Download 2.4 ACS Resources and Services

Standard 2.4:
Palliative Care Services
Palliative care services are available to
patients either on-site or by referral.
 cancer.org
 National Cancer Information Center 1.800.227.2345
 Cancer-Related Pain: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
A patient video and companion patient guidebook with pain diary
available on cancer.org. The guidebook contains graphics and
multiple colors – an alternative guide is listed below.
http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/Physi
calSideEffects/Pain/cancer-pain-managment-video
 Pain Control: A Guide for Cancer Patients & their Loved Ones
Downloadable guide for patients. Does not contain graphics and
can be printed in black and white.
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/0029
06-pdf.pdf
 Pain Diary
Available for download on cancer.org at:
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@nho/documents/docu
ment/acsq-009505.pdf
 Caring for the Cancer Patient at Home
Downloadable guide available on cancer.org at:
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/0028
18-pdf.pdf
 Chemotherapy Side Effects Worksheet
Patient worksheet to track side effects of chemotherapy
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@nho/documents/docu
ment/acsq-009502.pdf
Radiation Side Effect Worksheet
Patient worksheet to track side effects of radiation therapy
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@nho/documents/docu
ment/acsq-009503.pdf
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Standard 2.4: (cont)
Palliative Care Services
Palliative care services are available to
patients either on-site or by referral.
 Nutrition for the Patient with Cancer During Treatment
Patient Guide with information on nutrition and foods to alleviate
treatment side effects
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/0029
03-pdf.pdf
 American Cancer Society Books:
When the Focus is on Care: Palliative Care and Cancer; ACS’s
Guide to Pain Control; Cancer Caregiving A to Z, and other topics
of interest. Available through the ACS on-line bookstore.
https://cancer.org/books
 I Can Cope On-line Classes
The following on-line classes are available via cancer.org at no
charge:
 Managing the Effects of Illness and Treatment:
 Common physical and emotional side effects of treatment
 How to track side effects
 How a caregiver can help
 Where to get more information
https://americancancersociety.adobeconnect.com/_a300451731/
p55837142/
 Managing Cancer-related Fatigue
 Basics about cancer-related fatigue
 What causes fatigue in people with cancer
 How to describe fatigue to your doctor
 Questions to ask your doctor about fatigue
 How a caregiver can help
 Where to get more information
https://americancancersociety.adobeconnect.com/_a300451731
/fatigue/
 Relieving Cancer Pain
 Facts about cancer pain
 How to manage pain with medicine and non-medical
treatments
 How to develop a pain control plan with your doctor
 Questions to ask your doctor about pain
 Where to get more information about cancer pain
https://americancancersociety.adobeconnect.com/_a300451731/p
93174255/
 Communicating Concerns and Feelings
 How to talk to your friends, family, and children about your
diagnosis and treatment
 Tips for talking to doctors, nurses, and coworkers about
cancer
 Where to get more information on talking about cancer
https://americancancersociety.adobeconnect.com/_a300451731/p
96885307/