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A map for the journey ahead

The Livestrong Guidebook and Planner is easy-to-digest guidance to help you from your very first days after diagnosis and beyond. It provides information, clarity, direction, and support during a complicated time.

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The information you need, all in one place

When you open the Livestrong Guidebook and Planner, you’ll find a two-book set that helps survivors and caregivers navigate the physical, emotional, and practical concerns during their cancer journey. At a time when there can be so much confusion, the guidebook offers helpful advice, trustworthy information, and practical tools from initial diagnosis through treatment and recovery.

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When you get diagnosed…you feel lost. The Guidebook is like a little map that makes you order your thinking and your steps forward.

Pedro, testicular cancer survivor 

The Livestrong Guidebook

Your diagnosis is the first step on your cancer journey. The Livestrong Guidebook provides a map to explore topics central to your concerns, such as emotional well-being, insurance navigation, care evaluation, treatment options, and more. We hope to empower you to ask questions and make decisions that feel right for you and your family. We’re with you every step of the way.

The Livestrong Planner

Our planner provides a singular place to track information from healthcare providers, gives suggested questions for your care teams, creates emotional checkpoints, and helps you set priorities. It also provides organized spaces for contact information for supportive friends and family, plus vetted sources you can explore for trusted information.

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