Program Overview
Abramson Cancer Centers' Cancer Rehabilitation Program is committed to providing you the best possible cancer care before, during, and after cancer treatment. Our cancer rehabilitation team of physicians and therapists specialize in the management of physical effects that may result from cancer and its treatment.
Our program offers consultations with a cancer rehabilitation specialist physician and examination services as well as physical therapy services. Our cancer rehabilitation physicians assess, diagnose, and treat many symptoms and musculoskeletal problems that arise from cancer or treatment. These physicians work closely with other cancer specialists to provide you with comprehensive, integrated care, including your physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists who have experience treating conditions encountered during cancer and its treatment.
Conditions Treated by Penn's Cancer Rehabilitation Program
Abramson Cancer Center's Cancer Rehabilitation Program addresses the needs of patients experiencing symptoms as a result of cancer or cancer treatment. Needs and symptoms may include:
Treatments and Services Offered by the Cancer Rehabilitation Program
The Cancer Rehabilitation Program works closely with other entities within Penn Medicine to deliver comprehensive rehabilitation services to our cancer patients. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy services are provided by Good Shepherd Penn Partners; a partnership between Penn Medicine and the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network. Good Shepherd Penn Partners provides specialized long-term acute care and inpatient and outpatient physical rehabilitation throughout the Philadelphia region and New Jersey suburbs.
To provide comprehensive care to cancer patients, Good Shepherd Penn Partners offers lymphedema therapy. This specialized care is provided by certified lymphedema therapists (CLT), many of whom have further advanced certification through the Lymphology Association of North America (LANA). Our program also offers:
- Individualized programs to address specific neurological or musculoskeletal conditions
- Exercise programs to help to build strength, endurance and mobility
- Assistance with activities of daily living
- Individualized programs to address specific neurological or musculoskeletal conditions
- Speech and swallow services
- Patient and family education and counseling