Integrative Cancer Treatment
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Featured Topics:
- How It Works: You're at the Center of All We Do
- What Is Integrative Care?
- Advanced Treatment Options
- Supportive Therapies
- You and Your CTCA Care Team
How It Works: You're at the Center of All We Do
Each CTCA clinical area below offers an individual assessment and may become part of your multidisciplinary treatment plan. All areas work together, providing you with the best coordinated care possible. Throughout your treatment, you also receive ongoing evaluations, personal consultations, education, and support.
What Is Integrative Care?
At Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), integrative cancer treatment isn’t a buzzword or a recent trend. It’s what we’ve provided to our patients since 1988.
Unlike other hospitals and treatment facilities, at CTCA you will find a comprehensive and integrative approach to fighting cancer—all under one roof. Our integrative cancer treatment expands the boundaries of conventional care by bringing together traditional tools for fighting cancer, such as surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, with supportive therapies, including nutritional support, naturopathic medicine, mind-body medicine, oncology rehabilitation, pain management, and spiritual support.
We are committed to treating all of you—not just your disease—using leading-edge medical technology and innovative medical therapies. With our unique approach, we aim to fight your cancer on all fronts, and with every available resource.
Your care team members collaborate on your treatment by sharing essential information and collectively determining the best treatment plan for you.
Furthermore, they put you at the center of your care team, encouraging you to participate in your treatment decisions. This patient-centered focus is called Patient Empowered Care® (PEC). Our patients have given CTCA some of the highest patient satisfaction scores in the field of healthcare.
Want to Learn More About Integrative Cancer Treatment?
The following information will help you begin to understand all of the components of our integrated cancer treatment model.
Discover A Fully Integrative Cancer Treatment Program
Advanced Treatment Options
At Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), you will be treated with advanced treatments proven to help fight cancer, such as surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Your type of cancer, the extent of your disease, prior treatment received, your general state of health and your personal wishes are all influential factors in determining the most appropriate cancer treatment combination.
Here are just a few of the many ways in which the advanced treatment options we offer may differ from your local facility:
Surgery
Studies conducted at several major cancer centers have shown that surgical outcomes for certain cancer-related surgical procedures can vary significantly based on the experience of the hospital and the surgeon performing the operation. Our surgeons specialize in cancer-related surgical procedures.
Radiation Therapy
The goal of radiation treatment is to apply enough radiation to kill cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue, while minimizing the side effects of your treatment. Our radiation oncologists utilize state-of-the-art equipment and techniques to provide options that other cancer treatment facilities may not offer.
Chemotherapy
The goal of chemotherapy is to deliver a drug—or combination of drugs—to kill your cancer cells, while minimizing the side effects of your treatment. Recognizing that it’s not just a matter of selecting the right chemotherapeutic agent, but also when and how the drug is administered, our medical oncologists are experts at innovative delivery methods.
Supportive Treatment Options
We offer truly integrative cancer treatment that combines advanced treatment with scientifically based supportive therapies. Several treatments are available, including the following:
Naturopathic Medicine
At CTCA, qualified naturopathic clinicians will assist your physicians and recommend natural approaches to safely support your whole body, strengthen your immune system and boost your energy. The mission of these practitioners is to best equip you with the natural tools necessary to help you fight cancer. Our naturopathic practitioners constantly communicate with your other care team members, such as surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, to make sure the naturopathic plan they recommend is synchronized with every other facet of your treatment.
Nutrition Support
Each patient at CTCA receives a nutritional assessment and an individualized meal plan designed to prevent malnutrition, reduce side effects of treatment and enhance his or her well-being.
Registered nutritionists work closely with you and your oncologists and naturopathic clinicians to make sure that the food you eat complements your cancer treatment. Recommended diets include foods proven to reduce the side effects of certain treatments.
Mind-Body Medicine
Our mind-body medicine program helps you connect with your inner strength and maintain or regain a sense of hope and control over your situation.
Comprised of highly trained, licensed psychotherapists, the mind-body medicine team offers services including individual and family counseling, educational classes that teach stress management techniquesand support groups. Patients who take advantage of these offerings report greater peace of mind, relaxation and improved communication with family members.
Oncology Rehabilitation
Every day, our patients are wowed by the rehabilitation services professionals on staff. They cannot get over how much these therapists are able to help patients improve their quality of life and regain a sense of strength and well-being.
Our rehabilitation services team includes physical, occupational, speech, and massage therapists, who educate you on the physical and psychological benefits of physical fitness and help you overcome some of the physical effects of your treatment.
Spiritual Support
We recognize that spirituality is an essential part of many peoples’ lives. There is an extraordinary connection between spirituality and health.
CTCA is a place where all patients—from any faith—can be strengthened, motivated and inspired to utilize their faith in conjunction with treatment modalities to combat their cancer.
Pain Management
Pain affects each person differently.At CTCA, our dedicated pain management professionals work with you, and the rest of your care team, to develop a pain management program unique to your situation. They focus on relieving your pain and providing integrated and consistent care and support.
Our patients can receive conventional pain-reduction treatments, such as medication and more advanced procedures, in addition to treatments such as acupuncture, acupressure and meditation.
You and Your CTCA Care Team
At CTCA, integrative cancer treatment is all about effective combinations: convention and innovation; mind, body and spirit; expert oncologists and experienced clinicians; and ultimately, you and your care team.
We make every effort to understand your unique medical condition, needs and desires. You and your care team will work together to develop and implement a comprehensive treatment plan, customized to your unique needs and diagnosis.
Learn more about the treatment experience in our hospitals. We help you save time and minimize stress by bringing your doctors to you. Our goal is to give you a higher quality visit, where your questions are answered and you feel empowered about your cancer treatment. Our Patient Empowered Care® (PEC) approach to treating cancerhelps our patients feel more in control.
Whether you’ve recently been diagnosed and are looking for an integrative cancer treatment program, or you are already undergoing treatment, but are unhappy with your current plan, call Cancer Treatment Centers of America to discuss your treatment options. To speak with an Oncology Information Specialist, dial 1-800-615-3055. Or, if you’d prefer to chat online with an Oncology Information Specialist, simply click here.
