Patient Education
Looking for education materials to share with your patients? Browse below for some of the resources developed by the MASCC Study Groups
Antiemetics
- MASCC/ESMO Antiemetic Guidelines Patient Resources:
- Infographic: Cancer Therapy and Nausea (July 2022)
- Video: Cancer Therapy and Nausea (July 2022)
Mucositis
- Mucositis Management Information Sheets
Mucositis Management for Patients Treated with Chemotherapy
Developed by: Emma Bateman (Section Liaison), Dorothy Keefe, Sara Gallego, Elishka Marvan, Raj Nair, Doreen Pon and Vinisha Ranna (project assistant)
Mucositis Management for Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT).
Developed by: Luiz Gueiros (Section Liaison), Joel Epstein, Nicole Blijlevens, Sara Gallego, Elishka Marvan, Raj Nair, Doreen Pon and Vinisha Ranna (project assistant).
Mucositis Management for Patients Treated with Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck
Developed by: Raj Nair (Section Liaison), Ourania Nicolatou-Galitis, Wolfgang Doerr, Sara Gallego, Abhishek Kandwal, Elishka Marvan and Vinisha Ranna (project assistant).
These Information Sheets were developed by MASCC’s Mucositis Study Group in partnership with ISOO and are based on the MASCC/ISOO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Mucositis Secondary to Cancer Therapy (2014).
- Infographic: Cancer Therapy and Diarrhea (July 2022)
- Video: Cancer Therapy and Diarrhea (July 2022)
- Infographic: Cancer Therapy and Mouth Sores (July 2022)
- Video: Cancer Therapy and Mouth Sores (July 2022)
Oncodermatology
- Brochure for Patients with EGFRI Side Effects: Caring for Your Skin, Hair and Nails when on “Targeted Therapies”.
This brochure was developed by MASCC’s Oncodermatology Study Group
Oral Care
- Patient Information Fact Sheets & Video Storyboards
- How to Care for Your Mouth During Active Chemotherapy
- How to Care for Yourself Before Head and Neck Radiation Begins
- How to Care for Yourself After Head and Neck Radiation Begins
- How to Care for Yourself During Head and Neck Radiation
- Infographic: Cancer Therapy and Mouth Sores (July 2022)
- Video: Cancer Therapy and Mouth Sores (July 2022)
Acknowledgements
Credit for the development of the following infographics and animations: Cancer Therapy and Nausea, Cancer Therapy and Diarrhea, Cancer Therapy and Mouth Sores, Cancer Therapy and Your Hair, Skin, and Nails
Design:
Tom Little
Writing:
Antiemetics: Mary Affronti, Evelein de Vos Kerkhof, Tabata Palvora
Diarrhea: Ysabella Van Sebille, Andrea Stringer, Tabata Palvora
Oral Care: Christine Boer-Doets, Margherita Gobbo, Rodolfo Mauceri
Oncodermatology: Annemie Galimont Collen, Azael Freites Martinez, Claire Marie Reyes Habito
Additonal Member: Karen Hande
Editorial Team:
Steve Sonis, Joel Epstein, Sharon Elad, Corina van den Hurk, Julie Ryan, Florian Scotte, Leslie Johnson
Leadership:
Nadia Corsini, Ysabella van Sebille, Hannah Wardill, Andrew Davies
