Blood Cancer Support Services
May 10, 2024
This page was reviewed under our medical and editorial policy by Leslie Popplewell, M.D., Hematologist and Medical Director of Hematology and Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant, City of Hope Atlanta
Living With Blood Cancers
When you come to City of Hope®, you have access to a strong network of support services and staff members to help you and your family along your blood cancer journey. That support is an integral part of your care and may include such options as financial counseling, behavioral counseling, meditation training, spiritual support and partnering with a patient navigator.
Our support team may help you address the following concerns, among others:
- Managing symptoms and side effects of blood cancers, such as joint pain, loss of appetite, weight loss, night sweats and fatigue
- Recovering from a stem cell transplant
- Preventing infection during treatment with personalized strategies
- Handling emotional, social and spiritual issues in group or one-on-one settings
- Learning new ways to do activities you love through working with an oncology rehabilitation specialist
- Coping with the stress of diagnosis, treatment and recovery
- Addressing fertility and family planning issues
- Navigating the health care system, including related legal and financial issues
- Staying healthy with personalized nutritional and exercise plans
- Building caregiver skills
- Improving communication with family, partners and loved ones
- Restoring normalcy in your family, job or school routine
- Connecting with and learning from other patients and survivors
- Returning to wellness after active treatment
Learn more about these resources by visiting our Living with Cancer site.
All our blood cancer treatments are designed with quality of life in mind. We aim to keep drug toxicity to a minimum, and we’ve developed special medications to deal with common treatment-related side effects such as mucositis.
For patients living with a palliative form of blood cancer, we work with you to reduce the chances of relapses while maintaining a screening schedule personalized to your condition, health and needs.