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COMMON TERMS USED IN THE
LIVESTRONG GUIDEBOOK
The following terms are used often throughout
the Guidebook:
Caregivers are friends, loved ones or others
who provide daily support and care.
Health care providers are qualified medi-
cal professionals, institutions or agencies that
provide health services to patients. Providers
may include physicians, nurse practitioners and
physician assistants.
Loved ones are family and others to whom you
turn for support.
Patient navigation programs help patients,
families and caregivers successfully get through
the health care system.
Patient navigators work one-on-one with sur-
vivors to get quality health care. They help iden-
tify and reduce barriers. They may be nurses,
social workers or community health workers.
Survivors include the person diagnosed with
cancer, as well as loved ones, friends, caregivers
and others who provide support.
Survivorship starts at diagnosis and continues
through treatment and beyond. Survivorship
issues include getting good health care, living a
healthy lifestyle and dealing with the late effects
of treatment.
GLOSSARY OF CANCER TERMS
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) maintains
an excellent online Dictionary of Cancer Terms that
includes the most current definitions for more than
4,000 terms related to cancer and medicine. Go to
the NCI website, cancer.gov/dictionary, or contact
10 L I V E S T R O N G G U I D E B O O K
the NCI toll-free at 800.422.6237 to get answers to
questions about cancer.
THE FOUNDATION’S
ONLINE RESOURCES
The Foundation offers free online information, tools
and support services for people affected by cancer.
There are also materials for professionals who pro-
vide cancer support.
Resources and support programs include:
• Free one-on-one support available through
the Foundation’s navigation services by calling
toll-free at 855.220.7777 or requesting sup-
port online at
LIVESTRONG.org/CancerSupport
• Free cancer information that addresses the
physical, emotional and day-to-day concerns
of living with cancer online at
LIVESTRONG.org/WeCanHelp
• Shared experiences to read or view online at
LIVESTRONG.org/LIVESTRONG-Voices, as
told by nearly 200 cancer survivors in their
own words. Quotes from these shared stories
are featured throughout the Guidebook.
The Foundation is grateful to all of the cancer
survivors who have shared their personal
experiences for the benefit of others.
• Information and materials for health care
and educational professionals at
LIVESTRONG.org/Guidebook/we-can-help/
health-care-providers.
www.LIVESTRONG.org/WeCanHelp