Cancer Rehabilitation
Cancer and cancer treatment can create side effects or changes in your body, mind, and emotions. Work with Essentia Health’s experienced rehabilitation specialists to improve your quality of life during and after your cancer care treatment.
Seek rehabilitation at any phase of your cancer journey, even years after treatment ends.
Seek rehabilitation at any phase of your cancer journey, even years after treatment ends.
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Cancer Rehabilitation - Essentia Health-Miller Hill Clinic (Duluth)
1600 Miller Trunk Highway
Duluth, Minnesota 55811
Benefits of Cancer Rehabilitation
Our cancer rehabilitation team will work with you to help reduce side effects from your cancer treatment. They'll employ strategies to help improve your:
- Balance
- Comfort
- Endurance
- Energy level
- Heart health
- Lymphedema
- Memory and thinking
- Mood
- Peace of mind
- Range of motion
- Sleep
- Speech
- Strength
- Swallowing ability
- Walking ability
Team-Based Care
We'll work with you and your doctors to create a personalized care plan. Your cancer rehabilitation care team may include:
- Dietitians
- Mental health professionals
- Occupational therapists
- Physical therapists
- Social workers
- Speech-language pathologists
- Therapeutic recreation specialists
Manage Lymphedema
Surgery or radiation treatment may remove or damage parts of your lymphatic system. This increases your risk of developing lymphedema, or swelling due to a build-up of lymph fluid. Your physical or occupational therapist will work with you to help manage lymphedema.
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Cancer Care Services
Find expert, personalized cancer care services close to you through Essentia Health in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.