Supportive care for the cancer patient & family:
Dee DeLollo, is the community outreach nurse at the St. Peter’s Cancer Center. She provides consultations with patients and families requiring additional help when a disease begins to decrease their quality of life. She helps to provide education regarding cancer, community resources, stress management, and ways of improving communication of needs and concerns to others. Her phone number is (518) 525-1827.
Who may benefit from an appointment?
Those who:
- are newly diagnosed or have a recurrence of cancer
- need educational and community resource information
- need help adjusting to their illness
- are anxious and/or need additional time for instruction
- are having difficulty with treatment decisions
- are struggling with pain, fatigue and/or multi-symptom management
- need help with care-giving issues and assistance with problem-solving