Preparing a facts & to-do-list for "newcomers"?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:37 am
Hello,
I'm rather new to this forum and to the world of cancer (as a caregiver) and this forum has been crazy helpful. I've learned SO MANY things that changed my mom's treatment plans and will likely change them for the better in the future.
...However, most things I've learned required extensive research here as well as on google. I was wondering if we could prepare a simple facts and to-do-list for others?
For example, I didn't know that getting CEA and CA199 before surgery would be crucial for knowing if they're good markers, so we missed that opportunity. It also took me some time to learn that biomarkers do not work the same for everyone.
Anyone interested in helping me prepare such a list? We can prepare them according to staging/type to keep lists minimal and user friendly, or we can create subsets (1. Staging, 2. Tests etc.).
I think it would be ideal to keep it short and simple and we can add links to threads to make access to further information easier but I'm open to other ways to organize this as well!
I'm rather new to this forum and to the world of cancer (as a caregiver) and this forum has been crazy helpful. I've learned SO MANY things that changed my mom's treatment plans and will likely change them for the better in the future.
...However, most things I've learned required extensive research here as well as on google. I was wondering if we could prepare a simple facts and to-do-list for others?
For example, I didn't know that getting CEA and CA199 before surgery would be crucial for knowing if they're good markers, so we missed that opportunity. It also took me some time to learn that biomarkers do not work the same for everyone.
Anyone interested in helping me prepare such a list? We can prepare them according to staging/type to keep lists minimal and user friendly, or we can create subsets (1. Staging, 2. Tests etc.).
I think it would be ideal to keep it short and simple and we can add links to threads to make access to further information easier but I'm open to other ways to organize this as well!