These resources are intended to provide general and supportive information about treatment related issues for people with any type of cancer.

If you would like additional information or print copies of the brochures listed below, please stop by the Community Cancer Resource Center (CCRC), call the ASK-RPCI line at 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or email ASKRPCI@roswellpark.org.

• Cancer.Net – The patient information Web site of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). With nearly 25,000 members in the United States and abroad, ASCO is the world's leading professional organization representing physicians of all oncology subspecialties who care for people with cancer.  Cancer.net provides timely, oncologist-approved information to help patients and families make informed health-care decisions, including information on managing side effects of cancer treatment.
• CancerSymptoms.org – Developed by the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), the website (designed for patients and caregivers) provides information on learning about and managing ten common cancer treatment-related symptoms: anorexia (loss of appetite), cognitive dysfunction (problems with memory/concentrating/thinking), depression, dyspnea (difficult breathing), fatigue, hormonal disturbances, neutropenia (low white blood cell count), pain, peripheral neuropathy (numbness/tingling/pain in hands and feet), and sexual dysfunction.

• FertileHope: Information Support and Hope - This brochure from FertileHope provides basic information regarding the preservation of fertility for cancer patients. The document briefly describes threats to fertility experienced by cancer patients and provides fertility preservation options for men and women.

• NCI Coping - This Web page from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) provides information on the management of side effects and complications caused by cancer and its treatment. Among the topics covered are fatigue, pain and treatment related side effects. 

• NCI Pain Control: Support for People With Cancer - A NCI booklet for cancer patients that addresses pain control medicines and methods, as well as the physical and emotional effects of pain.

• CancerCare Peripheral Neuropathy -  People living with cancer may experience nerve symptoms, which they often describe as pain, tingling, burning, or numbness. Some people with cancer also have problems with coordination. All of these symptoms may be caused by peripheral neuropathy.  This booklet provides helpful information about possible causes and various treatment methods available to help people suffering with peripheral neuropathy.