Physician Letter (Patient Reminder)
American Cancer Society Template
Customize your own reminder letter to schedule a screening appointment.

• Physician Letter (Patient reminder)

Provider Participation: Every Woman Counts Manual
This manual from the California Department of Health Services is designed to help physicians follow Cancer Detection Section Clinical Standards when enrolling, examining, following and re-screening program eligible women. The manual is divided into sections, which address scope of the program, patient eligibility and enrollment, provider qualifications and expectations, billing and data collection, quality assurance, clinical standards, referral, and available resources for information and support.

• Every Woman Counts Manual

Cancer Screening Chart
American Cancer Society has a web-based wall chart for your office explaining ACS guidelines and recommendations for cancer screening.

• Cancer Screening Chart

National Organizations That Offer Services to People With Cancer and Their Families
Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, this site provides information about support groups for patients diagnosed with cancer.

• National Organizations That Offer Services to People With Cancer and Their Families

• Lymph Node Exam Guide

Breast Diagnostic Algorithm
The California Department of Health Services has created this Breast Diagnostic Algorithm to assist Primary Care Physicians involved in breast cancer screening and diagnosis.

• Breast Diagnostic Algorithm

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Posters
The California Department of Health Services has created these colorful posters which feature photos of women from various ethnic groups and age, which are used to encourage women to get a mammogram. The posters may be used on public transportation vehicles, clinics, offices, community centers etc.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Cards
The California Department of Health Services has created these colorful cards feature photos of women from various ethnic and age groups to encourage women to to get a mammogram. These cards can be sent in a #10 envelope and used as a reminder card for women or to announce an upcoming event in your area.

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• Chinese
• Vietnamese

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Bookmarks
The California Department of Health Services has created the bookmarks, which reminds women that being a woman and getting older are two of the biggest risk factors for a breast cancer diagnosis. Use them at outreach events or to place in outreach venues with limited space.

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Are You A Woman...Are You Getting Older?
This brochure acts as a 3-sided tent that can easily fit on a countertop or desk in a clinic, physician's office or a local business. It also highlights tools that support breast cancer education and outreach.

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Cervical History Questionnaire
The Cervical History questionnaire was developed by the California Department of Health Services. It surveys the patient history to provide physicians with useful information that will determine the need for additional screening

• English and Spanish

Pap Tests: A Healthy Habit for Life (Physician pad)
This pad is for use by physicians to encourage patients to get pap tests.

• Pap Tests: A Healthy Habit for Life

Colon Cancer Screening Patient Reminder Letter
American Cancer Society Template
Customize your own reminder letter to schedule a screening appointment.

• Colon Cancer Screening Physician Letter (Patient reminder)

Colon Cancer Screening Physician Letter (Follow Up)
American Cancer Society Template
This follow-up letter may be used by your practice to communicate with patients who have not returned their Fecal Occult Blood Test card.

• Colon Cancer Screening Physician Letter (Follow up)

MedNews
Reviewed by the National Cancer Institute This site provides updated treatment statement for Colon Cancer

• MedNews

MedLine Plus
MedLine Plus – use this site to get the latest news and information on Colorectal Cancer. This is a service provided by the National Institute of Health and the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The site also provides useful patient tools in English and Spanish

• MedLine Plus

Continuing Medical Education
Learn state-of-the-art information and recommendations on colorectal cancer prevention and early detection on this website. Course includes presentations that address risk factors, prevention strategies, screening options, and the role of virtual colonoscopy and molecular stool screening. Requires computer with audio/video capability.

• Continuing Medical Education

Colorectal Cancer Fact Sheet for Health Professionals
This five-page, black/white reproducible fact sheet contains general facts about CRC, risk factors, symptoms, testing & detection summary, common treatments upon diagnosis, and survival rates. Final page is devoted to sharing American Cancer Society’s projects and services in relation to CRC.

• Colorectal Cancer Fact Sheet for Health Professionals

Polyp Man - Colon Cancer Poster
Humorous photo encourages patients waiting in your office to ask you about colon screening during their visit. In color, may be downloaded and printed.

• Polyp Man - Colon Cancer Poster

A Call to Action Slide Set
Information in the slide presentation, A Call to Action: Prevention and Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer, will enable health care providers to be better prepared to recommend screening for the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer to their patients.

• A Call to Action Slide Set

Educational CD-ROM
The multimedia CD-ROM was created with help from leading physician groups, including American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and the Foundation For Digestive Health and Nutrition, as well as NCCRA's prestigious Medical Advisory Board. The project marks the first time these professional groups have collaborated in this way. Members of the medical community are welcome to request up to 100 free copies of NCCRA's CD-ROM by completing the CD-ROM request form online:

• Educational CD-ROM

Prostate Cancer Information
Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, this site provides both health professional resources as well as patient resources. Choose the “health professional” option to access detailed information relevant to the treatment and prevention of Prostate Cancer.

• Prostate Cancer Information

Urologychannel.com
urologychannel provides information about urologic conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (prostate enlargement), erectile dysfunction (impotence), and incontinence. A medical information website of Healthcommunities.com, Inc., urologychannel is developed and monitored by board-certified physicians.

• Urologychannel.com

Doctors' Guide Channels - Prostate Cancer
For the latest news on Prostate Cancer – check out Doctor’s Guide Channels. This site provides research articles, webcasts on clinical treatment, and case studies.

• Doctors' Guide Channels

MedLine Plus
MedLine Plus – use this site to get the latest news and information on Prostate Cancer. This is a service provided by the National Institute of Health and the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The site also provides useful patient tools in English and Spanish.

• MedLine Plus

Man to Man
The American Cancer Society provides support services particularly designed for men. Check out this website for information that will help men cope with prostate cancer.

• Man to Man