Patient Stories

• When Roslyn Prigg learned she had smoldering multiple myeloma, she needed a care team she could trust to monitor her health over time.
• Choosing Oncology Primary Care, Roslyn found a provider who understands the needs of people living with or beyond cancer and helps connect the many pieces of her care.
• With support from the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Roslyn is focused less on worry and more on staying active, informed and engaged in her wellbeing.

A Primary Care Team That Understands Cancer. A Doctor Who Understands You.

Oncology Primary Care at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center helps people living with or beyond cancer manage their health, stay on track with follow-up care and access supportive services designed for cancer patients and survivors. Call 513-585-8222.

Roslyn Prigg, a Dayton, Ohio, resident, stays active volunteering, connecting with her wellness community and sharing healthy living resources with others. After raising three children, Roslyn returned to school to earn her master’s degree in counseling and spent more than 20 years helping people navigate life’s challenges as a licensed counselor.

Today, she brings that same positive outlook and intentional approach to her own health journey.

“I’m into wellness,” Roslyn says with a smile.

That mindset became even more important when bloodwork revealed she has smoldering mutliple myeloma, an inactive form of blood cancer that requires ongoing surveillance and monitoring.

Unlike active multiple myeloma, Roslyn does not need chemotherapy or cancer treatment. Instead, her care focuses on closely watching her bloodwork over time to make sure the condition remains inactive.

Rather than allowing the diagnosis to define her life, Roslyn focuses on staying proactive, informed, and healthy—something she says became much easier after connecting with Rynita Bohler, MD, Oncology Primary Care provider at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center.

“She’s my quarterback,” Roslyn says. “I feel like I have someone helping me manage the bigger picture so I can focus on living well.”

What Is Oncology Primary Care?

Oncology Primary Care is designed specifically for people living with or beyond cancer—including patients like Roslyn who are not actively receiving treatment but still need expert monitoring and support.

The program combines primary care with cancer expertise, helping patients affected by cancer navigate everything from surveillance and chronic health conditions to symptom management like fatigue and anxiety.

“Coming to one person and telling them my needs—and then having them help coordinate everything else—makes things so much simpler,” she says.

Dr. Bohler helps connect Roslyn with the care and services she needs, including rheumatology, sleep medicine, acupuncture, and more.

“She centralizes everything,” Roslyn says. “And if something doesn’t go right, I know I can go back to her because she understands my whole story.”

That continuity and connection are part of the academic health difference at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, bringing together expertise across specialties to create personalized care focused not only on disease, but on helping patients live their healthiest lives.

A Partnership Focused on Wellness

Roslyn says one of the things she appreciates most about Dr. Bohler is the way she listens.

“The thing that’s special about Dr. Bohler is her heart,” Roslyn says. “When I talk to her, I know she’s listening.”

Instead of feeling rushed through appointments, Roslyn says she feels like an active participant in her care.

“Sometimes doctors stay in the driver’s seat,” she says. “Dr. Bohler lets you be part of the team.”

That partnership approach aligns perfectly with Roslyn’s own philosophy on health and wellness.

She describes wellness as adding tools to what she jokingly calls her “better body bag”, small lifestyle habits and healthy choices that help her feel her best over time.

“Every time I learn something new that can improve my wellness, I try to add it into my life,” Roslyn says.

Whole-Person Wellness Through Integrative Health Programs

Empowerment extends beyond surveillance for her smoldering multiple myeloma. Through integrative health services offered by the Osher Center for Integrative Health at UC, Roslyn supports her overall wellbeing through nutrition, mindfulness, movement and acupuncture programs.

She participates in Food as Medicine classes, where patients cook healthy meals together while learning about the connection between nutrition and health.

“We not only learned about the ingredients, but also connected with people who shared similar experiences—and talked with experts while we shared a meal,” Roslyn says. “It was such a positive experience.”

She also uses acupuncture to help manage arthritis and inflammation.

“It helps my back, my knees and even swelling in my feet,” Roslyn says. “Acupuncture is medicine. It really helps.”

For Roslyn, healthy living is not about perfection. It’s about creating habits that support her body and allow her to continue doing the things she loves.

“I think of health as holistic,” she says. “It’s your mind, your body, your food, your stress levels—it all works together.”

Living Fully, With Confidence

Today, Roslyn continues regular surveillance to monitor her smoldering multiple myeloma, but she refuses to let the diagnosis control her outlook on life.

Instead, she focuses on staying active, connected and engaged in her wellbeing.

She now shares what she’s learned with others, encouraging people to think differently about health and wellness.

“There are so many people who don’t know this type of care exists,” Roslyn says.

For her, Oncology Primary Care is not just about monitoring lab results. It is about having a trusted partner who helps her navigate health with confidence while continuing to live fully.

“You need somebody who has your back,” Roslyn says. “When you have that kind of support, you can focus less on worrying and more on living your best life.”

Why University of Cincinnati Cancer Center for Oncology Primary Care?

Living with cancer can affect every part of your life—during treatment, after treatment and throughout survivorship. At the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Oncology Primary Care gives you a primary care team that understands cancer and a doctor who understands you.

• Primary care built for cancer patients and survivors: The region’s first primary care clinic designed specifically for people living with or recovering from cancer.
• Support beyond treatment: Care that helps patients not just get through cancer care, but get back to living.
• Whole-person wellness support: Lifestyle medicine and integrative health services through a partnership with the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Cincinnati, one of only 11 Osher Centers in the world.

To schedule an Oncology Primary Care appointment, call 513-585-8222.