From intravenous treatments to oral medicine, we know cancer care can be complex. HOPA offers you and your care team resources and tool kits to enhance your treatment plan while you focus on what matters most: healing.
Diversity in Clinical Trials
This awareness campaign and platform is dedicated to transforming cancer care for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) patients and their families. Discover more about the history of clinical trials, learn fact from fiction, connect with others, and see how cancer treatments can be improved for all.
Patient Education Sheets
Created by NCODA, HOPA, ONS, and ACCC, this updated Patient Education Sheets (PES) platform replaces the OCE and IVE websites, offering over 300 trusted, patient-friendly resources to support cancer care.
Oral Oncolytics Roadmaps
These documents serve as guides for oncology pharmacists, as well as their patients, navigating the oral oncolytic medication process. The pages detail the steps involved throughout the process, from prescription to dispensing and the many considerations in between and after.
Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV)
This set of CINV resources was created by HOPA with the support of industry partners. Here, you can find tools for better understanding chemotherapy side effects and how to manage them. You can also download a patient checklist for conversations with your healthcare team, a side-effect tracker, and more.
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Toolkit
Your oncologist may recommend immunotherapy as part of your cancer care regimen. This relatively new approach engages your body's own immune system to help treat cancer. We have created resources to help you know what to expect when undegoing this treatment, including tips for side effect management.
Cellular Therapy (CAR T-Cell) Toolkit
If your oncologist has decided immunotherapy is right for treating your cancer, either alone or along with chemotherapy, it is likely you will have some questions. We have created resources to help explain cellular therapy and for you to use to track side effects and other information for your care team.
Resources
Take Cancer Medicines by Mouth
Some cancer treatments are taken orally, this handout provides an overview of how these medications work and how they should be taken.
Time to Talk to your Oncology Pharmacist
Did you know the risk of cancer increases as we age? It is one of the risk factors we can’t change, but we may be able to improve how cancer treatment is delivered. As oncology pharmacists, think of us as your medication experts; we are able to answer questions about your treatment and help manage side effects.
Questions to Ask While Taking Cancer Medications
The medications you take to treat cancer are not simple. The following patient resource offers some helpful questions to ask your oncology pharmacist to stay as informed, educated, and confident as possible during the process.
What Your Oncology Pharmacist Does
What Your Oncology Pharmacist does is an overview of their professional responsibilities and role within the patient’s healthcare team.
