Topic outline

  • This section gives more detailed information about cancer treatment options. Learn about treatment types to help you know what to expect and how to prepare.

    File: 1Labels: 5SCORM packages: 17URLs: 14
    • What are the Goals of Care File
    • Learn About Chemotherapy SCORM package
    • Prepare for Your Intravenous (IV) Chemotherapy Treatment SCORM package
    • Learn About Your Chemotherapy Treatment Appointment SCORM package
    • Side Effects of Chemotherapy SCORM package
    • Intimacy, Sexual Function and Fertility SCORM package
    • Learn About Chemotherapy SCORM package
    • Prepare for Your Intravenous Chemotherapy Treatment SCORM package
    • Learn About Your Chemotherapy Treatment Appointment SCORM package
    • Side Effects of Chemotherapy SCORM package
    • Intimacy, Sexual Function and Fertility SCORM package
    • About Radiation Therapy SCORM package
    • Getting Radiation Therapy at Princess Margaret SCORM package
    • What You Need to Know About Antioxidants and Your Radiation Therapy URL
    • Radiation and Cisplatin Chemotherapy and PORTEC-3 Gynecology Chemotherapy Class URL
    • The Transplant Process SCORM package
    • Donor Match SCORM package
    • Complications & Side Effects SCORM package
    • How to Lower Your Risk of Getting an Infection SCORM package
    • Hand Hygiene URL
    • Know What to Expect in Hospital Video URL
    • Visiting the Stem Cell Transplant Unit Video URL
    • Roles in Your Care SCORM package
    • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery URL
    • What to Expect When Getting Radiosurgery on the Gamma Knife Treatment Unit (Using a Frame) URL
    • What to Expect When Getting Treatment With the Gamma Knife (Using a Mask) URL
    • Preparing for Your Chemotherapy Treatment URL
    • What to Expect When Getting an Implanted Port URL
    • Your 46 Hour Infusor Pump URL
    • Your 7 Day Infusor Pump URL
    • Your CADD Legacy Ambulatory Infusion Pump URL
    • Know About Your Tunnelled Central Venous Catheter (CVC) URL
  • Cancer treatment can be complex and needs a team of experts working together. Learn about the healthcare team and their roles.

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    • My Cancer Care Team URL
    • Talk With your Cancer Care Team URL
    • My Questions for the Cancer Care Team URL
  • Patients and caregivers are part of the decision-making team. Learn about your role in decision-making and what services there are to guide you in this process.

    Files: 2URLs: 2
    • Providing Patients with Health Information: A guide for Caregivers File
    • Making Difficult Decisions URL
    • My Questions for the Cancer Care Team URL
    • How to be a Partner in Cancer Care: A Guide for Caregivers File
  • Some people think that palliative care is only used at the end of life. This is not true. Palliative care helps improve the quality of life of a person with a severe illness in any stage of their journey. This section explains how palliative care can help create a better quality of life during and after treatment.

    URLs: 2
    • Learn About Occupational Therapy in Palliative Care URL
    • Know About Physiotherapy in Palliative Care URL
  • This section explains what complementary therapies are and the types of therapies. Talk with the healthcare team before trying any complementary therapy.

    URLs: 8
    • Thinking About Complementary and Alternative Medicine URL
    • Exercise for People With Cancer URL
    • Art Therapy  URL
    • Music Therapy URL
    • A Guide to Mindfulness Programs  URL
    • Taking Herbal Medicine as Part of Your Cancer Care URL
    • What to Expect at UHN if You Use Cannabis URL
    • Complementary Therapies URL
  • During treatment, the person with cancer will get many blood tests. This section can help you learn about what the blood tests are used for, the different types of blood tests and how to understand test results.

    URLs: 2
    • Understand Your Blood Tests URL
    • Understand Your Blood Test Results for Patients With Differentiated Thyroid Cancer URL
  • Clinical trials offer new treatments for patients. This section explains how cancer research works, what it is, and where you can look for clinical trials that match a patient's needs.

    URLs: 2
    • What are Clinical Trials  URL
    • Clinical Trials  URL