurrence Prevention of Cancer
    * Cancer Vaccines
    * Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    1 hr 5 min

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