Compassionate Guidance, Understanding & Care Throughout Your Cancer Journey
Your Journey, Our Care
Cancer Care Consulting is committed to providing you and your loved ones with the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions about your cancer care & regain your peace of mind. From diagnosis through treatment and survivorship and beyond, we are part of your healthcare team, devoted to educating, complementing, and helping with your cancer care. We are an integrative practice including medications, lifestyle interventions, and navigation.
We’d love to support you.
About Us
Cancer is scary. When people hear the word, they are often so overwhelmed that whatever is said afterwards cannot be adequately heard or understood. Even with time, education, and resources, many patients have ongoing questions about their care, starting with understanding the basics of their cancer.
Dr. Tracy Cushing MD is an emergency medicine physician, and a breast cancer survivor. She has an extensive clinical and academic background in medicine, research, and critical care – yet even she felt overwhelmed after her initial diagnosis. She is pursuing board certification in lifestyle medicine and devoting her practice to helping other cancer patients thrive. She offers the support and medical expertise needed for patients to understand their cancers, to make informed treatment decisions, to improve their feeling and functioning through lifestyle modification, and to have access to repurposed medications and complementary therapies.
Our services
Navigation and Diagnosis
When faced with a challenging medical diagnosis, it’s common to feel overwhelmed. We’re here to help you understand your diagnosis, treatment options, and develop a customized plan that assists both you and your loved ones throughout this process. We can help with navigating diagnosis, treatment, recurrence, prevention, and end of life planning.
Lifestyle Medicine/Counseling
Cancer and its treatment can be overwhelming. Through nutrition, exercise, community, restful sleep, and avoiding harmful substances, cancer patients can manage their treatment side effects and improve their overall health and recovery as well as decreasing chances of recurrence. We develop a personalized plan to address these important aspects of your life.
In the aftermath of a cancer diagnosis, simply having a safe space to express fears, concerns, and emotions without judgment gets overlooked. When facing a recurrence or progression, we are a support to you and your family where you can express your priorities and goals, to help you maintain what is important to you in your cancer care.
Complementary/Prescription Drug Therapies
We believe cancer treatment isn’t just surgery, drugs, or radiation. We want to enhance these treatments and mitigate their side effects with additional modalities such as repurposed/off-label medications, acupuncture, massage, exercise, and other complementary therapies. We collaborate closely with patients to develop personalized treatment plans that align with the patient’s medical history, preferences, and goals. We’re committed to facilitating communication between patients and their multidisciplinary medical teams, ensuring that all aspects of care are well-coordinated.
Metabolic and Laboratory Tests
We do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to cancer. Using previously obtained records or through new laboratory tests, we will help you develop a personal care plan that may include repurposed medications to inhibit cancer cell metabolism, dietary recommendations to change inflammatory patterns, and suggestions regarding supplements and traditional therapy recommendations.