Helping Cancer Survivors Be Well: An Integrative Oncology Leadership Collaborative Case Study
The Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a community cancer center that delivers hands-on, personalized care and advanced medicine to the Lancaster community. The cancer institute supports the mind, body, and spirit of patients and their families.
READ MORECancer Health Care Disparities: An Integrative Oncology Leadership Collaborative Case Study
During the Integrative Oncology Leadership Collaborative, the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center team focused on addressing health care disparities among cancer patients by planning group medical visits, beginning work to offer patient resources in Spanish, and working to make integrative medicine accessible to more cancer patients. The team moved toward offering integrative oncology.
READ MOREMatching Patients with the Right Supportive Care Programs at the Right Time: Integrative Oncology Leadership Collaborative Case Study
During the Integrative Oncology Leadership Collaborative, the Inova Schar Cancer Institute team began to shift the focus from disease-specific care to whole person care by piloting the Personal Health Inventory (PHI) in one clinic and using this as an opportunity to better understand patients’ integrative care needs from day one.
READ MOREJournaling for Cancer
Therapeutic writing is a kind of structured journal writing. It is a self-care tool to encourage deeper and clearer reflection, processing, and discovery. Therapeutic writing can help you heal, grow, and thrive. This therapeutic writing tool is to manage issues both during and after cancer treatment, around physical and emotional distress tolerance, identity, and shifting…
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What follows is a summary of some basic behaviors shown to facilitate healing. They involve changes you can make in everyday life to feel and function better. Food, movement and social connection can be powerful medicine. Read on for more information to support healing.
READ MOREPocket Guide to Patient Advocacy In Cancer
Having cancer or any serious life-changing disease is overwhelming. At a time when you’re anxious and afraid, you are faced with navigating the complicated health care system to get the treatment you need. You and your family also face practical challenges, including paying for and getting to treatment. “Getting told you have cancer is like getting hit by a bus,” says cancer survivor Lou Lanza. It’s almost essential to have some that can help you get back on your feet. You don’t have to—and you shouldn’t try to—do this all on your own. A patient advocate can help make your cancer journey easier.
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