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STEP 2 — GET A CANCER cancer treatment summary. This can help you get
TREATMENT PLAN SUMMARY the best care and support in the future.
FROM YOUR HEALTH CARE TEAM.
Include the following information in your
After your treatment is done, ask your oncology pro- cancer treatment plan summary:
viders to provide you with a written cancer treatment
plan summary. This document should contain infor- • Description of diagnostic tests,
mation that can be shared with your primary care dates and results
provider. It will also help future health care providers. • Your specific cancer diagnosis including the
type of cancer, date of diagnosis, where
A cancer treatment plan summary (updated it occurred, stage, grade, hormonal status
and completed after all of your treatment is done) and markers
can help ensure that you get the best possible future • History of your cancer treatments and
health care. Ask your provider to update your sum- hospital stays including dates, dosages of
mary if there are new treatments. medications and the agents that were used
• Information about your cancer treatment
To save time for your health care provider, fill in responses, reactions and side effects
what you can on a treatment summary form such as • Other health care services that were pro-
the one in the LIVESTRONG Planner and Journal. vided such as physical therapy, psychosocial
Take this form to the provider and ask him or her to counseling and nutritional services
complete what you could not. • Names and contact information for the
health care team members who were
Be certain that you, the oncology providers involved in your cancer treatment
and your primary care provider keep a copy of your
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