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CancerCare center

World class technology and a highly experienced staff are the touchstones of Trinity’s cancer care services. Trinity Health’s CancerCare Center offers patients an integrated program of cancer treatment including clinical trials, patient education and prevention. The center emphasizes a comprehensive, team-approach to caring for cancer patients and their families.

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Trinity CancerCare Center has two radiation oncology treatment sites providing leading edge technology, featuring Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy or IMRT. Patients benefit from IMRT due to the increased probability of cure as a result of more radiation being delivered to the tumor. With IMRT there are also reduced complications. Because IMRT is the most precise form of radiation therapy available today, it has quickly become the treatment technology of choice. Trinity CancerCare Center physicians also use Computerized Tomography Simulation and computerized 3-Dimensional therapy planning. Both of these sophisticated imaging tools not only allow them to see in greater detail the area to be treated, but also the ability to plan and precisely deliver radiation to the area. The Center features ten chemotherapy stations designed for patient comfort and convenience, each including a personal television.

Trinity CancerCare Center is on the leading edge of breast cancer screening featuring the most advanced digital mammography technology. To enhance breast cancer screening on a regional level, Trinity Health supports a portable mammography unit. This outreach program travels thousands of miles every year to smaller communities in the region. Another outreach program is Trinity Health’s annual prostate cancer screening service. Low cost prostate exams are made available in an effort to provide early detection of prostate cancer.

Accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, Trinity’s CancerCare Center services are linked with one of the nation’s leading cancer research organization for the purpose of conducting clinical trial. Through Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and Cancer Trials Support Unit (CTSU), trials can be accessed locally that are available worldwide.

These trials link Trinity CancerCare patients to physicians and patients in other cancer care centers such as Mayo Clinic and MD Anderson Cancer Care Center at the University of Texas. Clinical trials assure that each patient is receiving the most advanced care possible through an exchange of treatment information. This allows patients to remain close to home and their family support system while receiving cancer care.

Utilizing automated therapy that is generally performed on an outpatient basis, patients are treated quickly and efficiently. The center also compliments other cancer services already in place. As a member of IMPAC Medical Systems - Trinity’s CancerCare Center registry facilitates research and quality improvement activities. The CancerCare Center actively diagnoses and treats all cancers except those that may require special services and procedures.

Cancer care specialists oversee all aspects of treatment and care at the center. Staff includes Radiation Oncologists as well as a Hematologists, Oncologists and other specialists and support staff as treatment dictates.

Cancer Specific Information

For more information about specific types of cancer, treatments and their symptoms, visit American Cancer Society.

Meet Our Team

Cancer specialists oversee all aspects of treatment and care at the Center. Each patient is provided with an individualized treatment plan.