Mercy Cancer Center

Therapy

HOPE that you will win the fight.

Of all the things cancer can take away, the most devasting can be the will to keep fighting. We understand struggle, and the need for hope.

Mercy Cancer Center keep patients looking forward, focusing on the many joys still to come, while offering a variety of therapeutic options to ease the day-to-day challenges of fighting cancer

Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies

Sometimes cancer or its treatment diminishes patients’ movement, mobility or speech. Physical therapy helps these patients to regain their fullest functional capacity within the constraints of their diseases. Occupational therapy helps patients to maintain optimal function as it relates to performance of daily living activities. Speech therapy helps patients to speak more effectively if they have experienced a loss or adverse change in verbal ability because of disease.

Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
(419) 251-4216

Mercy St. Charles Hospital
Center for Health Promotion
(419) 696-7203

Mercy St. Anne Hospital
Mercy Center for Health Promotion
at Sunforest Court
(419) 251-1121

Mercy Willard Hospital
Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
(419) 964-5700

Lymphedema Treatment

Lymphedema is a swelling in a part of the body (arm, leg or trunk) caused by an accumulation of fluid in the tissues. Lymphedema can occur following surgical intervention (i.e. node dissection, lumpectomy, mastectomy) or radiation therapy. This condition sometimes occurs following breast cancer treatment. Presently, there is no cure for lymphedema, but it can be controlled through manual lymph drainage (a specialized massage), exercise, or compression bandaging or garment use.

Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Hand, Upper Extremity and Lymphedema Clinic
419-251-4516 Mercy St. Anne Hospital
(419) 251-4516
 
Mercy St. Charles Hospital
(419) 251-4516
Mercy Tiffin Hospital
Radiation Therapy Center
(419) 455-8101

Enterostomal Therapy

Enterostomal therapy addresses the needs of patients who have undergone a colostomy, ileostomy or an ileo-conduit. The goal—which is reached primarily through education—is for patients to learn to live with their changed physical condition and to resume, as much as possible, their normal daily activities.

Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Enterostomal therapy, by appointment
(419) 251-4645

Mercy St. Charles Hospital
Enterostomal therapy, by appointment
(419) 696-7360

Mercy St. Anne Hospital
Enterostomal Therapy, by appointment
(419) 251-4645

Mercy Tiffin Hospital
Enterostomal Therapy, by appointment
(419) 455-8101

Mercy Willard Hospital
Enterostomal Therapy, by appointment
(419) 964-5525   

Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine is nontraditional therapies that use mind-body-spirit connection to assist in healing and symptom management. These therapies have been used successfully by cancer patients along with traditional medical treatments for managing symptoms of the disease.

See Symptom Management.