Programs and Services
Support Services
Our goal at the Bennett Cancer Center is to make our patients’ cancer experience as easy as possible. We provide many supportive services to assist patients through each step of their journey.
Our counselor provides individual, family and group sessions to enssure support is available in whatever way works best. Stress management and “mind-body” techniques are available that can help improve outlook, increase energy, reduce the side effects of treatment, cope better emotionally and function better at work and at home.
A patient services manager is available to assist patients with non-medical issues like transportation, financial resources and general questions about the Center.
Complementary Medicine Program
Our Complementary Medicine Program offers complementary therapies including massage, Reiki, reflexology, nutrition, Expression Through Art, support groups, music therapy, meditation programs and more. The post-treatment Exercise & Nutrition Program helps patients recover physically from cancer treatment. Through generous contributions from our community, we are able to provide these programs at no charge to our patients.
The Complementary Medicine Program offers patients the opportunity to experience a range of complementary therapies in combination with traditional cancer treatment. This philosophy combines traditional scientific medicine, psychology, nursing, nutrition, exercise physiology and belief to enhance the natural healing capacities of the body and mind. Modalities available at the Bennett Cancer Center include meditation, visualization, Reiki, reflexology, massage therapy, yoga, t’ai chi, art therapy and music therapy.
Patients are able to participate in the Complementary Medicine Program at no additional charge due to the generosity of donors and participants in our annual Bennett Cancer Center WALK & RUN.
A unique post-treatment Exercise & Nutrition Program offers patients who have completed treatment at the Bennett Cancer Center a chance to regain their strength and stamina. This program provides one-on-one personal training three times a week for eight weeks, followed by four months of supervised, small group sessions. This program is offered at no additional charge to our patients through funds raised annually by the Bennett Cancer Center RIDE.