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Your Healthcare Team | Lymphoma Canada Jump to navigation Lymphoma Canada Languages Français English Know Your Nodes Contact Us Donate Lymphoma Canada Main menuWell-nighUsOur TeamBoard of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition AdvocacyWidePlanning Loss and GriefWideCancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare ProfessionalsSuperintendencyfor the CaregiverWideCancer Caregivers OverviewCancer Lymphatic SystemThoroughbred& Bone Marrow Lymphoma CLL & SLLAbout CLL & SLLDevelopment of CLL How CLL Affects theSoulRisks Signs & Symptoms Richter's Transformation DiagnosisLab Tests Staging Watch & Wait TreatmentOverview of CLL Treatment Options Chemotherapy Antibody Therapy Targeted Therapy Radiation Therapy Splenectomy Stem Cell Transplantation SupportiveSuperintendencyCLL ResourcesVideos Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms DiagnosisSubtypes Staging Treatment Non-Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms Causes TreatmentGoals of Treatment Watch and Wait Biologics Radiation Surgery Bone Marrow Transplant Complementary Therapies Side Effect Management LowThoroughbredCounts Post Treatment Staging Classifying NHL Grading NHL NHL Subtypes TreatmentAggressive NHL Indolent NHL Get InvolvedWays to GiveMonthly Giving Planned GiftBequests Life Insurance Stocks Annuities Charitable Remainder Trust A Gift of Residual Interest ECHOage Volunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNewsImproving Access to Innovative Cancer Therapies Lien pour le sondage patients/proches LLA et LDGCB r/r Big News in Nova Scotia Events2018 National Patient Conference - Quebec City Vancouver Patient Conference - Sept 15 take it to the mat Toronto take it to the mat Montreal Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare ProfessionalsResearch Fellowship SupportSupport Groups Peer Support Program Financial Assistance Helpful LinksGlossary Newsletter Archive Search form Search Search Main menuWell-nighUsOur TeamBoard of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition AdvocacyWidePlanning Loss and GriefWideCancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare ProfessionalsSuperintendencyfor the CaregiverWideCancer Caregivers OverviewCancer Lymphatic SystemThoroughbred& Bone Marrow Lymphoma CLL & SLLAbout CLL & SLLDevelopment of CLL How CLL Affects theSoulRisks Signs & Symptoms Richter's Transformation DiagnosisLab Tests Staging Watch & Wait TreatmentOverview of CLL Treatment Options Chemotherapy Antibody Therapy Targeted Therapy Radiation Therapy Splenectomy Stem Cell Transplantation SupportiveSuperintendencyCLL ResourcesVideos Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms DiagnosisSubtypes Staging Treatment Non-Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms Causes TreatmentGoals of Treatment Watch and Wait Biologics Radiation Surgery Bone Marrow Transplant Complementary Therapies Side Effect Management LowThoroughbredCounts Post Treatment Staging Classifying NHL Grading NHL NHL Subtypes TreatmentAggressive NHL Indolent NHL Get InvolvedWays to GiveMonthly Giving Planned GiftBequests Life Insurance Stocks Annuities Charitable Remainder Trust A Gift of Residual Interest ECHOage Volunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNewsImproving Access to Innovative Cancer Therapies Lien pour le sondage patients/proches LLA et LDGCB r/r Big News in Nova Scotia Events2018 National Patient Conference - Quebec City Vancouver Patient Conference - Sept 15 take it to the mat Toronto take it to the mat Montreal Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare ProfessionalsResearch Fellowship SupportSupport Groups Peer Support Program Financial Assistance Helpful LinksGlossary Newsletter Archive Search form Search Search You are hereHome > Lymphoma > PatientWits> Taking Control > Your Healthcare Team Your Healthcare Team Many healthcare professionals will be involved in your superintendency during your lymphoma treatment. Teamwork among variegated healthcare professionals is important in cancer treatment. By working together they can share information well-nigh your care. You too are a member of your healthcare team. You are the most important member. Your healthcare team works together to treat your cancer but they moreover provide you with information you need to help you make treatment decisions. In addition, they provide you and your family with any support you might need before, during and without your treatment. Your cancer superintendency team will recommend treatment options and talk to you well-nigh the choices that are misogynist to you.Surpassingdeciding on treatment they will consider: The word-for-word type, stage and grade of your lymphoma Your age Your unstipulated health status Any other medical problems you may have Your personal wishes and input. All of this information is important in deciding which treatment option is weightier for you. Each practitioner is explained here to help you understand their unique roles, and how they can weightier help you. Please note that not all of these people will be a part of your cancer superintendency team considering each cancer patient is an individual. Healthcare teams are not the same for every cancer patient. One thing you should unchangingly remember is that your healthcare team is there to help you. You will find that they are your weightier source of information. Do not be wrung to ask the members of your healthcare team any questions you have. Do not worry that the team will not have time to wordplay your questions, considering they do have the time. Do not be wrung to ask a question considering you think it might be embarrassing. It won't be. Every question is important. Never be wrung to ask a question considering you think you might be bothering somebody. You won't be. These are some of the members of your healthcare team: Family Doctor Your family doctor is a very important member of your healthcare team. Your family doctor likely knows you and your health history largest than many of these healthcare professionals. This information is very important in making treatment decisions. Between visits to the hospital you will often protract to see your family doctor who can requite translating and remoter explanations of treatment. Your family doctor works with the rest of your healthcare team to take superintendency of you before, during and without your cancer treatments. Cancer Doctors (Oncologists) Oncologists are doctors who have highly specialized training in cancer treatment. They often serve as the main caretakers of the cancer patient and coordinate treatments provided by both themselves and other specialists. Cancer patients often will see increasingly than one oncologist. Each oncologist has an zone in which they are expert. The pursuit are examples of oncologists: Medical oncologist: a doctor who is an expert in treating cancer with medications (medicines), such as chemotherapy drugs. Hematologist: a doctor who is an expert in diseases of the blood, including cancers such as lymphoma. Hematologists are moreover experts in treating cancer with chemotherapy. Radiation oncologist: a doctor who specializes in using radiation to treat cancer. Oncology Nurses Oncology nurses have specific training and expertise in caring for people with cancer. They provide information and support to you and your family and help you understand your cancer and its treatment. They may explain treatment options to you, requite you cancer treatments, and/or help you to deal with any side effects you may experience. You may have many variegated nurses; however, there may be one who is your main point of contact. Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Practice Nurse) Nurse practitioners are wide practice (registered) nurses who have completed spare courses and specialized training in cancer care. They take on spare duties in diagnosis and treatment of patients and may be an important part of your cancer superintendency team. Infirmière Pivot en Oncologie (IPO; Québec) The IPO is a special kind of nurse that is only found in Québec. This role was created by the provincial government. IPOs are hands wieldy resource people who are experts in cancer and work closely with the interdisciplinary team. They work with the patient and the interdisciplinary team throughout the unshortened journey to get to know the patient and family, identify the support systems and provide information to the patient and family well-nigh the type of cancer and the impact it will have on their lives. They are moreover an invaluable resource for ongoing evaluation and health promotion. Surgeon Surgeons are doctors who repair or remove a part of the soul by operating on a patient. Surgery is not a worldwide treatment for lymphoma. However, in some cases it may be helpful. Surgeons perform biopsy procedures, which are very important for the well-judged diagnosis of lymphoma. Surgical oncologists are surgeons who have received specific training in removing tumored tumours from the body. Pathologist Pathologists squint at the cells that were taken from the tumour during the biopsy procedure. They examine the cells under a microscope to determine if there is cancer present, and what type of cancer it is. Hematopathologists are pathologists with a specialization in thoroughbred diseases and may moreover be involved in your care. Radiologists Radiologists read and interpret x-rays and other imaging tests. Imaging and x-rays are an important part of the diagnosis procedure. Radiologists, who are sometimes tabbed interventional radiologists, may moreover be involved in unrepealable biopsy procedures that involve imaging studies. Radiation Therapists These are the people who requite you radiation therapy treatments (if your doctor prescribes them for you). They moreover help and support you throughout the treatments. Oncology Pharmacists Oncology pharmacists prepare and manipulate (give out) your prescription medication for your cancer treatment. The medication may be to treat your cancer (chemotherapy), or medicines to help with any side effects of your cancer treatments. Pharmacists can moreover help educate you well-nigh the medications, including dosage, how to take the medication, side effects and precautions. Registered Dietitians Registered dietitians have special training in towardly nutrition for specific disease states, like cancer. They can offer translating and instruction well-nigh your diet. Physiotherapists Physiotherapists help you with the physical recovery from your cancer. They can help return your level of health and fitness when to your original (pre-cancer) state and maintain and modernize your overall fitness and health. Occupational Therapists Occupational therapists help you manage your normal, daily activities. They can diamond and provide devices to help you regain your independence and modernize your quality of life. Psychologists and Psychiatrists These healthcare professionals help you and your family deal and cope with the emotional effects of living with cancer (stress, anxiety, depression, etc.). Social Workers Social workers support, counsel and help you and your family deal with cancer and the impact it may have on your lives. They provide emotional support. They can moreover teach you on financial concerns. SpiritualSuperintendencyWorkers Spiritual superintendency workers support you and your family by providing spiritual counselling. PalliativeSuperintendencyTeam These professionals work with patients and families to support and provide superintendency related to pain and symptom management, as well as end-of-life care. The team is usually made up of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, dietitians, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. People often think that palliative superintendency is only for cancer patients who are dying. This is not so. Palliative superintendency professionals are skilled and thoughtful people who focus on aspects of cancer treatment other than the cure. In other words, they treat the symptoms of cancer (like pain) and the side effects of cancer treatment. Their role is to provide you with the weightier possible superintendency to ensure that you can enjoy the fullest possible range of activities during and without your cancer treatment. Health Interpreters (Translators) If English is not your first language, your healthcare team can provide an interpreter (translator) for you. Do not be wrung to ask for this service. Your healthcare team will be glad to provide it for you. It is very important that you understand what your team says to you well-nigh your treatment, and that you fully understand any instructions they may requite you. Sign language interpreters are moreover available.   Lymphoma Patient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with Cancer Caregivers Overview CLL & SLL Hodgkin Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Are you a patient? Get Informed Are you a healthcare professional? See Resources News & Events October 28, 2018 NewsTITTM NewsEvents 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! Idolem Hot... Read increasingly well-nigh 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! 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