Mercy Cancer Center - Cape Girardeau Patient & Family Resources

Cape Girardeau, Missouri Cancer Center

A diagnosis of cancer changes not only a patient’s life, but the lives of everyone around them. Mercy understands that patient care includes spiritual, emotional and psychological care as well as clinical care.  

Comprehensive Cancer Program in Cape Girardeau

With a full team of patient-care specialists who support the work of the clinical team, Mercy provides a model of arms-around, holistic care that comforts patients, supports families and aids in the healing and recovery process. 

Mercy Cancer Center Cape Girardeau Support Team

Specialists in a wide range of patient-care areas coordinate care to meet every patient need. They include: 

  • Board-certified hematologists and radiation oncologists
  • Certified oncology nurses with specialized training in chemotherapy and biotherapy
  • A medical physicist, certified medical dosimetrist and registered radiation therapists, all with extensive training in designing and delivering customized radiation therapy treatments
  • Nurse navigators who research clinical trials, coordinate genetic testing for cancer risk and serve as important resources for patients
  • Journey guides who serve as resources to patients and caregivers, from diagnosis to treatment to survivorship
  • A dietitian who is specially trained in oncology and nutrition, serving patients during and after treatment
  • Social workers who assist patients and caregivers with various needs throughout treatment, including advance directives, financial resources and medication assistance
  • Oncology rehabilitation and lymphedema specialists
  • Palliative care professionals 

We also work with other Mercy specialists and surgeons as needed.

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