Monday 25 February 2013

I am a survivor



You are a survivor. You’ve battled cancer and won. Your focus now is staying healthy and living a full life. You might be looking for a support network of other survivors to share your experience or perhaps you would like to support others who are currently going through cancer treatment. You can find the resources you need at The Cancer Center at Kishwaukee Community Hospital.Read inspiring patient stories and share yours!

Due to the growing number of cancer survivors, The Cancer Center has enhanced survivorship services to patients and their families to help them understand and learn to live with cancer. To meet these needs the following services are provided:

§        Survivorship care plans are provided by Jeanne Oelerich, nurse practitioner, within one month of treatment completion. This plan includes a treatment summary, list of late and long term side effects of treatment, recommended surveillance for recurrence, and resources for survivorship. 

      A copy of this care plan is provided to the patient and his or her primary physician.

§       Networking and support groups that meet on a regular basis.

§    Using a psychosocial distress assessment tool by patient care staff to screen for concerns and issues from the start of treatment through survivorship

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