Useful Tips & Information

One of the goals of STTR is to provide resources and support for those impacted by cancer. 

To help identify tools and resources available for cancer patients, we have created the STTRconnect patient resources database of no- or low-cost resources.  You can search this site for support groups, financial assistance, and education. 

For information to help guide you through the daily stresses of facing a cancer diagnosis, we have included links below to articles to help cope with the emotional and physical challenges cancer can have on your life. 

Articles on coping with Cancer

• Art Therapy & Cancer: How Art Can Help Those With Cancer
• Mastectomy Tattoos: For many breast cancer survivors, there are tattoo parlors that will recreate the nipple after mastectomy. Read more about it:
  • A Tattoo that Completes a New Breast: Caitlin Kiernan | New York Times Blog
  • Beauty After Surgery: Some Women Opt for Tattoos after Mastectomy: Deborach Bach | Fred Hutch News Service
• The Guide to Keeping Your Home Through Debilitating Disease

Tips for Cancer Prevention

• American Cancer Society has tips on staying healthy, calculating cancer risk, screening guidelines and links to news about cancer prevention.
  
• Cancer Prevention Recommendations
• What Causes Cancer? 34 Cancer Risk Calculators
• Cancer Risk Assessment and High Risk Prevention

Information on Screening and Early Detection

• Preventive Screenings covered by Medicare: provides a list of covered screenings including those for breast, colon and prostate cancer
• Living Tobacco-Free Services
  
• Genetic Counseling & Testing
• Colorectal Cancer Screening
• Lung Cancer Early Detection & Prevention
• Breast Cancer Screening
  
• Warning Signs of Breast Cancer
• Early Detection for Skin Cancer
• Early Detection for Cervical Cancer
• Prostate Cancer Prevention & Early Detection
• Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention Program
• Preventing Breast and Ovarian Cancers

Cancer Statistics and Facts

• The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute works to provide information on cancer statistics in an effort to reduce the burden of cancer among the U.S. population. Learn more about global cancer trends >
• NCCN Guidelines for Patients by Cancer Type
  The National Comprehensive Cancer Network develops the standard guidelines for cancer treatment. These guidelines are the recognized standard for clinical policy in oncology and are the most comprehensive and most frequently updated clinical practice guidelines available in any area of medicine. Read the guidelines >
   

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