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Give Yourself a Serious Edge with Simple Tracking

April 11, 2024 Jill Squire, Oncology Certified Nurse Episode 8
Give Yourself a Serious Edge with Simple Tracking
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Give Yourself a Serious Edge with Simple Tracking
Apr 11, 2024 Episode 8
Jill Squire, Oncology Certified Nurse

Empower yourself with a strong pillar of self-advocacy on the cancer journey – through simple tracking…

There are a lot of moving pieces in the cancer journey. Do yourself a favor and take stress off of your shoulders by jotting down things that impact your journey.

Use your phone, a notebook, a binder, or Cancer Journey Guide and Journals: Empowerment in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Beyond – on Amazon, any medium to keep track of:

Questions for your doctor and their answers

Symptoms -anything that feels different

  • Research shows the benefits of tracking symptoms are: 
    -  potential for better outcomes
    -  increased satisfaction with your healthcare team
    -  more prompt and optimal management of symptoms

Lab Values

Tumor Markers
 

Important conversations with:

  • Providers
  • Loved ones
  • Health insurance representatives
  • HR/Leave administrator 

Your next steps

Your thoughts on decisions

Trust issues with a provider


What is important to you at any given time

 Financial assistance received from organizations

Gifts of time, meals, or tasks

Gifts

Thank you for being part of the Everything Cancer Podcast community.

Support the Show.

Thank you for listening. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and learn of future topics you would like to see featured. Please email us at EverythingCancerPodcast@gmail.com

The information on this podcast is not intended to be used for medical advice. For any health care concerns you have please consult with your healthcare team. The staff at Everything Cancer podcast will not be answering health individual health care concern questions.

Consider giving your support for ongoing content and interviews for this podcast through our Patreon Page for Everything Cancer or the Everything Cancer website.

Our sponsor: H2Ocean - makers of quality sea-salt products for over 20 years!
www.H2Ocean.com
www.Chemo-Mouth.com
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Here is the link for the acclaimed cancer self-advocacy guide by Jill Squire, host of Everything Cancer Podcast
"Cancer Journey Guide and Journals: Empowerment in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Beyond"

Thank you.

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Empower yourself with a strong pillar of self-advocacy on the cancer journey – through simple tracking…

There are a lot of moving pieces in the cancer journey. Do yourself a favor and take stress off of your shoulders by jotting down things that impact your journey.

Use your phone, a notebook, a binder, or Cancer Journey Guide and Journals: Empowerment in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Beyond – on Amazon, any medium to keep track of:

Questions for your doctor and their answers

Symptoms -anything that feels different

  • Research shows the benefits of tracking symptoms are: 
    -  potential for better outcomes
    -  increased satisfaction with your healthcare team
    -  more prompt and optimal management of symptoms

Lab Values

Tumor Markers
 

Important conversations with:

  • Providers
  • Loved ones
  • Health insurance representatives
  • HR/Leave administrator 

Your next steps

Your thoughts on decisions

Trust issues with a provider


What is important to you at any given time

 Financial assistance received from organizations

Gifts of time, meals, or tasks

Gifts

Thank you for being part of the Everything Cancer Podcast community.

Support the Show.

Thank you for listening. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and learn of future topics you would like to see featured. Please email us at EverythingCancerPodcast@gmail.com

The information on this podcast is not intended to be used for medical advice. For any health care concerns you have please consult with your healthcare team. The staff at Everything Cancer podcast will not be answering health individual health care concern questions.

Consider giving your support for ongoing content and interviews for this podcast through our Patreon Page for Everything Cancer or the Everything Cancer website.

Our sponsor: H2Ocean - makers of quality sea-salt products for over 20 years!
www.H2Ocean.com
www.Chemo-Mouth.com
Sea Salt Healing Rinse
https://h2ocean.com/oral-care/

Here is the link for the acclaimed cancer self-advocacy guide by Jill Squire, host of Everything Cancer Podcast
"Cancer Journey Guide and Journals: Empowerment in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Beyond"

Thank you.