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The NCIMC physicians in partnership with your medical team know that every kind of medical treatment is a cause for concern.  When you or your family need additional help dealing with the stress and anxiety caused by your condition and treatment, we listen and provide counseling services that take into consideration your entire well being.

“Supportive Oncology Care” is cancer care that focuses on all facets of cancer and its impact on the patient, rather than just focusing on the disease itself.  As a result, it encompasses symptom management, psychosocial support, and interventions designed to lessen suffering associated with both the cancer itself and the treatment’s side effects and to nurture the individual’s quality of life. Your staying well is an important as getting well. Together with your NCIMC physician, your good health practices will continue beyond your initial treatments.
 
Reduce Your Risk Factors Psychological Counseling
In order to prevent a reoccurrence of illness, it is important to be aware of the contributing risk factors and lifestyle choices.  In order to reduce the likelihood of your illness recurring, your NCIMC physician will help you reduce stress, strengthen your immune system, and encourage a healthy lifestyle by reducing smoking, alcohol consumption, and fatty foods. We know that every kind of medical treatment is a cause for concern.  When you or your family need help dealing with the stress and anxiety caused by your condition and treatment, we listen and provide counseling services that take into consideration your entire well being.  A pivotal facet of supportive oncology care revolves around helping you and your family deal with the psychological and social aspects of having cancer.

 

Continue Your Treatments Stay Informed Spiritual Care and Guidance
At NCIMC, we custom tailor your ongoing treatments to support your wellness.  By supporting your good eating and exercising habits, your need for the same frequency of traditional Chinese therapies will be reduced as your quality of life increases. Traditional Chinese medicine is being proven effective for additional medical conditions.  As such research and studies become published; we will keep you informed so that you can be your physician’s best partner in your health. Keeping up with the philosophy of treating the whole patient and recognizing that a patient’s spirit is an important dimension of human wholeness and the healing process.

 

         

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