Your Cancer Care Team

Benefits of a Patient Navigator

Work with a patient navigator to coordinate all parts of your cancer journey at Faith Health in Norfolk, Nebraska. Let your patient navigator be your main point of contact. Rely on this professional for guidance, support, and education. Your patient navigator can:

• Help you understand your diagnosis
• Explain your treatment and support services options
• Coordinate your care and communicate with other members of your team
• Discuss any warning signs or symptoms that may arise during your course of treatment and recovery
• Connect you with community resources
• Ease your mind
• Answer your questions
• Be your advocate

Other Members of Your Cancer Team

Find peace of mind knowing your patient navigator and the rest of your care team meet often to talk about your health and to create a treatment plan that fits your needs. Your cancer team may include:

• Medical Oncologists who diagnose and treat cancer.
• Chaplains who provide spiritual support
• Dietitians who help support good health through nutrition.
• Mental Health Counselors who help you cope with your cancer diagnosis.
• Nurses who provide care and education throughout your journey.
• Pharmacists who make sure you're taking medications correctly.
• Medical Dosimetrists who are responsible for designing radiation treatment plans that deliver the prescribed dose to a tumor while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. 
• Radiation Oncologists who specialize in treating cancer using radiation therapy.
• Radiation Therapists who are responsible for the delivery of prescribed external beam radiation.
• Rehabilitation Therapists who help you build or maintain strength and independence during and after your treatments.
• Social Workers who provide emotional support and connect you to resources to overcome any challenges during your journey.