Treatment Decision GuidesAmerican
Cancer Society: Treatment Decision Tools -
The NexProfiler Tool for Cancer is an interactive decision-support tool brought to you by the American Cancer Society and NexCura. The tool enables cancer patients and their physicians to make better informed treatment decisions using information from evidence-based, peer-reviewed medical literature. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Informed Decision Making, How to Make a Personal Health Care Choice - CDC's mission is to collaborate to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health. Here you will find decision guides on prostate cancer screening. Collaborative Care: Breast Cancer Center - CollaborativeCare.net supports individuals in working with their healthcare providers to make decisions that are best for them. Simply click on Breast Cancer Center at the bottom of the page to find evidence-based information relevant to decisions about surgery, chemotherapy and hormone therapy, reconstruction, DCIS, and early stage breast cancer. MayoClinic: Adjuvant Therapy Guide for Breast Cancer - The tools at this site will walk you through the pros and cons of different options to help you choose the approach that's best for you. You may also be interested in: National Marrow Donor Program: A Guide to Making Decisions - You can use this guide to write down your thoughts when making the decision about treatment. This document is in PDF format and will require an Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing. National Cancer Institute: Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk - This guide may help you decide if genetic testing is the right choice for you. Also available are:
Ottawa Health Research Institute: Patient Decision Aids - Here you can find decision aids on specific health topics or view a personal decision guide.
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