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• Holistic therapies and complementary medicine, such as guidedimagery, massage and meditation• On-site amenities, including chapel, beautiful grounds withoutdoor seating and multiple dining options• Special programs focused on the cancer patient, includingprofessional makeup and hair-styling sessions, wigs and hats, andcertificates for dinner and ice cream treats• Access to literature that addresses all aspects of life during cancertreatment• Senior Service Home Transportation for convenient andeconomical transportation for senior citizens and people withdisabilities.St. Anthony’s Medical Center employee breastcancer survivors in front of the Cancer CareCenter (October, 2012).Reaching Out to the CommunityAs the leading health care provider in South St. Louis County andJefferson County, as well as St. Clair and Monroe Counties in Illinois,St. Anthony’s Medical Center provides a wide spectrum of services tohelp improve the overall health of our served communities, includingscreenings, support groups and awareness campaigns.Screenings: St. Anthony’s Medical Center provides screenings forskin cancer, prostate cancer, and head and neck cancer, as well as otherhealth tests and screenings at specially designated events throughoutthe year.Building awareness: St. Anthony’s also participates in a numberof national cancer awareness events each year, including: ColorectalCancer Awareness Day, the Great American Smoke-Out, BreastCancer Awareness Month, and Cancer Survivors Day.Support Groups: The Cancer Care Center provides supportgroups, co-sponsored by the American Cancer Society, including:Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support GroupLook Good…Feel Better, a free program that teaches beautytechniques to women cancer patients in active treatmentThe Breast Cancer Support Group, a survivorship program forpatients.17