Cancer Resources and Support Services

Receiving news of a cancer diagnosis can feel scary and overwhelming. Our cancer care team is here to help provide resources and answers to all of your questions. They can answer questions, tackle transportation issues, and help with insurance concerns. By serving as a point person during treatment, nurse navigators make sure that patients have more time to concentrate on healing. Learn more about our nurse navigators here!

If you are visiting Southwest Florida for a short while, we can coordinate your cancer treatment during the time you stay. Contact our Nurse Navigators and we will coordinate your care between locations.

Our support groups are offered in person at the Regional Cancer Center or online. Be sure to double-check the time and event type before participating. Visit the Cancer Support Groups webpage for more information.

Lee Health Cancer Institute recognizes the importance of research and its impact on our patients.  We offer clinical trials (research studies) for various cancer diagnoses.  Participation is voluntary, and though there are many clinical trials available, not all clinical trials are right for all patients. Each trial has a defined protocol that outlines the rules for who can participate in the trial. These rules are called eligibility criteria.

Your physician would need to follow these rules in order to determine if you are eligible for a particular study.  Understanding the importance of research, if you are interested in participating in a clinical trial we encourage you to talk with your physician about the opportunities we have to offer.  You can also reach out to our research team for general information as well: Lee Health Clinical Research – 239-343-9660 or RCCR@leehealth.org

Lee Health Cancer Institute’s multidisciplinary team works together to build a treatment plan for the patient during the cancer journey. The team includes: Physicians from various disciplines: surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists, diagnostic imaging experts, and pathologists, nurse navigators, genetic counselors, social workers, physical therapists, and oncology pharmacists.

Financial resources are available to help patients that are in cancer treatment with essentials such as gas cards, transportation to treatment, food grocery cards, mastectomy products and prosthetics, lymphedema garments, wigs, massage therapy, educational material.

• Lee Health Mammogram Fund - financial assistance is available to patients that qualify for breast screening and diagnostics
• Sharon MacDonald Breast Health Fund – financial assistance is available to those that qualify for breast cancer treatment: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation

Please contact Nurse Navigation for resource assistance.

The Lee Health Cancer Institute offers everything cancer patients need all in-house. We provide acupuncture, massage therapy, meditation, support groups, mastectomy products, nurse navigation, cancer rehabilitation, genetic risk assessment testing for cancers nutritional support, and counseling.

Lee Health offers patients a secure, online way to access their medical records. Patients can log into their MyChart account to access results.

Telehealth appointments are by doctor preference and can depend on which insurance plan you have. Contact the facility and we can answer more questions you may have.