Resources
Patient & Caregiver Guides
Words to Carry with You
Encouraging affirmations inspired by Stronger Than Chemo to provide hope, comfort, and perspective throughout the cancer journey.
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Symptom & Side-Effect Tracker - How to Guide
Track symptoms by treatment cycle, identify patterns, and share accurate information with your oncology team to improve symptom management. Includes an easy-to-use tracking sheet and instructions.
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Symptom & Side-Effect Tracker - Chart
Track symptoms by treatment cycle, identify patterns, and share accurate information with your oncology team to improve symptom management. Includes an easy-to-use tracking sheet and instructions.
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Questions to Ask Your Oncologist
A comprehensive question guide to help you prepare for appointments, understand your diagnosis and treatment options, and communicate confidently with your healthcare team.
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Medication & Chemo Cycle Planner
Organize your treatment schedule, medications, and symptom patterns in one place to stay on track and communicate more effectively with your care team.
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Examples of Emergencies
Learn which symptoms require a call to your oncology team and which may require emergency care, helping you respond quickly and confidently when something doesn't feel right.
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Checklist for Appointments
A practical checklist to help you prepare before treatment, know what to bring, ask important questions, and leave each visit with the information you need.
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Caregiver Handout
Practical tips to help caregivers provide support without burnout, communicate effectively, and recognize when it's time to contact the care team.
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Published Articles
When Patients Get Lost in Translation, Oncology Nurses Bridge Science and Meaning
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The Language of Side Effects: How Words Shape a Patient’s Experience
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What “Stronger Than Chemo” Means
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Recommended External Tools
Chemotherapy Side Effect Tracker
A symptom tracker developed by the American Cancer Society to help you record side effects between appointments. Keeping a symptom log can help you communicate more effectively with your healthcare team and support better symptom management.
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Chemotherapy and You
A 60-page guide published by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that explains what to expect during chemotherapy, answers common questions, offers tips for communicating with your care team, and provides practical strategies for managing side effects.
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Radiation Therapy and You
A comprehensive guide published by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that answers common questions about radiation therapy, explains the different types of treatment, discusses side effects and ways to manage them, suggests questions to ask your care team, and includes nutrition tips that may help during treatment.
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Physician Data Query (PDQ®) – Cancer Treatment Summaries
Evidence-based cancer treatment summaries organized by cancer type. Each topic includes separate versions written for patients and healthcare professionals.
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Anemia and Neutropenia: Low Blood Cell Counts
A patient guide published by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) that explains common Complete Blood Count (CBC) results, including anemia and neutropenia, and how these blood cell changes may affect cancer treatment. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines are widely used by cancer centers throughout the United States.
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National Library of Medicine
A trusted source of biomedical research, medical publications, and evidence-based health information. An excellent starting point for finding reliable scientific information beyond a general internet search.
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ChemoCare.com
A trusted educational resource that provides easy-to-understand information about chemotherapy drugs, side effects, supportive medications, and symptom management.
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Physician Data Query (PDQ®) – Supportive Care Summaries
Evidence-based summaries organized by symptom and supportive care topic. Each topic includes separate versions written for patients and healthcare professionals.
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For Nurses
Cancer-Related Fatigue: Making Our Teaching Count
An educational presentation for oncology nurses that reviews the prevalence and impact of cancer-related fatigue, evidence-based management strategies, and practical approaches to patient education using CTCAE grading.
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Difficult Topics- Scripts for Nurses
A quick-reference guide with compassionate scripts for difficult conversations, helping oncology nurses communicate with confidence during emotionally challenging moments.
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