Medical Information
Overview
Through your journey with cancer you will be faced with a mountain of paper work both medical and other. It is advisable to keep and organise important records. In order to be a responsible patient is it up to you to keep track of your own health information. In the end, keeping detailed records will make life easier for you and your loved ones. By having a quickly accessible set of personal records and information you will save a lot of time, stress and expense in the future.
It is important to remember that:
- Your medical records become important when you transfer to a new doctor or hospital or if, for some reason, your records are lost.
- Keeping records can help you manage all aspects of your medical aid claims, taxes, and other legal matters such as disability insurance and life insurance.
- Once your treatment has ended, you will have easily and quickly accessible and accurate medical records for any doctor treating you, in future.
- If you have a reoccurrence details of your original treatment can help your healthcare practitioner, new or old, make decision on how to treat you.
- For survivors of childhood cancer, having records are important as it provides important information that may be needed later in life.
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