Healthy Eating for Cancer Survivorship
From plate to power – your path to wellness: Learn more about our four-week class designed to help UTSW cancer patients make informed choices about nutrition and cancer.
Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Supportive Care
New Patient Appointment or 214-645-4673
When patients first arrive at the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, they notice that the way we approach cancer is different. We know how this illness can uniquely affect many areas of life. So our goal is to make sure we’re addressing each patient’s individual needs.
To reach this goal, we have a specially trained support staff on hand to meet with patients and their families at any time. We also offer classes, meetings, and appointments focused on specific issues patients might be experiencing to develop an integrative plan that meet needs and wishes. This includes: aromatherapy, massage, social and emotional support, sex therapy, nutrition counseling, and more.
Our team also has specialists in integrative oncology.
Integrative oncology aims to optimize health, quality of life, and clinical outcomes across the cancer care continuum. It is defined by the Society for Integrative Oncology as a patient-centered, evidence-informed field of cancer care that utilizes mind and body practices, natural products, and/or lifestyle modifications from different traditions alongside conventional cancer treatments.
Surviving to Thriving: Art and Healing Class
Art is a form of expression, not a skill: Learn more about our weekly art class that gives cancer patients and their caregivers a safe space for exploration and conversation.
YACS: Young Adult Cancer Support
Connection, community, courage: Learn more about our YACS resources, groups, and social events to provide support for young adults affected by cancer.
Introduction to Your Supportive Care Team
From the moment of diagnosis, our comprehensive supportive care team will help you navigate resources and resolve challenges related to cancer. Watch one of our patients share how each member of her team, including an oncology nurse navigator, social worker, registered dietitian, spiritual care professional, and music therapist, played a unique and critical role in her treatment journey.
Explore Supportive Care:
- Caregiver Support
- Dwight Powell Children and Family Support Program
- Education Resources
- Facility Dog
- Managing Grief
- Music Therapy
- Oncology Nurse Navigators
- Oncology Nutrition
- Oncology Rehabilitation
- Oncology Skin and Hair
- Oncology Social Work
- Patient and Family Advisory Council
- Psycho-Oncology
- Spiritual Support
- Support Groups and Classes
- Young Adult Cancer Support