Patient education resources
The following patient education materials and resources are intended to help patients and their families understand their health condition and facilitate communication.
- Cancer Care Patient Passport (PDF)
- Cancer Care My Journey Booklet (PDF)
- Cancer Care My Journey Poster English Version (PDF)
- Tele-oncology tookit
Cancer Symptom Management Resources
- Screening for Distress
- Managing Cancer-Related Fatigue (PDF)
- Nausea and Vomiting: A Cancer Care Patient Guide (PDF)
- Radiation Therapy, Side Effects – Resources page
- Parenting with Cancer (PDF)
- Video: Post-operative Breast Cancer Exercises: A Video Guide for Patients, Eastern Health
- Video: Post-operative Exercises Following Head and Neck Surgery: A Video Guide for Patients, Eastern Health
- Nutrition Services
- Social Work Counselling
Cancer Screening Information
Advance Care Planning
- Advance Care Planning Resources, Eastern Health
- It’s Your Decision: How to Make an Advance Health Care Directive (PDF), Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
- Advance Health Care Directive and Substitute Decision Maker (PDF), Coalition of Persons with Disabilities NL
Canadian Cancer Society Resources
- Daffodil Place (Accommodations)
- How Canadian Cancer Society can help
- Look Good Feel Better Program
- Peer Support: Home – CancerConnection.ca
Other Resources
- Smokers Helpline
- Young Adult Cancer Canada (yacc)
- What you need to know (about cancer treatment at Eastern Health)
First Nations, Inuit and Southern Inuit Resources
- Indigenous Patient Navigator (IPN) Program, Eastern Health
- Cancer Care Clinics and Community Profiles (PDF)
Cancer Care My Journey Posters
Please click on a version below to download the poster
First Nations versions
- Cancer Care My Journey – Innu-English Version (PDF)
- Cancer Care My Journey – Innu-Natuashish-Translated Version (PDF)
- Cancer Care My Journey – Innu-Sheshatshiu-Translated Version (PDF)
Nunatsiavut versions
- Cancer Care My Journey – Nunatsiavut-Inuit-English Version (PDF)
- Cancer Care My Journey – Nunatsiavut-Inuit-Translated Version (PDF)
NunatuKavut version
Cancer Care Glossaries and Teaching Aids
- Cancer Care and Body Part Terminology – Natuashish Edition (Innu, Mushuau dialect) (PDF, 2017)
- Cancer Care and Body Part Terminology – NunataKavut Edition (English) (PDF, 2017)
- Cancer Care and Body Part Terminology – Nunatsiavut Edition (Inuktitut) (PDF, 2017)
- Cancer Care and Body Part Terminology – Sheshatshiu Edition (Innu, Sheshatshiu dialect) (PDF, 2017)
- Cancer Care Body Part Terminology – Teaching Aide (PDF, 2017)