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Holistic Cancer Care

At Central Kentucky Cancer Care, we feel it is vital to offer care that goes beyond body healing and provide services that affect the whole person. From nutrition to financial counseling, support groups to survivorship programs, our team is well-versed in ways to help patients and their families manage life before, during and beyond a cancer diagnosis.

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Click through to learn more about the various support services offered at Central Kentucky Cancer Care:
Patient Navigation
Planning for cancer treatment can be an overwhelming and complex process. Through the help of our Patient Navigation program, patients and their families are able to manage the complexities of their treatment as well as connect with available resources to help overcome any barriers during their cancer treatment.

At CKCC, we believe patients can focus their energy on their recovery, if we focus our energy on them. We offer navigation services for Lung, Breast, and Colon/GI diagnoses, among other types of cancer. Patient navigators assist with coordinating appointments, tests, surgeries and therapies. They may also work with primary care providers to ensure patients receive timely test results and treatments.
Nutritional Service
While it is vital to have good nutrition throughout cancer treatment, we know and understand the challenges of maintaining a specifc diet.

Our registered dietitian is part of our multidisciplinary approach to ensure the best outcome in your treatment plan. A complete evaluation of nutritional status and an appropriate plan for intervention are developed based on each patient’s individual need. The goal is to maintain weight, promote muscle mass maintenance and to prevent or minimize side effects from treatment. Education is provided to patients and caregivers to provide optimal nutrition support.
Financial Counseling
There is enough anxiety and stress when you or a loved one are undergoing cancer treatment. At CKCC, we don’t want your finances to be one of those added worries. A financial counselor offers patients and their families assistance in alleviating the stress and strain that can occur when trying to organize and understand the costs of treatment. Our financial counselor is available Monday through Friday for help with:

Obtaining referrals and pre-authorizations

Obtaining verification of insurance benefits

Answering questions about account balances

Helping find sources for payment assistance

Managing resources and working through financial difficulties

Psychosocial Services
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. Many patients face social and psychological distress during cancer diagnosis, treatment or even during recovery. Our clinical social workers are available to patients and their families, providing assistance at any time during treatment. Initially patients are screened using a distress tool at their first chemotherapy or radiation visit and monitored closely by the ongoing multi-disciplinary team.

CKCC offers survivorship programs, free screenings, cosmetology and wig services, and smoking cessation classes with registered nurses who are nationally certified Tobacco Treatment Specialists. We are also able to direct patients to local services such patient or grief support groups.
Survivorship Program

Our Cancer Survivorship Program helps survivors transition from diagnosis to wellness through a variety of services and clinical care from our multispecialty team of survivorship experts. Cancer survivorship starts from the time a person is diagnosed through post-treatment. Georgetown’s Cancer Survivorship Program helps people transition from cancer diagnosis to wellness by providing support services and evidence-based medical care, including:

Innovative education and resources

Comprehensive clinical care from a team of experts

Research studies on quality of life and survivorship

Once treatment ends, we realize the cancer experience continues. The Cancer Survivorship Program includes clinic visits with nurse practitioners and physician assistants, whose expertise includes cancer care and the specific issues survivors may face years after treatment. They offer methods to maintain and promote health during the transition from cancer treatment to wellness and work in conjunction with oncologists and other team members to provide the best possible care after treatment.

Click through to learn about additional community resources:
Look Good Feel Better Program
Look Good Feel Better programs are offered nationwide through the partnerships of the American Cancer Society and oncology providers. Trained volunteer cosmetologists teach women undergoing cancer treatment how to deal with hair loss and skin changes. All cosmetic products are donated by the cosmetic industry. This is a free program that helps women feel better about themselves by teaching them the techniques to combat appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment.
Smoking Cessation

In-person group clinics include a 7-week course with a small group of people. Led by a certified facilitator, the program features a step-by-step plan for quitting smoking and transitioning to a smoke free lifestyle. Each session is designed to help smokers gain control over their behavior, and because no single quit smoking plan is effective for all smokers, the program has a variety of evidence-based techniques for individuals to combine into their own plan to quit smoking. The clinic format also encourages participants to work on the process and problems of quitting, individually and as part of a group. If you are interested in a Smoking Cessation class at GCH, contact Dianna Kouns at (502) 868-5601.

Class Start Date: Wednesday, January 2nd (2:00 – 4:00pm)

Resources to Help Quit Smoking

Quit Now Kentucky | (800) QUIT-NOW

American Lung Association | (800) LUNG-USA

WEDCO | (502) 863-3971

Slip, Slop Slap & Wrap
Slip, Slop, Slap and Wrap is the American Cancer Society’s skin cancer awareness campaign in which the catch phrase is to remind people of 4 ways they can prevent skin cancer by protecting themselves from harmful UV radiation exposure.

SLIP on a shirt

SLOP on sunscreen

SLAP on a hat

WRAP on sunglasses

Monthly Cancer Support Group
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is often one of the most stressful experiences in a person’s life and can trigger a strong emotional response. Some people experience shock, anger, and disbelief. Others may feel intense sadness, fear and a sense of loss. Sometimes even the most supportive family members and friends cannot understand exactly how it feels to have cancer. This can lead to loneliness and isolation.

Support groups allow people to talk about their experiences with others living with cancer, which can help reduce stress. Group members can share feelings and experiences that may seem too strange or too difficult to share with family and friends. And the group dynamics often create a sense of belonging that helps each person feel more understood and less alone by providing a safe place to share their feelings and challenges. They also allow people to learn from others facing similar situations.

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