The Fine Print of Cancer
The Fine Print of Cancer video series takes you through the parts of cancer that have nothing to do with treatment, but everything to do with survival. Members of the Duffey Patient and Family Services Department give practical advices on finances, social security, hospice, palliative care, caregiving and more.
Spiritual and Pastoral Care
The Fine Print of Cancer Series takes you through the parts of this disease that have nothing to do with treatment, but everything to do with survival. In this segment, the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center's oncology chaplain discusses spiritual and pastoral care available for you throughout your cancer journey.
Social Security
Our Patient and Family Services will guide you through supplemental security income, if you fit the criteria in qualifying for social security, if you financially qualify and more information on how to apply. This series will help you navigate through the fine print of cancer.
Palliative Care
Ease without curing is what the pallative care team does at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center'. The pallative care team focuses on improving quality of life to seriously ill patients. Our team will help you to better understand your condition and your choice for care. This series will help you navigate through the fine print of cancer.
Emotions
Cancer's physical side effects can be brutal, but what about the emotional side effects of this disease? This segment focuses on how to cope in the cancer world and offers ways to manage your mixed emotions. This series will help you through the fine print of cancer.
Hospice
In this segment, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center's senior social worker discusses hospice. He will answer questions such as why hospice, hospice costs, hospices services and more. The Kimmel Cancer Center's hospice team is here to help you and is available to all patients. This series will help you through the fine print of cancer.
Caregiving
In this segment featuring caregivers, you as a caregiver for your loved one, will get the information you need to perform your caregiver role. Your caregiver kit will include love, hope and courage amoung many other things. This series will help you through the fine print of cancer.
Advance Directives
In this segment, our clinical social worker will discuss advance directives. It is important to have a document in place that speaks for you when the time comes when you cannot speak for yourself medically. It is important to have someone you trust. This series will help you through the fine print of cancer.