Table of Contents - NCCN Guidelines for Patients® | Caring for Adolescents and Young Adults

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Part 1: But I’m too young to have cancer!

5

You’re not alone

6

Cancer basics

6

This is not your grandmother’s cancer

10

Part 2: Dealing with the diagnosis

13

Getting diagnosed

14

Making sense of the diagnosis

19

Exploring your options

22

Part 3: Preparing for the Future

25

Cancer treatment and fertility

26

Setting your priorities

30

Understanding your options

31

Part 4: Navigating the treatment process

37

Stages of treatment

38

Working with a treatment team

41

Developing a treatment plan

44

The pros and cons of doing your own research

45

Sticking with the plan

47

Part 5: Understanding your treatment options

49

Clinical trials

50

Treatment types: Local therapies

53

Treatment types: Systemic therapies

54

Complementary and alternative medicine(CAM)

58

Part 6: Coping with side effects

60

Why side effects happen

61

What you can do: The basics

61

What you can do: Specifics

65

Part 7: Living your life 74

Holding your own

75

Navigating relationships

78

Navigating home

80

Navigating school

81

Navigating work

81

Dealing with finances

82

Part 8: Moving beyond treatment 84

Preparing for the transition

85

Your survivorship care plan

87

Adjusting to a new normal

90

Coping with recurrence

92

Part 9: Thinking about the unthinkable

94

Advance care planning

95

Making the most of your time

96

Hospice care

97

Part 10: Resources 99

General Informati on on Cancer in AYAs

100

Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

101

Fertility Issues

103

Managing Side Effects

104

Dealing With Life(During and After Treatment)

105

End-of-Life Issues

108

NCCN Panel Members for AYA Oncology

115

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