Cancer Matters Resource Guide Helps Cincinnati-Area Residents Identify Local Cancer-Care Resources.* Directory lists local oncology oncology /on·col·o·gy/ (ong-kol´ah-je) the sum of knowledge regarding tumors; the study of tumors. on·col·o·gy n. physicians, family support groups and more * Created by Cancer Matters and UnitedHealthcare CINCINNATI -- April is National Cancer Control Month, and UnitedHealthcare is introducing the Cancer Matters Resource Guide, a directory of Cincinnati-area businesses and medical facilities that offer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for cancer patients and their families. The Cancer Matters Resource Guide is available at no charge at many Cincinnati-area non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. , local doctors' offices and online at www.MyCancerHub.com. The guide features local resources - listed alphabetically al·pha·bet·i·cal also al·pha·bet·ic adj. 1. Arranged in the customary order of the letters of a language. 2. Of, relating to, or expressed by an alphabet. by category for easier reference - such as home health, respite RESPITE, contracts, civil law. An act by which a debtor who is unable to satisfy his debts at the moment, transacts (i. e. compromises) with his creditors, and obtains from them time or delay for the payment of the sums which he owes to them. Louis. Code, 3051. and hospice hospice, program of humane and supportive care for the terminally ill and their families; the term also applies to a professional facility that provides care to dying patients who can no longer be cared for at home. care, financial assistance, family support groups, transportation assistance and much more. It is published by Cancer Matters, an independent cancer support organization, and UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth Group Incorporated NYSE: UNH is a managed health care company. It is the parent of United Healthcare, one of the largest health insurers in the U.S. It was created in 1977, as UnitedHealthCare Corporation (it renamed itself in 1998), but traces its origin to a (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : UNH Unh The symbol for the element unnilhexium. ) company. In developing the Cancer Matters Resource Guide, UnitedHealthcare conducted research to gain a better understanding of the kinds of information cancer patients and their families need. "Research shows that cancer patients and their families and caregivers are often unsure how to navigate the vast amount of information available to them, and that easier access to local resources is essential in order to get the critical care and assistance they need," said Lee N. Newcomer, M.D., senior vice president, Oncology, for UnitedHealthcare. "We partnered with Cancer Matters to ensure that this vital, local information is current, trustworthy and available in a convenient and easy-to-use format for cancer patients and their families and caregivers." "Our goal with the Cancer Matters Resource Guide is to enhance cancer patients' quality of life by providing the local and national resources and information needed to meet their everyday practical needs and concerns," said Barbara George, founder of Cancer Matters. "We are pleased to partner with UnitedHealthcare to make the Cancer Matters Resource Guide available to the people who need it most." UnitedHealthcare members may request guides by calling 1-888-877-9269. Others may request guides by calling Cancer Matters at 1-913-385-7332. About Cancer Matters Cancer Matters is an independent organization whose mission is to provide everyone touched by cancer - patients, family and friends - the local and national resources, education, and information needed to meet the everyday practical needs and concerns to enhance his or her quality of life. For more information, visit www.cancermatters.com. About UnitedHealthcare UnitedHealthcare (www.unitedhealthcare.com) provides a full spectrum of consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services. The company organizes access to quality, affordable health care services on behalf of more than 25 million individual consumers, contracting directly with more than 560,000 physicians and care professionals and 4,800 hospitals nationwide to offer them broad, convenient access to services nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company. |
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