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Patient and Family Support Services

Fox Chase offers a wide range of support services to address all of your needs—physical, spiritual and emotional.

We’ve developed a comprehensive guide of the programs and services that we provide throughout your care, from cancer prevention to survivorship.

Clinical Care Resources
Nursing and Nurse Navigators

Education and Guides
The Caregivers Resources Guide, NCCN Guidelines for Patients, and the Fox Chase Resource and Education Center

Managing Your Care and Side Effects
Counseling, integrative care, stress management, pastoral care, pain management, nutrition, rehabilitation services, and the Women’s Menopausal and Sexual Health Program

Prevention and Screening
Preventive measures and assessing your family history for risk

Social Work and Support Groups
Support groups, social work assistance

Survivorship
Care does not end on the last day of treatment

Physical Support Services

Women's Cancer Support

  • Boo's Boutique
  • Women's Menopausal and Sexual Health
    Our team is dedicated to supporting women as they adjust to changes during and after cancer treatment. This program provides education, strategies, and counseling to female patients dealing with menopausal changes, sexual/intimacy issues and fertility concerns. We also offer survivorship gynecologic services.

Fox Chase Patient-to-Patient Network

A new cancer diagnosis can leave many patients feeling anxious or overwhelmed. Talking to a fellow cancer survivor through the Fox Chase Cancer Center Patient-to-Patient Network can help.
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  • Survivor Clinics
    Through survivor clinics, we continue our relationship with patients even after treatment is complete. Survivor clinics are designed to:
    • Address the unique healthcare needs of cancer survivors
    • Maximize each patient’s quality of life
    • Provide wellness education and screening
    • Give patients a care plan to help coordinate their care with their other healthcare providers
  • Support Groups
  • Tobacco Treatment

Physical Support Services

Women's Cancer Support

  • Boo's Boutique
  • Women's Menopausal and Sexual Health
    Our team is dedicated to supporting women as they adjust to changes during and after cancer treatment. This program provides education, strategies, and counseling to female patients dealing with menopausal changes, sexual/intimacy issues and fertility concerns. We also offer survivorship gynecologic services.

  • Care Connect

Resource and Education Center (REC)

The Resource and Education Center is a patient and family learning center

Monday - Friday
8 am to 4 pm
The Young Pavilion lobby, or call us at 215-214-1618. 
Contact a Health Educator online.

We offer accurate information you can trust to all Fox Chase patients and their families, people at high-risk, staff, and the public. Our staff is here to help you learn more about cancer risk, prevention, screening and treatment, like clinical trials. If you need support services, we can also refer you to other Fox Chase departments and programs or to local and national organizations.

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Risk Assessment and Genetic Testing

Fox Chase offers a Risk Assessment Program for individuals and families at risk for cancer and those with cancer—including breast, ovarian, gastrointestinal, endocrine, kidney, diffuse gastric, uterine and skin cancers. Our team of physicians, nurses and genetic counselors provides clinical and genetic evaluation and testing, screening and cancer risk-reduction services. To contact Fox Chase about these programs call 877-627-9684. 

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Together Facing Sarcoma

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