Chemotherapy Information Guide
The purpose of this information guide is to direct patients and health care professionals to sources of
information on cancer and related topics. This list is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to provide
starting points for information seeking.
The materials can be found at the Patient Education Resource Center of the University of Michigan
Comprehensive Cancer Center in room B1-361.
Last Updated 4/10
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Brochures
CancerCare. "Understanding and Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects" Note: this opens as a .pdf document.Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. "Understanding Drug Therapy and Managing Side Effects" Note: this opens as a .pdf document.
National Cancer Institute. "Chemotherapy and You: Support for People With Cancer".
National Cancer Institute. "Chemotherapy Side Effects Fact Sheets".
Books
McKay, Judith; Schacher, Tamara. The chemotherapy survival guide: everything you need to know to get through treatment. 3rd Ed. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2009.Joyner, Brenda L. ChemoSabe: A Guide to Being a Personal Advocate for a Chemotherapy Patient. Battery Park, VA: Polonius Press, 2002.
Lyss, Alan P.; Fagundes, Humberto; Corrigan, Patricia. Chemotherapy and Radiation for Dummies. Hoboken, N.J.; Chichester: Wiley, 2005.
Audiovisual Resources
Nessim-Keeney, Susan, Bruce Postman, and Cancervive. The Road Ahead Coping with Chemotherapy: For Patients and Families. Los Angeles, Calif.: Cancervive, 2004.Patient Education Institute. Chemotherapy Interactive Tutorial at Medlineplus.gov
- Access at: www.medlineplus.gov.
- Click on: "Interactive Tutorials" and select from a list.
Web Resources
Chemocare.comChemotherapy pages on the American Cancer Society site
- Click on: "Patients, Family & Friends"
- Click on "Preparing for Treatment"
- Click on "Making Treatment Decisions"
- Click on: "Types of Treatment"
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
What to Expect: A Guide to Chemotherapy
MedlinePlus - Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information.
- To access online go to: >MedlinePlus
- click on: "Drug and Supplements".
For patients taking Oral Chemotherapy drugs:
Brochures
Cure. "A Patient's Guide to Medication
Adherence".
Web Resources
Oral Chemotherapy page on the American Cancer Society site- Go to the American Cancer Society site
- Click on: "Patients, Family & Friends"
- Click on "Preparing for Treatment"
- Click on "Making Treatment Decisions"
- Click on: "Types of Treatment"
- Click on "Oral Chemotherapy"
This document is not intended to take the place of the care and attention of your personal physician or other professional medical services. Our aim is to promote active participation in your care and treatment by providing information and education. Questions about individual health concerns or specific treatment options should be discussed with your physician.
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