Healthcare Team: Plan Your Care Together

Main Oncology Doctors

Treatment Team

• Surgeons perform lumpectomies or mastectomies.
• Radiation oncologists provide radiation therapy.
• Medical oncologists manage chemotherapy and hormone therapy.

Experts to Consult

Specialists

• Plastic surgeons help restore breast shape after surgery.
• Genetic counselors coordinate genetic testing.
• Reproductive specialists (fertility experts) discuss options for having children after treatment.

Healthcare Professionals

Support Team

• Advanced practice providers assist with managing prescriptions, tests, side effects, and procedures.
• Nurse navigators support your care by reducing financial or transportation barriers, offering education, and linking you to other resources.
• Research nurses screen patients, collect data, and monitor trial-specific side effects.

Cancer Care & Coping

Support Services

Support groups in the HMH System

• Cancer Rehabilitation program helps cancer survivors reclaim their quality of life
  Click here to learn more
  102 Irving St. NW, Washington, DC 20010
  Get directions
  202-877-1152

Nutrition

• Nutritionists and registered dietitians could be found through MedStar Health.
  Find a nutritionist or dietitian

Social Work

• Learn more about patient navigation and social work support troguh MedStar Georgetown.
  

Financial Support

• Financial assistance resources.
  Learn more about MedStar Health Financial Assistance
  844-817-6087

Integrative Care Services

Integrative Therapy

Patients can learn more about integrative medicine services through MedStar Health.
Learn more about Integrative Medicine