Lower Columbia Regional Cancer Center
Patient and Visitor Cancer Library

Hearing that you have cancer can turn your world upside down. Learning as much as you can about your type of cancer can give you a sense of control. 
 
The Cancer Center Library has a wide variety of materials to help you learn more. 
Printed Materials
Online Resources
Types of Cancer
Health Links		 Checklist of Questions
Drug Information
Free Access
Location

Printed Materials

The Cancer Center has a wide variety of pre-printed patient friendly, professional resources to address your cancer care needs.
 

Online Resources

Our Healthwise® Knowledgebase helps you work in partnership with your doctor by offering easy-to-find and easy-to-understand information about conditions, diseases, medical tests, medications, treatment options, and key decision points. An independent medical advisory board reviews information in the Healthwise Knowledgebase to ensure medical accuracy and currency.
 

Types of Cancer:

Learn more about specific types of cancer with the links below: 

 
 
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Health Links to Other Web Resources

We've compiled a list of health links to connect you with a variety of agencies offering information, referral, and health-related services. They are provided for convenience only. PeaceHealth has no control over the content and does not endorse any products you find there.
 

A Checklist of Questions to Ask Your Doctor or Nurse

Before choosing chemotherapy or radiation as a treatment option, you might want to ask some questions regarding your treatment.  The following questions may be helpful when speaking with the doctor:

  • What is the goal of my treatment?
  • What are the changes that the treatment will work?
  • After  treatment is complete, will I be cured, in remission, or relieved of my symptoms?
  • Are there other treatments to achieve the same goal?
  • How will I know if the treatment is working?
  • What are the potential risks and side effects of the treatments?
  • How will I receive chemotherapy/radiation therapy, how often, and for how long?
  • Are there ways to help me prepare for treatment and decrease the chance of side effects?

  • Will I be restricted in any way? My activities?  My work?  Exercise?  Sexual activities?

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Drug Information in Plain English or Spanish 

Free Access to special features available at the Resource Center

  • Free Internet access
  • News stories about research and your cancer
  • Interactive tutorial slideshows
  • Easy-to-read pages
  • Standard treatment summaries from the National Cancer Institute
  • Evidence-based complementary and alternative therapy handouts
  • Video, DVD, and book lending with no due dates
     

Location

Located just inside the entrance of the Lower Columbia Regional Cancer Center on the corner of 17th Ave. and Kessler Blvd. 

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Cancer Services