Supportive Care
Supportive Care for Pancreatic Cancer
Palliative Medicine
Side effects from cancer treatment can impact your quality of life and how your body responds to treatment. Northwestern Medicine is home to a diverse team of palliative medicine specialists who work with your oncologist to help relieve your pain and manage your symptoms.
Our palliative medicine specialists may help:
- Treat pain and other physical symptoms of cancer, such as fatigue, nausea, trouble sleeping, poor appetite, breathing difficulties and weight loss
- Treat any emotional symptoms, such as depression and anxiety
- Improve your body’s ability to tolerate cancer treatments
- Help you better understand tests, procedures and treatment options
- Guide you and those who care for you to helpful resources
From your initial diagnosis and continuing throughout your care, your Palliative Medicine Team will support you during your cancer journey.
Supportive Oncology
The Supportive Oncology Program at Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern Medicine works with clinical scientists who conduct clinical trials aimed at improving the psychosocial health of adults with cancer. The program’s team includes:
- Clinical psychologists
- Coordinators of supportive oncology education
- Fertility preservation program navigators
- Registered dietitians
- Nurse navigators
- Psychiatrists
- Social workers
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