The patient is expected to participate in decisions along with the doctors and other medical professionals. Look here for a full description of team function. In addition to full health care facilities, M. D. Anderson has provided other resources to assist and make you more comfortable during your stay at the hospital. Volunteers, under the direction of licensed cosmetologists, give shampoos, sets and haircuts to patients. Wigs, scarves and hats are provided for temporary hair loss.
All services are free.
All blood and blood components given to our patients are from carefully screened volunteer donors. Family and friends from out of town can donate blood at an AABB center near their homes and transfer the credits in your name to the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The interfaith M. D. Anderson Chapel provides a place where you and your family can talk with a chaplain, worship or meditate. The Chapel is located on the ground floor between the R. Lee Clark Clinic Building and the Lutheran Hospital Pavilion, near the cafeteria. It is easily accessible to patients in wheelchairs or walkers.