Supportive Care - Mercy Regional Cancer Center
Our supportive care for cancer patients and their loved ones helps answer tough questions, enables coping with daily realities of living with cancer and offers support with the Mercy Touch for everyone we serve.
Our supportive care services include:
- Nurse Educator – When it comes to cancer, no question is too small. And our nurse educator is here to help, through our Hopeline. Just call 365-HOPE (4673) or 1-800-642-6329.
- “Especially for You” breast cancer support group – This group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Mercy Medical Center. Through its leadership, an annual run has been established – also called Especially for You – that has raised thousands of dollars and drawn thousands of participants. Search our event listing for Especially For You support group meeting information.
- “Us Too” – An education and support group specifically created for men with prostate cancer. Sponsored by Mercy Cancer Center and Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI). Search our event listing for "Us Too" support group meeting information.
- “Kids Count, Too!” – A unique, five-week series on cancer and coping for children ages 5-12 who have a family member or friend with cancer. Search our event listing for "Us Too" support group meeting information.
- Rehabilitation – We tailor our rehabilitation to help each patient reach their maximum level of independence and self-care. This can include occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech pathology and rehabilitation nursing in the hospital or through the Home Health Care service.
- Lymphedema Management Services – Mercy’s effective, thorough treatment helps reduce and restrict swelling and infectious complications often associated with lymphedema. Find out more.
- Hospice – Hospice of Mercy serves patients and families facing advanced illness, when a cure is no longer possible. We work to maintain quality of life.
- Palliative Care – This program focuses on easing pain and suffering of the chronically-ill, working as a predecessor to Hospice of Mercy care.