Advice on tumour diseases
Qualified social workers from the Office for Health and Prevention specialising in psycho-oncology offer cancer patients and their relatives help in coping with the disease.
They provide counselling on diagnostics, therapy, aftercare and rehabilitation. The psychosocial aspect takes centre stage.
They work together with hospital social services, doctors, psychologists, oncological practices, health insurance companies, rehabilitation facilities, nursing services and medical supply stores, hospice and palliative services, tumour centres, regional and national cancer societies, as well as public authorities.
The Office for Health and Prevention has set up a cancer information hotline:
Telephone 0371 488-5858
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The psychosocial counselling centre for tumour patients provides:
- Crisis intervention
- Help in dealing with psychological and social stress and anxiety
- Information on social, insurance and labour law problems, e.g.
- Disability law
- Rehabilitation measures
- Care and pensions
- Organising outpatient care options, e.g.
- care services
- Psychologists
- Nutritional counselling
- Hospice services
- Support with applications
- Contact to self-help groups
- Counselling on cancer prevention and early detection
The forms of counselling range from individual, couple and family discussions to group discussions, telephone counselling, home visits and clinic visits.
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The leaflet provides information on the services and consultation hours of the psychosocial counselling centre.