What's Next?
Knowledge is power
Here are some ways your advocate can help you:
Your advocate can translate the healthcare jargon and make sure you really understand your diagnosis and treatment options. They can help you understand your pathology reports, your prognosis, and the side effects associated with each treatment.
Everyone’s goals for care are different. Your advocate can help you articulate what’s most important to you, so you can tell your care team what you do and do not want. This is your journey. You should have an active voice in your treatment and care.
We are here to advocate for YOU. We are treatment agnostic. Our goal is for you to make the decisions are right for you.
Your advocate can help direct you to the best providers and health centers in your area, and discuss if a center of excellence is right for you. They can also help you find a second opinion.
Your advocate can help you prepare to talk to your family and friends about your diagnosis, treatment goals and decisions, and ask for support when needed.
MyCancerJourney advocates can connect you to the services and resources you need, including financial, emotional, and social support. They can also help you understand the insurance benefits available to you, so you can make the most of your coverage.
Your patient advocate is with you for the long haul. Your advocate can help you map this journey from beginning to end. Cancer changes everything. They can help you navigate your new normal and let you know what to expect going forward.
Kristi's Story
Kristi has a genetic predisposition towards forming blood clots, so she was concerned about the blood clotting risk of hormone treatments. She was also concerned about the potential side effects of radiation, including heart damage.
Kristi met with a MyCancerJourney advocate and discussed her treatment goals and personal preferences.
Her advocate helped her understand her pathology reports, her prognosis, and the side effects associated with each treatment, then took her through the outcome data for other cancer patients her same age, sex, race/ethnicity, and health status - with the same type of cancer.
With this information, Kristi met with her surgeon and medical oncologist and decided to forego radiation. Instead, she elected to receive surgery, and a reduced dose of hormone therapy.
Even after her decision, her advocate was there for her, helping to connect her to the services and resources she needed, including financial, emotional, and social support. Her advocate also helped her understand the insurance benefits available to her, so she could make the most of her coverage.
the first of its kind.
There is no right answer for treating cancer, but having access to this information can empower patients to make treatment decisions that reflect their own best interests.
-Kristi
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