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Emotional and Sexual Support for Women Diagnosed with Breast and Other Female Cancers: Female Cancer Division Opens at Women's Therapy Center in Plainview

The Women's Therapy Center is excited to announce the opening of its Female Cancer Division designed to provide services for women with breast, uterine, vaginal, vulvar, endometrial, colon, and rectal cancer. 

Cancer services as the Center will offer supportive counseling, support groups, vaginal rehabilitation, sexual therapy, incontinence management, medical massage, lymphedema and post surgical rehabilitation, image consulting and Esthetician services. In addition, we can offer services including: navigation the medical and hospital system, obtaining financial resources in the community for prescription co-pays or medical bills or other costs related to cancer treatment.

 

Counseling and navigation services provided by our Cancer Specialist Jennifer Kolton, LCSW. Jennifer has been working with cancer patients since 2009. Below is a list of some of the issues or concerns you may be experiencing:

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·        Fears around death and dying, depression, anxiety & isolation

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·        Managing treatment side effects (hair loss, fatigue, and “chemo brain”

·        Fertillity concerns and egg harvesting

·        Sexuality and body imaging, dating and intimacy

·        Returning to work during treatment

·        Talking to children and loved ones about cancer

·        Women who are BRCA+: Decisions around prophylactic surgery or a cancer diagnosis

 

 

The Women’s Therapy Center was founded in 1996 by Drs. Ditza Katz and Ross Lynn Tabisel.  The Center is dedicated to the genital, emotional, sexual health of women. Please contact us at 516-576-1118 to make an appointment or to find out more about our services. www.womentc.com

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