Novartis is dedicated to supporting patients and caregivers with on-demand and downloadable tools that can help with the oncology care experience, including topics such as oral and precision oncology, adherence, and much more.
During treatment with oral oncology medications, patients and their caregivers may benefit from educational and support resources specific to navigating care with oral oncology medications, which may be different from other forms of oncology treatment.
This collection of tools for patients and caregivers includes an oral oncology fact sheet, a question guide for discussing oral oncology treatments with providers, and a practical therapy tracker.
Download the Oral Oncology Toolkit (PDF 1.75 MB)
This overview of tools for patients and caregivers includes a fact sheet, question guide, and practical therapy tracker.
Download the Oral Oncology Medication Tools Resource (PDF 1.04 MB)
This downloadable calendar can help patients and caregivers keep track of their therapeutic schedule.
Download the Treatment Calendar (PDF 0.05 MB)
This resource provides examples of questions patients and caregivers may want to ask when meeting with their health care team and helps them gather important information about medications.
Download the Treatment Plan Resource (PDF 0.07 MB)
This guide educates patients on how to get specialty medication from a specialty pharmacy.
Download the Specialty Pharmacy Guide (PDF 0.13 MB)
This resource can help patients and caregivers keep track of taking medication with a treatment adherence checklist.
Download the Treatment Adherence Checklist (PDF 0.07 MB)
This fact sheet helps patients and caregivers start right and stay on track with oral cancer medications.
Download the Start Right and Stay on Track Fact Sheet (PDF 0.17 MB)
This caregiver checklist provides information and resources on caring for patients with cancer.
Download the Caregiver Considerations Checklist (PDF 0.09 MB)
Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, precision oncology uses biomarkers to develop treatments that fit each unique patient, targeting the aberrant molecular pathways that cause cancer growth. Patients and caregivers who want to learn more about precision oncology's evolution, dynamics, and trends will find resources here.
This guide provides information around the importance of precision medicine in support of patients through their treatment journey.
Download the Precision Oncology 101 Patient Guide (PDF 1.28 MB)
This brochure helps patients understand precision medicine in oncology, targeted therapy, and biopsies.
Download the Precision Medicine in Oncology Brochure (PDF 21.6 MB) (English PDF)
Download the Precision Medicine in Oncology Brochure (PDF 1.39 MB) (Spanish PDF)
This animated video explains precision medicine in oncology, helping patients understand targeted therapy, what cancer and mutations are, and how targeted therapy works to block cancer-causing effects.
This animated video educates patients about biopsies and how they inform treatment, including a discussion of the difference between tumor and liquid biopsies.
Caregivers play an important role in oncology care. The Cancer Caregiver’s Guidebook is available as a web-based digital book and a 7-chapter audiobook designed to support families and partners throughout their caregiving journey.
This guidebook is designed to give patients and caregivers insight into the cancer caregiving journey through helpful information, strategies, and support.
Download the Cancer Caregiver’s Guidebook (PDF 5.11 MB)
This introduction to the Cancer Caregiver's Audio Guidebook provides caregivers with an overview of the cancer caregiving journey, from confusion to acceptance.
Phase 1 of the Cancer Caregiver's Audio Guidebook offers resources, suggestions, and exercises such as "improve the moment" to support caregiver well-being during the first phase of their journey.
Phase 2 of the Cancer Caregiver's Audio Guidebook provides a "Caregiver’s Bill of Rights" and supports caregiver well-being with exercises like "looking at the glass half-full."
Phase 3 of the Cancer Caregiver's Audio Guidebook explains how frustration is part of the caregiving journey, offering suggestions, exercises, and self-assessment tools to support caregiver well-being.
Phase 4 of the Cancer Caregiver's Audio Guidebook offers helpful resources like a medication list, and supportive exercises such as "growing gratitude."
Phase 5 of the Cancer Caregiver's Audio Guidebook talks about "collapse" as part of the caregiving journey, with recommendations regarding local cancer caregiver support groups, as well as support for caregiver well-being.
Phase 6 of the Cancer Caregiver's Audio Guidebook explains how acceptance is part of the caregiving journey and recommends practical services to help with things like meals and transportation.