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Patient Education Resources

143 Patient Education Resources

Oral Systemic Therapy

| .pdf | PRINT CODE NSHCCP-0038

This pamphlet provides an overview of oral systemic therapy for cancer treatment. Includes how to get and take the treatment, for how long, what tests are needed, and what are the risks and side effects of the treatment.

Polycythemia Vera

| .pdf | PRINT CODE NSCCP-1689

This pamphlet outlines polycythemia vera (PV), a blood cancer, also called primary polycythemia, polycythemia rubra vera (PRV), or Vaquez-Osler disease. This pamphlet describes the cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of polycythemia vera.

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