Supportive Oncology 

Our Supportive Oncology Multidisciplinary Team works with each of our multidisciplinary teams to provide patients expert support for:

  • Symptom control 
  • Pain management
  • Psychological and spiritual needs
  • Rehabilitation medicine
  • Caregivers
  • Advanced care planning
  • Coordination of care

Our goal is to improve the quality of life for our cancer patients and their families. These services are available from the time of diagnosis throughout all phases of treatment and care.

Innovative, Individualized Care

The Supportive Care team prides itself on providing a passionate, caring and respectful team-based approach to respond to our patients' physical and emotional needs.

Appointment Information

To learn more about supportive oncology at Karmanos, please talk to your Karmanos health care provider.

Patient Stories

Baljinder Khuban

Karmanos Cancer Institute

Baljinder Khuban, a resident of Strongsville, Ohio, was 35 when she was told she had non-curable cancer.

John Raithel

Karmanos Cancer Institute

"Whatever your Everest is, you can achieve it."

Andrea Schroeder

Karmanos Cancer Institute

"They opened the radiation center an hour early for me," Schroeder said. "I said, 'I don't want to inconvenience people. I don't want to change people's jobs,' and they said, 'You are doing the peo...
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