Cancer Health_Spring_2019

Advocacy
Advocacy can be an empowering response to living with cancer. This includes self-advocacy to get the care and support you need, social advocacy to raise awareness and political advocacy to make treatment accessible for all. Cancer Health wants to know about your experience with advocacy.
1) If you have been diagnosed with cancer, what type was it?
2) How do you advocate for care and treatment? (Check all that apply.)

Learn about treatment options and their risks and benefitsAsk my medical team to explain anythingI don’t understandSeek a second opinionNone of the aboveOther
3) How do you advocate for support? (Check all that apply.)

Tell friends and family members what I needAsk friends and family for specific help, like transportation or childcareAsk my medical team or social worker for recommendationsNone of the aboveOther
4) Do you participate in any cancer support or advocacy groups? (Check all that apply.)

In-person support groups that deal with the challenges of living with cancerIn-person social or activity groups for people with cancer and their loved onesIn-person political or advocacy groupsOnline or social media support groupsOnline or social media advocacy groupsI don’t participate in any cancer groups.
5) Do you use social media to raise awareness about cancer?

YesNo
6) Have you provided information or support to another person living with cancer?

YesNo
7) Have you ever contacted a government representative regarding cancer-related issues?

YesNo
8) Have you ever donated money to a cancer organization or charity?

YesNo
9) Have you ever done a walkathon or other event to raise money for cancer?

YesNo
10) If you don’t have cancer yourself, have you been a caregiver or support person for someone who does?

YesNo
11) Do you consider yourself an advocate?

YesNo
12) What year were you born?
13) What is your gender?

MaleFemaleTransgenderOther
14) What is your ethnicity? (Check all that apply.)

American Indian or Alaska NativeArab or Middle EasternAsianBlack or African AmericanHispanic or LatinoNative Hawaiian or other Pacific IslanderWhiteOther
15) What is your zip code?
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Advocacy