Cancer patients often??describe diagnosis, treatment and survivorship as a journey- sometimes one that is??confusing. That's why the GHS Cancer Center??takes a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care. Through its Multi-disciplinary Centers (MDC), the Greenville Hospital System Cancer Center offers patients an integrated resource that simplifies the treatment process while informing and supporting cancer patients and their families. Although the GHS Cancer Center provides treatment for all forms of cancer, the highly collaborative MDCs focus on??melanoma-sarcoma and cancers of the lung,??brain,??breast, prostate,??bone and soft-tissue????and??gastrointestinal tract. Our goal is to help our patients and their families cope with cancer in a manner that streamlines care and integrates all aspects of healing: strengthening the body, informing the mind and nurturing hope.
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Under the collaborative format of the MDC: A??patient has individual appointments with all relevant specialists (who may include a surgeon, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, radiologist, pathologist and others) in one day at one location . The team of specialists meets to discuss treatment options, determine the best course of action and recommend a treatment plan . A physician and nurse navigator present the recommendations to the patient. The patient, in consultation with the referring physician, then decides how to proceed. The patient leaves the appointment with a game plan in hand. A nurse navigator is available to the patient and the patient's family, 24 hours a day, through the entire course of treatment and recovery patient's case is reviewed pre-visit by a team of specialists, including a surgeon, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, radiologist, pathologist, and nurse navigator.