This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet is for people diagnosed with the most common types of skin cancer: * - Melanoma - Basal cell skin cancer - Squamous cell skin cancer Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. Each year, more than 68,000 Americans are diagnosed with melanoma, and another 48,000 are diagnosed with an early form of the disease that involves only the top layer of skin. Also, more than 2 million people are treated for basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer each year. Basal cell skin cancer is several times more common than squamous cell skin cancer. Learning about medical care for skin cancer can help you take an active part in making choices about your care. This booklet tells about: - Diagnosis and staging - Treatment - Follow-up care - How to prevent another skin cancer from forming - How to do a skin self-exam

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The Theory at a Glance: A Guide for Health Promotion Practice (Second Edition) describes influential theories of health-related behaviors, processes of shaping behavior, and the effects of community and environmental factors on behavior. It complements existing resources that offer tools, techniques, and model programs for practice. Theory at a Glance makes health behavior theory accessible and provides tools to solve problems and assess the effectiveness of health promotion programs. For nearly a decade, public health and health care practitioners have consulted the original version of Theory at a Glance for guidance on using theories about human behavior to inform program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Theory at a Glance can be used as a stand-alone handbook, as part of in-house staff development programs, or in conjunction with theory texts and continuing education workshops. This guide provides a small number of current and applicable health behavior theories which are widely used for the purposes of cancer control, defining risk, and segmenting populations. ~

Theory at a Glance: A Guide for Health Promotion Practice

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Chemotherapy and You: Support for People With Cancer, National Institutes of Health Publication 11-7156, focuses on how patients undergoing chemotherapy can manage their side effects, which symptoms to watch out for, and how to communicate effectively with their health care team. ~

Chemotherapy and You: Support for People with Cancer

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The National Institutes of Health Publication 02-5050, Cancer Clinical Trials: The Basic Workbook, features information about and different aspects of clinical trials. The self-modulated workbook, with its accompanying activities, will help readers understand why cancer clinical trials are important, how they work, how participant safety is protected, as well as some of the reasons so few adults participate in these trials. It is designed for individuals who want to develop a basic understanding of clinical trials. Scientific discoveries are providing more and more insights into the causes of cancer. Many of these successes are limited to the laboratory and have yet to be translated into improved care for people with cancer. Clinical trials are a critical part of the research process. Clinical trials help to move basic scientific research from the laboratory into treatments for people. By evaluating the results of these trials, we can find better treatments and ways to prevent, detect, and treat cancer. But very few adults with cancer-only 3 percent-participate in clinical trials. We need to test the best cancer prevention, detection, and treatment ideas in the shortest time possible, and this can only happen if more people participate in clinical trials. We know that most people understand very little about clinical trials. National Cancer Institute (NCI) research has shown that the general public is either unaware of clinical trials as a treatment/ prevention option or misinformed about the clinical trial process. The reasons for this lack of understanding are complex, and there is no simple solution. We do know, however, that there are many barriers that discourage both physicians and potential participants from taking part in clinical trials. By reading this workbook, you are already helping to overcome some of these barriers. Whether you are a cancer survivor, someone who works with people with cancer, or someone who is touched by cancer in another way-this workbook can help answer your questions about clinical trials. It will help you understand why cancer clinical trials are important, how they work, how the participants' safety is protected, and some of the reasons why more adults don't participate in trials. With this information, you can help people in your community make informed decisions about their cancer treatment and prevention options, including the option of participating in a clinical trial.

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The National Institutes of Health Publication 12-7157, Radiation Therapy and You: Support for People With Cancer, provides facts about radiation therapy and side effects and describes how patients can care for themselves during and after treatment. This book focuses on how patients can manage their side effects, the symptoms to watch out for, and communicating with their health care team.~

Radiation Therapy and You: Support for People With Cancer

The National Institutes of Health Publication 10-6287, Pain Control: Support for People With Cancer, discusses pain control medicines and other methods to help manage pain, and addresses the physical and emotional effects of pain. Having cancer doesn’t mean that you will have pain. But if you do, you can manage most of your pain with medicine and other treatments. This book discusses how to work with your health care team and others to find the best way to control your pain.~

Pain Control: Support for People With Cancer

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The National Institutes of Health Publication 11-2079, Eating Hints: Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment, provides information about proper nutrition before, during, and after cancer treatment sharing some of the common types of eating problems and how to manage them. It covers information about what you should know about cancer treatment, eating well, and eating problems; how feelings can affect appetite; hints to manage eating problems; how to eat well after cancer treatment ends; foods and drinks to help with certain eating problems; and ways to learn more about proper nutrition.~

Eating Hints: Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment

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When Your Parent Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens, National Institutes of Health Publication 12-5724: If your mom, dad, or an adult close to you has cancer, this book is for you. Here you can read about what has helped other teens get through this tough time. Doctors, nurses, social workers, friends, and family are working hard to help your mom or dad get better. You are a very important part of that team, too. In the weeks and months ahead, you may feel a whole range of emotions. Some days will be good, and things might seem like they used to. Other days may be harder. This book can help prepare you for some of the things you might face. It can also help you learn to handle living with a parent or relative who has cancer. This book includes information about cancer treatments, ways teens can talk to family and friends, how to connect with other teens, and where to find other resources for information and support. It includes a glossary of cancer terms and appendices explaining monitoring tests and member of the cancer team.~

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When Your Brother or Sister Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens, National Institutes of Health Publication 06-5733: If your brother or sister has cancer, this book is for you. In this book you will hear from other teens who, like you, have a brother or sister with cancer, find out what has helped them, get ideas about people to talk with when you’re upset or fell all alone, and learn a little about cancer and how it’s treated. This book can’t give you all the answers, but it can help you prepare for some of the things you might face. There is a team of people working hard to help your brother or sister get better. You should know that there are also many people available to help you. No one should go through this alone. This book provides information about cancer treatments, ways teens can talk to family and friends, how to connect with other teens, and where to find other resources for information and support. It includes a glossary of cancer terms and appendices explaining monitoring tests and members of the cancer team.~

When Your Brother or Sister Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens

Many cancer survivors indicate that while they felt they had lots of information and support during their illness, once treatment stopped, they entered a whole new world-one filled with new questions. Facing Forward: Life After Cancer Treatment, National Institutes of Health Publication 10-2424, covers posttreatment issues such as follow-up medical care, physical and emotional changes, and changes in social and work relationships. This book was written to share common feelings and reactions that many people just like you have had after treatment ended. It also offers some practical tips to help you through this time. Use this book in whatever way works best for you. You can read it from beginning to end. Or you can just refer to the section you need. This book shares what we have learned from other survivors about life after cancer: practical ways of dealing with common problems and guidelines for managing your physical, social, and emotional health. When possible, specific information from research with cancer survivors has been included. While cancer is a major event for all who are diagnosed, it brings with it the chance for growth. As hard as treatment can be, many cancer survivors have indicated that the experience led them to make important changes in their lives. Many say they now take time to appreciate each new day. They also have learned how to take better care of themselves and value how others care for them. Others draw from their experience to become advocates to improve cancer research, treatment, and care. We hope that this book will serve as a resource and inspiration to you as face forward with life after cancer.~

Facing Forward: Life After Cancer Treatment

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