ProMedica Cancer Institute is one of the most comprehensive cancer care providers in this region, offering services at nine ProMedica hospitals, numerous radiology and laboratory sites, and two dedicated and accredited cancer centers on the campuses of ProMedica Flower Hospital and Bixby Medical Center. ProMedica Cancer Institute provides patients peace of mind thanks to a multidisciplinary approach and state-of-the-art technology for finding and effectively treating cancer. As an affiliate of the renowned Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, ProMedica Cancer Institute brings advanced research and protocols to cancer treatment. If you or a loved one needs more information on cancer care services, please call 877-291-1441.. ProMedica Cancer Institute features:
* A new state-of-the-art Hickman Cancer Center on the ProMedica Flower Hospital campus that offers convenient,comforting surroundings for patients to receive care.
* The launch of multidisciplinary cancer care teams to offer the most comprehensive diagnosis and treatment plan available.
* Tomotherapy to deliver extremely precise radiation therapy to patients while protecting healthy tissue. Tomotherapy gives physicians the ability to verify tumors and adjust a patient's position before treatment is given. Tomotherapy is available at the ProMedica Flower Hospital campus,and is one of only three units in the state of Ohio. Trilogy Linear Accelerator and Stereotactic System,one of the latest advances in radiation therapy,is offered at ProMedica Flower Hospital. ProMedica was the first health care system in Ohio to offer this state-of-the-art technology,which delivers higher doses of radiation to smaller areas over a shorter period of time and can be used to treat very small lesions and tumors that are close to vital structures - while avoiding or minimizing damage to the patient's surrounding organs and healthy tissue.
* A second linear accelerator at ProMedica Flower Hospital was upgraded in 2006 and includes a treatment planning system to provide custom radiation therapy programs.