MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center

At The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute, we understand that cancer patients and their families face a wide range of concerns. Below is a list of resources that we have available for our patients and families.

• Genetic Risk Assessment, Counseling, and Testing
• Image Recovery Center
• Survivors Offering Support (SOS)

Through our Psychosocial Oncology Program, we are able to offer comprehensive services from the patient's time of diagnosis through survivorship. The following are included:

• Cancer support groups
• Cancer Survivorship care and resources.
• Support for Young Adults in partnership with The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
• Nutrition Education and Counseling
• Language Interpretation and Translation Services
• Patient Navigation
• Financial Counseling
• Social Work Services
  • Emotional support for cancer patients and families
  • Crisis intervention for cancer patients and families
  • Mental health assessment for cancer outpatients
  • Counseling and psychotherapy for patients and families
  • Referral services for home care, hospice, disability, insurance
  • Educational offerings (alleviation of patient suffering, quality of life issues for the cancer patient, cancer as a family affair, coping through the cancer journey, pain management, living well with lymphoma, handling financial matters)

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