Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients | Make Your Dialogue Count

Time 2020-11-05 20:04:10

Web Name: Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients | Make Your Dialogue Count

WebSite: http://www.advancedbreastcancercommunity.org

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Cancer,Patients,Metastatic,

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This website has information to help you talk about metastatic breast cancer with your friends, family and treatment team. Click through the sections below for useful tips, conversation guides and how-tos that can help you better identify and voice your needs. Hear from Shirley Mertz, President of Metastatic Breast Cancer Network, on first steps after a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis. Hear from Shirley Mertz, President of Metastatic Breast Cancer Network, on first steps after a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis. Find information about treatment options, nutrition, pain, fatigue and overall physical health. Learn More Find information about anxiety, depression and overall emotional health. Learn More Find tips on how to talk about a diagnosis with your friends, family and treatment team. Learn More Find information on how to plan your life with metastatic breast cancer. Learn More About Make Your Dialogue Count Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is a difficult diagnosis to receive, and every person’s experience with the disease is different and can change over time. Building a team of healthcare providers - what we'll refer to as a "treatment team" - that can help you set personal and treatment-related goals, and provide support at every step of the way may help you. Your treatment team can provide guidance for treatment decision making, and help you navigate the physical, emotional and social challenges associated with MBC. Make Your Dialogue Count was developed by Novartis, in partnership with a Steering Committee of oncology healthcare providers and experts, to help those impacted by MBC navigate the treatment landscape and life with MBC. Steering Committee members were paid for their time consulting on the project. Understanding Your Breast Cancer Type Read this page to learn more about the different characteristics of metastatic breast cancer that you can discuss with your treatment team, such as the PIK3CA mutation. Learn More Talking About Clinical Trials Information about treatment options and clinical trials can be confusing. This page will help you to better understand clinical trials and what they may mean for your care. Learn More COVID-19 Update Worried about how COVID-19 is impacting cancer care? You're not alone. Read more about how to cope and questions to ask your doctor about COVID-19 here. Read more here Close 5/20 G-ONC-1230848 You are now leaving the makeyourdialoguecount.com website and moving to an external website independently operated and not sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation assumes no responsibility for the content you are about to view. If you do not wish to leave this site, click Cancel. Continue Cancel Potential side effects of treatment vary for each therapy, and every person responds differently. Talk to your healthcare team about the potential side effects of treatment, including side effects like anxiety, depression or insomnia. If your healthcare team understands the side effects you are experiencing, they can better help you manage them. Back Continue Some of the women we surveyed said it was sometimes hard to take their cancer treatment as prescribed. It is okay to feel this way, but if you do, let your healthcare team know. Cancer treatment is complicated, so do not make changes before talking to your healthcare providers, even if you are experiencing side effects. The more information you communicate, the more they will be able to help you. Back Continue

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