A cancer diagnosis can affect nearly every part of your life. Along with questions about treatment, you may be thinking about how to manage side effects, maintain your strength, handle practical concerns, or talk with your loved ones about what lies ahead.
At Astera Cancer Care, you do not have to navigate these questions alone. Our comprehensive care team brings together specialists from across cancer care to support your medical, emotional, and everyday needs throughout your journey.
Specialized Care, Centered Around You
Every patient’s experience with cancer is different. That is why your care plan should be, too.
Depending on your diagnosis and individual needs, your care may involve medical oncologists, hematologists, radiation oncologists, breast surgeons, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, social workers, supportive care professionals, and clinical research specialists. Each member of the team contributes a different area of expertise while working toward the same goal: providing coordinated, compassionate care designed around you.
Your Physicians
Your physicians help guide the medical direction of your care. Every care plan is reviewed by a team of specialists with distinct clinical interests and experience treating your particular condition. This collaborative approach brings multiple perspectives to your care and helps ensure your treatment plan reflects your diagnosis, overall health, needs, and preferences.
Cancer care may include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation therapy, surgery, or a combination of treatments. When multiple specialties are involved, your physicians work together to coordinate each part of your care and support the overall treatment plan.
Advanced Practice Providers and Nurses
Advanced practice providers and nurses are essential members of your care team. They work closely with your physicians and may help monitor your health, manage side effects, provide treatment education, answer questions, and support you between visits.
Because they are involved throughout your care, they can also help you understand what to expect and identify concerns that may need additional attention.
Pharmacy Support
Cancer medications can be complex, Astera’s in-practice pharmacists help support the safe and effective use of these treatments by collaborating with the rest of your clinical team.
They may provide education about how medications should be taken, explain possible interactions or side effects, and help address questions that arise during treatment. Astera’s patient care services include both pharmacy and infusion support.
Support Beyond Treatment
Cancer care is about more than treating the disease. It is also about caring for the person experiencing it.
Astera’s social workers and supportive care professionals can help patients and families manage the emotional and practical challenges that may accompany cancer treatment and diagnosis. Depending on your needs, support may include counseling, nutrition services, support groups, financial assistance resources, transportation guidance, tobacco cessation, and additional wellness programs.
These services can provide meaningful support during treatment and beyond. Asking for help is not a sign that you are struggling. It is an important part of caring for your overall well-being.
Learn more about how our social work and foundation resources.
Access to Clinical Research
For eligible patients, clinical research may offer another avenue to consider as part of their care. Astera’s research team works alongside physicians and other care professionals to help patients understand available clinical trial opportunities and what participation may involve.
With over 40 active clinical trials, Your care team can help you ask informed questions and determine whether a research opportunity should be considered within your individual treatment plan.
One Team, Working Together
You should never feel as though you have to coordinate every part of cancer care by yourself. Astera’s comprehensive approach brings together the people and services that may be needed at different points in your journey.
Your needs may change over time, and your care team is there to change with them. Whether you need specialized treatment, help managing symptoms, emotional support, nutritional guidance, or simply a clearer understanding of what comes next, there is someone on your team ready to help.
At Astera Cancer Care, comprehensive care means seeing the whole person, not only the diagnosis. By working together across specialties, we strive to make your care feel more connected, personal, and supported every step of the way.
To learn more about Astera’s comprehensive care team or schedule an appointment, visit asteracancercare.org/people or call 732-390-7750.