Oncology Professionals
Whole person supportive care resources for your patients and caregivers.
You’re in the right place if you work with patients affected by cancer and recognize the gap that often follows treatment:
patients and caregivers may be medically stable, yet emotionally, practically, and existentially unsettled. And, they have limited structured support to help them navigate what comes next.
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This work is designed to complement clinical care, extend supportive care and survivorship support, and provide clear, referral-ready options for patients and caregivers who need help adjusting to life during or after cancer.
This May Be a Good Fit If...
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you support patients in treatment or transitioning out of active treatment
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you work with individuals living with ongoing or chronic cancer
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you see caregivers struggling with burnout, isolation, or emotional strain
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you recognize supportive care and survivorship needs that fall outside clinical scope
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you want referral options that are ethical, structured, and clearly defined
This support is not medical, diagnostic, or therapeutic and is not intended to replace existing clinical services.
What Support Focuses On
Survivorship-oriented support here focuses on life navigation and self-management, including:
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adjustment to life after treatment or alongside ongoing cancer
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fear of recurrence and ongoing uncertainty
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identity shifts, role changes, and loss of direction
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caregiver strain, burnout, and anticipatory stress
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development of practical skills and self-efficacy that support long-term wellbeing
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sustained follow-through with health-related and life changes goals
The emphasis is on helping individuals regain footing and agency during a phase that often lacks structure.
How Support Works Here
Support is non-clinical, skills-based, and collaborative.
It may include:
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individual coaching
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facilitated small-group or circle-based support
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guided survivorship and caregiver communities
All offerings:
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operate within clearly defined non-clinical boundaries
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complement (not duplicate) medical and mental health care
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are designed to support self-efficacy, orientation, and follow-through
This approach aligns with survivorship goals, standards, and guidelines related to quality of life, self-management, and whole-person care.
Scope & Boundaries
To be explicit:
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This work does not provide medical care, diagnosis, or treatment
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It does not replace mental health therapy or clinical services
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It does not interfere with oncology care plans
It is intended to:
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support adjustment and navigation
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enhance patient and caregiver self-efficacy
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address survivorship needs that extend beyond the clinic
Clear scope supports ethical referral and protects both patients and providers.
We Can Help You Bridge a Few Care Gaps
Self-Efficacy Development · Post-Treatment Care · 24/7 Support Access
Many oncology teams recognize the same structural challenge: patients and caregivers leave active treatment medically supported, yet without sufficient scaffolding to navigate daily life, sustain healthy behaviors, or manage uncertainty once regular clinical contact decreases.
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Our work is designed to help bridge several of these gaps, without extending clinical scope or increasing staff burden.
1. Supporting Self-Efficacy Development
Patients and caregivers are often motivated to make meaningful changes after cancer, but motivation alone rarely leads to sustained follow-through.
We support self-efficacy development by:
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helping individuals clarify priorities and realistic goals after treatment
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building practical life-navigation and self-management skills
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supporting capacity, confidence, agency, and decision-making under uncertainty
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reinforcing skills through guided practice rather than education alone
The focus is not on compliance or instruction, but on capacity-building; helping people feel able to manage their lives more effectively between appointments.
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2. Extending Post-Treatment and Survivorship Care
The transition out of active treatment is one of the most vulnerable points in the cancer journey. Structure, monitoring, and regular contact often decrease at the same time patients and caregivers are asked to “resume normal life.”
Our programs extend survivorship support by:
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providing continuity after treatment ends
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addressing common post-treatment challenges such as fear of recurrence, identity shifts, and loss of structure
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offering non-clinical support that complements survivorship care plans
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supporting long-term adjustment rather than short-term reassurance
This work helps fill the space between “treatment complete” and “life stabilized.”
3. Providing 24/7 Access to Supportive Resources
Oncology teams cannot provide continuous access, yet uncertainty and distress do not follow clinic hours.
We offer ongoing virtual access to support via The Second Trail app, which offers:
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guided survivorship and caregiver communities
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on-demand resources focused on orientation, skills, and coping
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peer connection moderated within clear boundaries
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optional coaching support when additional guidance is needed
This creates a sense of ongoing containment and availability, without positioning the service as crisis care or replacing clinical contact.
How This Supports Oncology Teams
This approach helps:
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reduce unmet survivorship and caregiver needs
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provide referral-ready, ethically bounded support
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extend whole-person care without increasing clinical workload
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reinforce patient self-management and confidence between visits
Support is designed to be adjunctive, structured, and clearly scoped, making it easier for teams to refer with confidence.
About The Second Trail
Our supportive care & survivorship ecosystem.
The Second Trail is a structured supportive care and survivorship ecosystem designed to help cancer survivors and caregivers navigate life beyond active treatment.
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It integrates skills-based coaching, facilitated group support, and guided community resources to address common post-treatment and caregiving challenges that fall outside clinical scope. Programs are non-clinical, clearly bounded, and designed to complement oncology care by supporting self-efficacy, adjustment, and long-term wellbeing.
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The ecosystem offers flexible entry points, referral-ready pathways, and ongoing access to support, helping bridge gaps that often emerge once treatment intensity decreases, while respecting clinical roles and responsibilities.
Options for Collaboration
Three simple ways we can support your goals...
Option A: Refer Individual Survivors & Caregivers
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You give them a flyer or a link
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We onboard them with care and clarity
Option B: Center-Based Cohort
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A private member group within The Second Trail just for your referred patients and caregivers
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Optional reporting and coordination
Option C: Coaching and Workshops
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Arrange for group coaching services exclusively for your patient group
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Wellness programming for your center
Research-Based and Professionally Aligned
Grounded in evidence.
Aligned with national survivorship standards.
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Based on 20+ years of clinical work in oncology supportive care
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Integrated with self-management and behavior change models
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Built for real-world implementation
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Aligned with the PRISMS framework and NCCN/CoC survivorship care goals
Meet the Founder
Wayne Mylin, Integrative Cancer Coach
Wayne Mylin served for 20 years as a shiatsu therapist and wellness educator at the Abramson Cancer Center (Penn Medicine). He completed additional training as an integrative cancer coach to address critical gaps in supportive and post-treatment care.
The Life Navigation Framework™ for Cancer Survivorship emerged from his experience as a member of the cancer center's supportive care team and is the foundation for his current work supporting survivors, caregivers, and professionals.