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During the treatment of cancer, support is provided by a team of "support specialists" coordinated by the Patient and Family Support Services Program. If at any time you have questions, we want to hear from you. Feel free to call our Patient Education Resource Center at 734-647-8626.

Practical Matters:
    The Courtesy Center
    Parking
    Lodging
    Meals
    Social Work
    Other Amenities

Facing Feelings: Psych-Oncology Program.

Making Every Bite Count: Cancer Nutrition Services.

Especially for Children and Teens:
    Child & Family Life
    Pediatric Support Groups
    Understanding Pediatric Cancers

Managing Money:
    Financial Services

Looking Your Best:
    Look Good, Feel Better
    Personal Touch
    Wig Bank Program

Help at Home:
    Home Care Services / Discharge Planning and Hospice.

Loss and Dignity: Grief / Loss Program.

Finding Your Way Around: Maps & Directions.

Just a phone call away: Contact Information.
Knowledge is Power:
    Patient / Family Resource Center (PERC)
            Information Guides
    The Skills Lab
    Cancer AnswerLine
    Educational Seminars

Confronting Pain: Pain Services

Enhancing Treatment: Complementary Therapies Program
    Art Therapy
    Guided Imagery
    Massage Therapy
    Meditation
    Music Therapy
    Voices Art Gallery
    Yoga

Considering the Future: Fertility Counseling & Gamete Cryopreservation

Finding Strength in Others:
    Support Groups
    Peer Counseling

Getting Back on Your Feet:
    Physical Therapy
    Occupational Therapy
    Enterostomal Therapy
    Speech-Language Pathology


If you have any questions about where to begin, please contact our Cancer AnswerLine.

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