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<b>Newly diagnosed with  Cancer?  Please start your education here. </b>

Vital to helping you understand your cancer and manage your care is keeping track of important phone numbers, treatment history, side effects, and laboratory results, such as your complete blood count (CBC). Use these tools to help organize this information so you can be an active participant in your cancer care. Keep them handy for use at home and bring them along to your doctor visits and other medical appointments.
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	<li>Important Contacts</li>
	<li>Health and treatment history</li>
	<li>Copies of reports – Blood tests, Pathology reports, etc</li>
	<li>Calendar</li>
	<li>Progress</li>
	<li>Questions</li>
	<li>Insurance</li>
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<b>Understanding Cancer - An Introduction</b>

The word cancer refers to changes in the body’s cells that cause them to grow out of control. These cells can grow very fast and spread, eventually crowding out normal cells and damaging entire systems of the body.