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Patient Navigation Support at the Providence Cancer Center

Our focus is on support for the patient and their families throughout the continuum of cancer care. We offer referrals to cancer providers, assistance making informed decisions about treatment options, coordination with providers to improve the care received, help overcoming barriers to care and information on travel, lodging and community support resources to ease the burden of a cancer diagnosis.

These services, many provided at no charge, are made possible through generous donations to the Providence Alaska Foundation. All patients that receive cancer treatment at the Providence Cancer Center will have a navigator assigned to them.

3851 Piper St, Tower U, Floor 2, Suite U-250, Anchorage, AK 99508
3105.8 miles away
907-212-4770
902-212-5695 (Fax)
907-212-5695
Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Patient Navigation Support at the Providence Cancer Center

Our focus is on support for the patient and their families throughout the continuum of cancer care. We offer referrals to cancer providers, assistance making informed decisions about treatment options, coordination with providers to improve the care received, help overcoming barriers to care and information on travel, lodging and community support resources to ease the burden of a cancer diagnosis.

These services, many provided at no charge, are made possible through generous donations to the Providence Alaska Foundation. All patients that receive cancer treatment at the Providence Cancer Center will have a navigator assigned to them.

3851 Piper St, Tower U, Floor 2, Suite U-250, Anchorage, AK 99508
3105.8 miles away
907-212-4770
902-212-5695 (Fax)
Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Your Care Team Services Provided Breast Care & Wig Boutiques
Your Care Team

Patient Navigation offers a multi-disciplinary team that provides support to reduce barriers to care for cancer patients and their families:

  • Nurses - Guide patients and their families through the health care system, facilitating access to diagnostic and treatment procedures, providing cancer education and information about survivorship, and living well with a cancer diagnosis.
  • Social workers - Provide counseling and help patients and families access resources, services and support which can reduce stress and improve coping through all phases of the cancer journey
  • Genetic counselor - Available to meet with patients regarding concerns about family history of cancer, inherited cancer risk and testing options.
  • Spiritual care - An oncology chaplain offers spiritual care for patients and their families along the continuum of cancer care.
  • Clinical dietitian - Trained in oncology nutrition to help patients with nutrition and dietary concerns during and after cancer therapy.
  • Financial counselor - Helps patients apply for Providence financial assistance, as well as state and federal programs - cost estimates are also available for treatment at Providence

Our Oncology Social Workers are trained counselors who help patients and families cope with the emotional stresses and practical concerns associated with cancer. Social Work services are provided at no charge to Providence cancer patients and their families.

Services include:

  • Counseling to improve coping with cancer and treatment
  • Counseling to manage anxiety and depression
  • Cancer support groups Counseling for family members impacted by your cancer
  • Assistance communicating with your health care team
  • Refer you to our Cancer Support Services (social work, resource specialists, support groups, nutrition, integrative medicine, financial support) and community resources (transportation, childcare) as needed
  • Assistance with understanding Social Security Disability Assistance with transportation, local housing during treatment, and caregiving
  • Connection to financial assistance and community resources
  • Advance Care Planning: A process for planning and sharing your health care preferences with family and health care providers. This can include assistance in completing an advance directive and identifying someone to speak for you.

Our Oncology Nurse Navigators are medical professionals whose clinical expertise help guide patients and their caregivers through the health care system. Our goal is to assist you in completing your cancer treatment. We can provide you with the information you want and need to understand your diagnosis and treatment plan.

Our Oncology Nurse Navigators will:

  • Be a point of contact for you and your family from diagnosis through the end of treatment
  • Help clarify details of your diagnosis and medical information
  • Help you identify and remove barriers to care
  • Help you understand the roles of your care team and assist in communicating with them
  • Help to review your questions and concerns before doctor appointments to get the most out of your visits
  • Refer you to our Cancer Support Services (social work, resource specialists, support groups, nutrition, integrative medicine, financial support) and community resources (transportation, childcare) as needed
  • Assist with transition from cancer treatment to cancer survivorship with information, support, and referrals to resources
Breast Care Boutique

The Providence Cancer Center has expanded the Breast Care Boutique for breast cancer surgical patients during their first year of being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Patients who have received a mastectomy, partial mastectomy, or lumpectomy are eligible to receive free post-surgical products on a one-time basis:

  • 1 free post-surgical camisole
  • 1 free prosthetic-bra
  • 1 free prosthetic

To learn more or make an appointment, call 907-212-6870.

Funding for the Breast Care Boutique provided by a grant from the Alaska Run for Women.


Alaska Run for Women
Wig Boutique

Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, may experience hair loss. Patients often consider wearing wigs for this reason, but a good quality wig can be expensive. Fortunately, through  generous donors, Providence Cancer Center has a boutique that provides a free wig to patients with cancer-related hair loss who cannot afford to purchase their own. In a private boutique, skilled volunteers and Oncology Navigators assist you in selecting just the right wig.

To learn more or make an appointment, call 907-212-6870.

Why Choose Us for Your Cancer Care?

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We know that every patient is unique. No two patients – or their treatment plans – are the same. This is why we take a highly personalized approach to your cancer care and we always put our patients first. Our expert clinicians work with you to develop a specialized treatment plan that fits your personal needs, because we know this results in the best outcomes. And, of course, you receive the cutting-edge treatment and compassionate care Providence is known for.

As our patient, you and your loved ones are supported by an entire care team throughout your treatment journey. Our board-certified medical oncologists use the most advanced techniques in your diagnosis and treatment. They work closely with an extensive team that includes nurse navigators, specialists and other caregivers who provide a range of support services – from prevention and education to nutrition, integrative medicine and counseling.

Learn more about the experts who make up our multidisciplinary cancer care teams.

Cancer doesn’t discriminate, but access to great cancer care hasn’t always been the same for everyone. At Providence, we are deeply committed to making sure every patient we treat has access to the best cancer care. We value, respect and support the racial, ethnic, religious, gender, sexual and spiritual identities of each member of our diverse communities, and we never turn a patient away. Instead, we work harder to make sure every patient is treated equally and with dignity – whoever you are, and wherever you're at.

When you become a patient at Providence, you become part of a collaborative cancer-care network that often exceeds national measures for patient outcomes. This network includes award-winning physicians, scientists, researchers and caregivers across 51 hospitals in seven states. The power of this network, combined with the expertise of your local team, means you’re getting the best, most compassionate care. And if you need to meet with a specialist outside your area, we’ve got telehealth technology to help. Our network is one of the reasons 50,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients choose Providence each year.

Providence cancer research provides options, and hope, for patients seeking advanced therapies. We’re proud of our history of groundbreaking firsts and pioneering clinical trials: Providence led the international trial of the first immunotherapy to be approved for patients with melanoma. We conducted the first successful gene-engineered T-cell therapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer. And we have over 90 years of radiation research. As a Providence patient, you have the opportunity to participate in – or benefit from – one of over 1,300 new clinical trials that begin each year.

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