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Triage Cancer, Cancer-Related Legal Issues

We often get asked, “What’s legal about cancer?” Cancer-related legal issues include health insurance, your rights at work, disability insurance, finances, estate planning and medical decision making, and more. Each of these topics is rooted in the law, and having a basic understanding could mean keeping your health insurance, your job, your home, and avoiding the financial burden of a cancer diagnosis.

While these materials and resources are designed for individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, and health care professionals, they are helpful to anyone with a serious medical condition, or anyone who wants to learn about their rights.

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Quick Guides, Checklists, & Other Material
Individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers may face a number of legal and practical issues in areas like housing, education, genetics, fertility preservation, and medical marijuana, among other topics. We also have dedicated information for members of the LGBTQ+ community and veterans. These materials present information in a brief, easy-to-digest, printable format to take some of the stress out of navigating these issues.

If you are looking for more comprehensive information, see our Practical Guides to Cancer Rights.

Many of our materials and resources are available in Spanish.

Health care professional? Order bulk copies for free!

  • Quick Guide to Accessing Medical Records
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  • Quick Guide to Cancer-Related LGBTQ+ Rights
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  • Quick Guide to Education Rights and Financial Help
  • Quick Guide to Fertility Preservation
  • Quick Guide to Genetic Discrimination
  • Quick Guide to Understanding Hospice Care
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  • Checklist: When Children Turn 18
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Podcasts & Webinars
In terms you can understand, the How to Triage Cancer Podcast introduces you to cancer-related legal issues. Best part? No podcast subscription required! If you are looking for a comprehensive explanation of cancer-related legal issues, then webinars are for you.

  • Podcast: How to Triage Cancer – What’s Legal About Cancer (20:08 – no subscription required)
  • Webinar: What’s Legal About Cancer
  • Webinar: Navigating Housing
  • Webinar: Fertility Preservation

Cancer Rights Law Book
Cancer Rights Law provides an overview of key areas of the law that often come into play for individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers, including employment, health insurance, disability insurance, cancer advocacy, life insurance, cancer finances, estate planning, and consumer rights.Cover of Cancer Rights Law: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Cancer Rights Law: An Interdisciplinary Approach, is co-authored by Triage Cancer Co-Founders Joanna Fawzy Morales, Esq., and Monica Fawzy Bryant, Esq., and published by the American Bar Association.

One-on-one Help
Triage Cancer has a free Legal & Financial Navigation Program that provides one-on-one assistance on cancer-related legal issues, including health insurance, disability insurance, work and cancer, finances, medical decision-making, and estate planning, to empower you to confidently take next steps.

  • Legal & Financial Navigation Program

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