TY - JOUR
T1 - Cancer.Net
T2 - Guides to Cancer Care
AU - AlQanber, Batool
AU - Chu, Roland
AU - Battisti, Katherine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Cancer.Net, a patient information web site maintained by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), offers guides for many types of cancer and related hereditary syndromes for both adult and pediatric patients. Each guide provides broad clinical information for patients, families, and caregivers on the nature of cancer, signs and symptoms, related risk factors, diagnosis, staging and grading, and types of treatment. Additional resources related to coping with such diseases, available clinical trials and ongoing research, and the important aspects that need to be discussed with their treatment team are also provided. Each guide is reviewed by experts on the “Cancer.Net Editorial Board” that includes oncologists, surgeons, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, and other medical professionals involved in the care of patients with cancer.
AB - Cancer.Net, a patient information web site maintained by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), offers guides for many types of cancer and related hereditary syndromes for both adult and pediatric patients. Each guide provides broad clinical information for patients, families, and caregivers on the nature of cancer, signs and symptoms, related risk factors, diagnosis, staging and grading, and types of treatment. Additional resources related to coping with such diseases, available clinical trials and ongoing research, and the important aspects that need to be discussed with their treatment team are also provided. Each guide is reviewed by experts on the “Cancer.Net Editorial Board” that includes oncologists, surgeons, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, and other medical professionals involved in the care of patients with cancer.
KW - Cancer
KW - cancer and COVID-19
KW - cancer awareness
KW - chemotherapy
KW - chemotherapy education
KW - oncologist
KW - oncology
KW - patient education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85150516117&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15398285.2023.2170629
DO - 10.1080/15398285.2023.2170629
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85150516117
SN - 1539-8285
VL - 27
SP - 73
EP - 85
JO - Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet
JF - Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet
IS - 1
ER -