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Cancer Support Services
 For 'Find A Physician' service or other questions, please call us at 1-800-STMARYS (786-2797).

Support Services
Transportation - St. Mary's of Michigan Seton Cancer Institute can arrange to transport patients if necessary.

Pastoral care - Chaplains and others provide spiritual and emotional support, comfort, and guidance to patients and families.

Nutritional counseling
Dieticians and other experts can assist patients with ideas for meal selection, during and following treatment, and provide consultation on nutritional supplements, if appropriate.

Rehabilitation
Cancer Rehab Specialists will help patients with pain, swelling (lymphedema), mobility issues, strength and endurance, and cancer related fatigue.

Education
Experts will help patients and families learn about cancer, treatment options and their ramifications, recovery, and more.

Library services
The St. Mary's of Michigan library can provide technical and practical information from a large array of print and online resources. Our Patient Education Resource Room is also open to patients.

Support groups
Various groups are available to help patients and their loved ones face the physical and emotional challenges of cancer .

Social work
Experts can assist patients and families with insurance, financial, and home care issues. They are knowledgeable about government and community-based agencies and can make referrals.

Cancer registry
A means of recording data that enable us to evaluate the results of our diagnostic and therapeutic efforts and continuously improve the care of cancer patients.


Cancer Survivors

Sonya Vukadinovich
DEFINACE, OHIO
Cancer Care Closer Than You Think!
When Sonya Vukadinovich learned she had cancer, her first response was concern for her kids. All she could think was, "What happens to them if I die?!"

What happened next was a resolve to live and to find the best cancer care available - the kind that treats the disease today and prevents it from recurring tomorrow...

READ MORE ...


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