Inova Schar Cancer Survivorship Care

About Survivorship Care

We want to support your health through every phase of your cancer journey. The survivorship care team will help you transition from treatment to recovery so you can get back to enjoying your life.

This program is open to Inova cancer patients who have been treated at Inova Schar Cancer and have a referral from their Inova provider. Patients are eligible for a referral after their treatment listed below has ended.

We are currently offering this program to those who have recently been treated for the following cancers:

Breast cancer
Gastrointestinal cancer
Genitourinary cancers:
- Testicular cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Ureter cancer
Head and neck cancer
Lymphoma

Meet our team

Tracy Webb, DMSc, MS, PA-C

Survivorship APP, Clinic Leader

Pamela Brandt, DO

Bariatric Physician

Shawn S. Davis-Wilensky, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology Physician

Kelsey Coulter, RD

Registered Dietitian

Clinical Support Staff

Amanda Consovoy, MSW, LCSW, Behavioral Health Therapist
Kanan Mahendru, Health Coach
Lauren Broschak, LCSW, Sexual Wellness Therapist
Malynda Fender, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist
Shakeba Fazil, Oncology Navigator

Services

We collaborate with your primary oncology team to offer supportive, survivorship focused care to address:

Fatigue, deconditioning, and weakness after treatment
Nutrition for cancer prevention
Weight management
Dry mouth, loss of sense of taste
Psychological effects of cancer and treatment
Loss of libido, vaginal dryness, pain with intercourse
Screening recommendations
Signs and symptoms of recurrence
Prevention of recurrence (where data exists)
Navigation

Patient information

If your appointment is in-person, we will see you inside the Inova Saville Screening and Prevention Center, located in Fairfax, Virginia.

After being referred and scheduled at survivorship care, you will receive a questionnaire in MyChart prior to your visit to assess your survivorship needs.

During the initial appointment, you will have a comprehensive survivorship visit with the APP and have your concerns addressed in depth

Referrals may be made to:

Survivorship Clinic team members including behavioral health therapist, sex therapist, dietitian, nurse navigator, and case manager
Other Inova clinics and resources
Community resources

Follow-up appointments are based upon your individual needs

Learn more about Survivorship Clinic: Call Shakeba Fazil, Oncology Patient Navigator at 571-472-8022.

Inova Peterson Life with Cancer support programs

Life with Cancer provides education, mindfulness, classes as well as psychosocial support to all people impacted by cancer through evidenced-based holistic care at no cost. Life with Cancer offers hundreds of in person, virtual and hybrid (in-person or virtual) programs per month, nurse navigation, nutritional consultations, therapeutic and art counseling, mind-body/wellness programs, special workshops and expert talks, and services for patients, survivors, and their loved ones to improve their quality of life and help them cope with cancer, its treatments, and survivorship in the best way possible.

A few of the survivorship-specific programs that Life with Cancer offers include:

Fitness classes such as Stay Strong, Zumba, Pelvic Floor, and Cardio Drumming
Mind-body classes such as Yoga, Tai Chi, and Meditation and Guided Imagery
Integrative psycho-oncology programs including Mind Over Matter, Mindfulness Based Cancer Recovery, Meaning Centered Psychotherapy, and Compassion Cultivation
Support groups such as Breast Cancer Survivorship Group, Survivorship Group (general), Sexual Health Groups, Diagnosis Specific Groups, Art Therapy, and Young Adult Groups
Education programs such as Building Resiliency, Breast Cancer Rehab Program, Journey to a Healthier You, Brain Fog, Sexual Health, and Fear of Recurrence

View Life with Cancer classes and groups – all offered at no-cost to participants