Cancer Diagnosis Guide

You just found out you have cancer. Or that there is a serious suspicion. The world has stopped. I know what you are going through. I have been there. In moments like these, the instinct is to do anything –immediately. To accept the first plan someone proposes. To rush into treatment. But here is what I learned the hard way: the most important thing you can do right now is to reach a complete and accurate diagnosis before making any treatment decision. ...

Important This is an OncoGuide reproduction of “Preserving Your Tumor Tissue”, published by Future of Cancer Care Today (FCCT) , an initiative of the Sijbrandij Foundation. We republish it with attribution so patients in every language can use it. The medical content is unchanged. Read the original English PDF . This guide is a companion to our complete diagnosis guide . It explains one decision that is easy to miss and impossible to undo later: what happens to your tumor tissue. ...