Cancer Survivorship

Why Choose OSF?

OSF HealthCare Oncology Rehabilitation offers the best available cancer survivor services.

专门的工作人员已经接触到当前最有效的基于研究的方案，以便与幸存者合作，实现最佳健康和最大功能。

Our services benefit survivors across the spectrum, from those newly diagnosed to those experiencing late effects from treatment long ago.

We collaborate with your other oncology health care providers to ensure that your health is being addressed with a team approach.

OSF医疗保健肿瘤康复是所有在任何章节的癌症生存旅程的资源。

About Our Cancer Survivorship Services

Our program is open to everyone no matter the prognosis, cancer stage, or phase of recovery. Newly diagnosed patients may want to increase their strength and endurance and prevent future medical problems.

Survivors living with cancer as a chronic disease may come to us for help managing treatment-related conditions. Individuals who are cured or in remission may enroll in our program with the goal of maximizing physical function, so they can recover as fully as possible.

Who Would Benefit?

我们努力为您提供尽可能高质量的生活所需的知识和技能。

We educate regarding what to expect throughout your cancer plan of care.

We listen to your individual deficits--difficulty with daily care, inability to travel, decreased endurance and safety with ambulation, difficulty caring for others, inability to return to work (to name a few)--and set goals with you to minimize the level of those deficits.

OSF Oncology Rehabilitation can help if you are experiencing:

What is Prehabilitation?

Head and Neck Cancer Prehabilitation

Individuals with head and neck cancer who are scheduled to undergo surgery or treatment may benefit from prehabilitation support. Prehabilitation is rehabilitation that takes place prior to surgery in order to become familiar with certain exercises and obtain the best outcome.

Treatment for head and neck cancers often changes the patient’s ability to chew, swallow, or talk. A speech therapist will prescribe swallowing exercises prior to surgery and chemo-radiation to help improve swallowing outcomes after treatment.

Better swallowing outcomes lead to the patient being able to eat, which in turn prevents weight loss, improves overall energy and strength, and leads to a quicker recovery.

Breast Cancer Prehabilitation

A woman with breast cancer who is scheduled to undergo amastectomyand/or breast reconstruction may benefit from prehabilitation support.

Aphysical therapistor occupational therapist can prescribe upper-body strengthening and range-of-motion exercises that may reduce the risk of post-operative pain and other complications such as “frozen shoulder.”

Prehabilitation can also help support women emotionally when dealing with a new diagnosis of breast cancer. In addition, OSF providers can teach women specific mind-body skills to decrease stress.

What to Expect

癌症治疗可导致明显的疼痛、疲劳、虚弱、记忆丧失或注意力不集中和残疾。通过参与OSF肿瘤康复项目，我们的目标是将这些影响最小化，以便让您拥有尽可能高质量的生活。

第一次访问时间会稍长一些，大约45分钟到一个小时。这为治疗师提供了与你交谈的时间，并收集信息和测量。

The therapist will give you a home exercise program to get you started on the road to recovery.

How to Get Started

You’ll need a physician’s referral to set up an initial evaluation appointment.

What to Bring

Please bring your insurance card and a photo ID. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes.

When to Arrive

Arrive about 15 minutes prior to your scheduled visit to complete your registration process. For children under the age of 18, a parent or guardian must be present for the initial appointment.