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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Oncol. 2021 Jul 1;33(4):259–266. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000733

Table 1.

Examples of Supportive Care Services

Supportive Care Services Focus Disciplines
Cancer treatment support services Cancer related complications and adverse effects of cancer therapies Advanced practice providers, physicians, nurses
Integrative medicine Complementary therapies Acupuncturists, art therapists, massage therapists, music therapists, yoga therapists, physicians and others
Navigation programs Information, health system navigation, community resources Nurses, lay navigators
Ostomy care Post-operative care Nurses
Palliative care Diverse needs of patients with advanced cancer Advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, physicians, psychologists, social workers
Psycho-oncology services Psychosocial care Psychologists, psychiatrists, chaplains, social workers
Specialized symptom clinics
  Cachexia clinic Anorexia-cachexia Dieticians, nurses, physicians, psychologists
  Cancer pain clinic Cancer pain Physicians (pain specialists), nurses, psychologists
  Dyspnea clinic Dyspnea Physicians (palliative care, pulmonologists),
  Fatigue clinic Cancer-related fatigue Nurses, physicians, psychologists, physical therapists
Survivorship clinics Cancer surveillance and long term toxicities Advanced practice providers, physicians (oncologists), nurses