Banner Thunderbird Medical Center understands the importance of patient and family support and offers an assortment of support resources including:
From cancer prevention and diagnosis to terminal care, bereavement and survivorship, patients and families of Banner Thunderbird receive complete psychosocial support.
An on-site cancer social worker provides complementary, confidential counseling to help patients and their families cope with and adapt to the cancer diagnosis. From education about common reactions to the cancer experience and providing coping skills to improving self-advocacy and facilitating family communication, counseling helps patients and their families adapt to the many changes cancer presents.
Paying careful attention to the special needs of children touched by cancer, Banner Thunderbird created Kids Can Cope, a comprehensive cancer support program devoted to their emotional needs.
Kids Can Cope helps children better understand and cope with a cancer diagnosis, while giving parents the tools to help children face the many challenges a cancer diagnosis may present.