[Narrator]

Unlike years ago, when cancer and grief were both kept hidden, there are now many resources to help survivors and their family members with the questions and adjustments that have to be made before, during, and after a cancer diagnosis. The basic skills of the Cancer Survival Toolbox – finding information, communicating, decision-making, problem-solving, and standing up for your rights, can be used in every step of the journey. Specific resources on the topics covered in this Dying Well module can be found in the Resource Booklet, and include:

Aging with Dignity and The Five Wishes

AARP

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

American Pain Foundation

Association for Oncology Social Work

CancerCare

Candlelighter's Childhood Cancer Foundation

Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition

Compassion and Choices

Compassionate Friends

Good Grief Resources

Hospice Foundation of America

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

NASW Web courses on "Understanding Cancer Caregiving", and "Understanding End of Life Care"

National Cancer Institute

National Center for Grieving Children and Families

National Hospice and Palliative Care Foundation

National Social Work Finder

On Our Own Terms:  Moyers on Dying

"Understanding End of Life Care," an online course for individuals and their loved ones affected by death and dying.

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