Cookeville Regional Cancer Center is a comprehensive program and through the physicians' affiliation with strong academic medical centers, we offer patients clinical trials. On-site services include:

Patient and Family Services:

Our oncology social worker helps patients and family members deal with the emotional and psychosocial aspects of their illness one-on-one, as well as financial assessment, transportation assistance, home health referrals and organization/ facilitation of support groups.

Nutrition Services:

Our registered dietitians have years of specialized oncology training and experience in helping cancer patients support their immune system to counteract the effects of their illness. They provide nutritional assesement, analysis, support and strategies to improve healing while lessening any ill effects.

Cancer Registry:

We maintain a comprehensive database designed for the collection of information on the cancer patient, which provides them with lifetime follow-up.

• Cancer Conferences - Frequent multidisciplinary hospital-wide conferences for the education of physicians regarding current oncology therapies and consultive services for patients.
• Cancer Committee - A group of individuals, physicians and professional support staff dedicated to providing leadership for the cancer program.

Speech and Physical Therapy

Patient & Family Education and Support

Spiritual Support:

Spritual support is provided through our chaplains.