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The Supportive Care and Survivorship Clinic takes an interdisciplinary approach to caring for patients with serious illnesses, whether they are in active treatment or have completed treatment. Our goal is to help patients fulfill their maximum physical, emotional, spiritual, vocational, and social potential.

The health professionals at the Supportive Care and Survivorship Clinic help patients manage the side effects associated with cancer. Referrals to the Supportive Care and Survivorship Clinic can be made by any treating physician or nurse or by patient self-referral. A broad range of insurance is accepted.

Patient appointment scheduling is flexible and based on patient needs and other concurrent treatments. Clinic sessions are held Wednesday and Friday mornings with palliative care physicians and fellows. A physician assistant is available Monday through Friday.

Our Team
Physicians and physician assistants have special expertise in complex symptom management including depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, loss of appetite, pain syndromes, and others.

Nurses support patients by facilitating the clinic sessions as well as managing communication with patients. They are the front line of patient care.

Physical therapists develop individualized programs for each patient to help with coordination, balance, strength, endurance, flexibility, or range of motion. Counselors are experienced in structuring counseling sessions to meet the specific needs of each person. Individual, couple, and family sessions are available.

Nutritionists have expertise in nutrition for patients with serious illnesses.

Massage therapists are trained in all types of massage, including oncology massage, which is a specialized approach that supports the body's health before, during, and after treatment for cancer.

Our clinic is an active teaching environment with fellows, residents, and students in both medicine and nursing participating in patient care.

Location
The UAB Supportive Care and Survivorship Clinic is located on the 3rd floor of The Kirklin Clinic.

Patients can request an appointment online or by calling UAB Healthfinder at 205.934.9999 or 800.822.8816.

UAB’s Lynne Cohen Preventive Care Program for Women's Cancer provides comprehensive risk assessment and prevention for breast, ovarian, and uterine cancer, arming women with knowledge to make informed decisions about their cancer risk and care. Launched more than a decade ago, the clinic merges multiple medical specialties with clinical expertise and research to create one of only a few programs of its kind in the nation dedicated to women’s cancers. In addition to offering sophisticated genetic counseling and assessment, the clinic provides access to preventive interventions and clinical trials. The program is staffed by a distinguished group of medical professionals, including surgical and gynecologic oncologists, genetic counselors, nurse practitioners, and research staff, who work together to deliver the highest level of personalized care.

The Lynne Cohen Preventive Care Program for Women's Cancer offers the following services:

• Comprehensive clinical evaluations for breast and ovarian cancer risk
• Comprehensive genetic counseling
• Genetic testing including multi-gene panel testing
• Screening and prevention programs
• Screening and prevention research trials

When you choose the Lynne Cohen Preventive Care Program for Women's Cancer, your initial one-hour visit (completed in person or soon by telemedicine) will consist of:

• An assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner and certified genetic counselor
• Detailed family history and assessment of genetic cancer syndrome
• Collection of serum for germ line genetic testing (when appropriate)
• Development of an appropriate screening plan with mammography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), pelvic ultrasound, or serum-based tests