For this series, Dr. Kwon discusses the decision-making process with Fred, who has recurrent prostate cancer and is making an important decision about hormone therapy. Fred candidly discusses his decision-making process and what he has learned through his cancer journey.
In this video, Dr. Kwon and Fred discuss resources for patients with cancer. For a full list of resources, please visit the cancerGRACE site at https://cancergrace.org/video-collection/patient-education-ambassador-program, or see these links, below:
Making Cancer Decisions – https://www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/how-cancer-treated/making-decisions-about-cancer-treatment
UCSF’s Advanced Prostate Cancer Patient Guide – https://urology.ucsf.edu/sites/urology.ucsf.edu/files/uploaded-files/attachments/sduro0215_advanced_prostate_cancer_and_its_treatment-a_patient_guide.pdf
Non-profit organizations
– Prostate Cancer Foundation – https://www.pcf.org/
– American Society of Clinical Oncology – https://www.cancer.net/
– National Comprehensive Cancer Network – https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/b-cell.pdf
– American Cancer Society – https://www.cancer.org/
University Cancer Center
– Find your local one here – https://www.cancer.gov/research/infrastructure/cancer-centers/find
Government organizations
– National Cancer Institute – https://www.cancer.gov/research/infrastructure/cancer-centers/find
Consultation audio recording apps
– List of apps – https://www.soundguys.com/best-voice-recording-apps-36110/
– Abridge app – https://www.abridge.com/patients
Question listening
– Find a question listing tool here – https://psc.ucsf.edu/question-prompts
Prostate Cancer Support groups
– Best to ask your oncologist
– CancerCare – http://www.cancercare.org/support_groups/126-prostate_cancer_patient_support_group
– ZERO – https://zerocancer.org/get-support/peer-support/us-too-support-groups/
For more, please visit https://cancerGRACE.org/. To join the conversation, visit https://cancergrace.org/forum.
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