Volunteer Services

Volunteers help with many aspects of customer service at our facilites, such as:

• Visiting patients to ask about non-medical needs and offer emotional support
• Serving as reception and information clerks
• Assisting visitors and patients with directions
• Transporting patients throughout the hospitals
• Assisting in hospital gift shops

Smoking Cessation

Using individualized medical assessment, strategies and health tips, this program helps people identify and reach their goals to stop using tobacco.

Virtual Colonoscopy

Virtual colonoscopy (VC) is a medical imaging procedure which uses x-rays and computers to produce two- and three-dimensional images of the colon (large intestine) from the lowest part, the rectum, all the way to the lower end of the small intestine, and display them on a screen. The procedure is used to diagnose colon and bowel disease, including polyps, diverticulosis and cancer.

Stress Management

A set of techniques used to help an individual cope more effectively with difficult situations in order to feel better emotionally, improve behavioral skills, and often to enhance feelings of control. Stress management may include relaxation exercises, assertiveness training, cognitive restructuring, time management, and social support.

Skin Biopsies

A skin biopsy is a procedure in which a sample of skin tissue is removed, processed, and examined under a microscope.

Pharmacological Pain Control

Pharmacological pain control involves the use of analgesics, as well as other medications, to modify the patient's mood or pain perception.

Pain Rehabilitation

A program designed for persons with residual impairment from injury, disease or surgical procedures. 

Inpatient Hospice Care

Provides compassionate care in an in-patient setting to patients with terminal illnesses, and supportive care to their families.

Hospice Services

Care provided to support a terminally ill patient at home. Hospice and pallitative care usually involve relieving symptoms and providing psychological and social support for the patient and family. The goal of hospice care is to provide the terminally ill patient peace, comfort, and dignity. To qualify for hospice care, a patient usually has a life expectancy of less than six months.

Group Counseling

Therapy technique which includes interaction among group members with a counselor or other leader.

Family Counseling

Family counseling is the treatment of emotional disorder of a family unit. It is based on the belief that the family is a unique social system with its own structure and patterns of communication. Any change in one member of the family affects both the family structure and each member individually.

Exercise Physiology Testing

Exercise testing can provide valuable and objective insights into a patient's cardiopulmonary condition and capacity. There are different types of exercise tests that may be performed, depending on the questions that need to be answered. Exercise tests usually are performed on a stationary bicycle or a treadmill.

Exercise Consult

Individualized consults with a cardiovascular lifestyle specialist. Patients will receive assistance developing a healthy, individualized exercise program.

Chronic Pain Treatment

Treatment of chronic pain, which is pain that persists longer than the time it takes for natural healing to occur, or pain that lasts longer than six months.

Chaplaincy Services

Chaplaincy is typically the services of a priest, pastor, ordained deacon, rabbi, imam or other member of the clergy serving a group of people who are not organized as a mission or church, or who are unable to attend church for various reasons.

CT Scan

A computed tomography scan (also called a CT or CAT scan) is a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of x-rays and computer technology to produce cross-sectional images (often called slices), both horizontally and vertically, of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general x-rays.

Research Studies

Research studies allow patients to receive the latest medical treatment options. A research program is composed of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other professionals who work together as a team. Their mission is not only to find new and better ways to treat patients, but to prevent the disease from occurring at all.

Pelvic Ultrasound

A pelvic ultrasound is a noninvasive (the skin is not pierced) procedure used to assess organs and structures within the female pelvis. A pelvic ultrasound allows quick visualization of the female pelvic organs and structures including the uterus, cervix, vagina, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. Doppler ultrasound may also show blood flow in certain pelvic organs.

Pelvic Exam

During a pelvic examination, a physician examines the uterus, vagina, ovaries, fallopian tubes, bladder and rectum.

Pap Test

A Pap test (also called Pap smear) involves microscopic examination of cells collected from the cervix, used to detect changes that may be cancer or may lead to cancer, and to show noncancerous conditions, such as infection or inflammation.

Hysteroscopy

Hysteroscopy is the visual examination of the canal of the cervix and interior of the uterus using a thin, lighted, flexible tube called a hysteroscope. The device is inserted through the vagina.

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. Different portions of the uterus, as well as other organs, may be removed at the same time.

Endometrial Biopsy

An endometrial biopsy is  a procedure in which a sample of tissue is obtained through a tube that is inserted into the uterus.

Urological Malignancies Treatment

Urological malignancies are cancers affecting any area of the urinary system (kidneys, urethra, bladder, etc.)  in males and females, and the reproductive system in males (testes, prostate, epididymis, etc.). Treatment options may include chemotherapy, radiation and/or surgery.

Cancer Financial Support Services

Financial support for cancer survivors to help with medical expenses.

Parathyroidectomy

Surgery to remove the parathyroid gland. Most parathyroid surgery is done for hyperparathyroidism. This is most commonly done for a single enlarged parathyroid gland that no longer responds to the body's usual feedback control mechanism. The gland becomes enlarged and secretes too much hormone. In this situation, typically that enlarged gland is removed.

Thoracotomy

Surgery to remove all or part of a lung involves making a cut on one side of your chest (thorax) during a procedure called a thoracotomy. Surgery that uses this approach avoids areas in the chest that contain the heart and the spinal cord. After the cut is made between the ribs, all or part of the lung is removed depending on the location, size, and type of lung cancer that is present.

Nephrectomy

Nephrectomy is surgery to remove a kidney.

Total (Simple) Mastectomy

A surgeon removes the whole breast. Some of the lymph nodes under the arm may also be removed.

Thyroidectomy

Total thyroidectomy: Your surgeon will remove the entire gland and sometimes the lymph nodes surrounding the gland. All thyroidectomies are done under great care to avoid injury to vital structures in the surrounding area.

Subtotal (near-total) thyroidectomy: Your surgeon will remove one complete lobe, the isthmus, and part of the other lobe. This may be done for nodules limited to one lobe of the thyroid gland.

Splenectomy

Removal of the spleen, an organ located in the upper left portion of the abdomen, behind the stomach. Its functions are to filter blood, remove bacteria, make blood and store blood.

Laparoscopic surgery to remove the spleen uses a thin, telescope-like instrument called a laparoscope, which is inserted through a small incision. The laparoscope is connected to a tiny video camera which projects a view of the operative site onto video monitors located in the operating room.

Segmental or Wedge Resection

Segmental or wedge resection surgery removes only a small part of the lung.

Renal, Pelvis and Ureter Surgery

This procedure removes the renal pelvis, kidney and entire ureter, along with the bladder cuff. Renal, pelvis and ureter surgery is used to treat patients who have transitional cell cancer of the upper urinary tract. Unlike a conventional procedure, laparoscopic surgery requires only several small incisions. Through these incisions, a surgeon uses a tiny camera and specialized surgical instruments to remove the diseased organs.

Paracentesis

Paracentesis is a procedure to remove fluid that has accumulated in the abdominal cavity (peritoneal fluid), a condition called ascites. Ascites may be caused by infection, inflammation, abdominal injury, or other conditions, such as cirrhosis or cancer. The fluid is removed using a needle inserted through the abdominal wall and sent to a lab for analysis to determine the cause of the fluid buildup. Paracentesis also may be done to drain the fluid as a comfort measure in people with cancer or chronic cirrhosis.

Patient Navigator

Designed to serve newly diagnosed cancer patients at all points of entry into the hospital system. Navigators are experienced healthcare professionals whose role is to be a constant source of support throughout a patient’s entire cancer journey.

Lymph Node Dissection

A lymph node dissection, also called lymphadenectomy, is surgery to remove lymph nodes. This may be done to examine lymph nodes for cancer cells. The removal and examination of the cancerous lymph nodes will help determine the exact stage and grade of the cancer and may reduce the spread of the disease.

Liver Resection

Liver resection is the surgical removal of part of the liver. This operation is for liver cancer and some benign masses, and for certain cases of metastatic cancer. More than half of your liver can be removed as long as the rest is healthy. During a liver resection, the part of your liver that contains cancer is removed, along with some healthy liver tissue on either side. Frequently your gallbladder, which is attached to the liver, is also taken out.

Colon Resections (Colectomy)

Laparoscopic intestinal resection surgery (colectomy) uses a thin, telescope-like instrument called a laparoscope, which is inserted through a small incision at the belly button. The laparoscope is connected to a tiny video camera which projects a view of the operative site onto video monitors in the operating room. Anyone with a condition that requires removal of a large part of the intestine, including diverticulitis, Crohn's disease, some colorectal cancers, and rectal prolapse may be a candidate for laparoscopic intestinal surgery.

Breast Reconstruction Surgery

A type of surgery for women who have had a breast removed (mastectomy). The surgery rebuilds the breast so that it is about the same size and shape as it was before. The nipple and areola (the darker area around the nipple) can also be added. Most women who have had a mastectomy can have reconstruction. Women who have had a lumpectomy may not need reconstruction. Breast reconstruction is done by a plastic surgeon.

Ultrasound-guided MRI

Ultrasound-guided MRI uses both imaging technologies to diagnose breast abnormalities.

Ultrasound

An ultrasound, also called sonography, is a diagnostic imaging technique which uses high-frequency sound waves and a computer to create images of blood vessels, tissues and organs. Ultrasounds are used to view internal organs as they function, and to assess blood flow through various vessels.

Mammogram

A form of x-ray of the breast that can identify tissue abnormalities, including cancerous growths. Mammograms can detect breast cancer as much as two years before a lump can be felt.

Sestamibi Breast Imaging

A type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in the breasts of some women who have had abnormal mammograms, or who have dense breast tissue. Sestamibi breast imaging is not used for screening, or in place of a mammogram. In this test, a woman receives an injection of a small amount of a radioactive substance called technetium 99, which is taken up by cancer cells, and a gamma camera is used to take pictures of the breasts.

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

This procedure involves locating the few lymph nodes near the site of cancer that would receive lymph fluid drainage from the tumor itself. If any tumor cells have moved from the original area involved, those lymph nodes would most likely hold them. These lymph nodes are found using a radioactive tracer and blue dye.

Radioactive Iodine Therapy

Radioactive iodine therapy is commonly used to treat some types of thyroid conditions or cancer. Radioactive iodine (I-131), given in a liquid or capsule form, is absorbed and concentrated by the thyroid gland. The treatment destroys thyroid tissue, while sparing the rest of the body. Radioactive iodine has been safely used to treat thyroid nodules for more than 50 years.

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC Lines)

Provides access to the blood stream for administration of medications, chemotherapy and/or blood products, and for taking blood samples. It is inserted in a large vein in the arm, and extends from there to the large vessels in the chest. It may stay in for weeks or months.

Needle Localizations

A special examination for localizing questionable masses that cannot be felt but are seen on mammogram films. The radiologist places a needle with a wire into the area of abnormality. The needle remains in the breast once it is in the area of interest.  The patient then goes to the operating room for the biopsy procedure. The needle is used as a guide by the surgeon to ensure that the correct area of abnormality is removed.

MR-Guided Breast Biopsy

Taking a breast biopsy guided in real-time by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. MR-guided breast biopsy is often a preferred alternative to surgical biopsy. It is used when ultrasound or mammogram (stereotactic) guided biopsy is not appropriate because the area of concern is not well seen by mammogram or ultrasound.

Fine Needle Aspiration

For a fine needle aspiration biopsy,  a very thin needle is placed into the lump or suspicious area to remove a small sample of fluid and/or tissue. No incision is necessary. A fine needle aspiration biopsy may be performed to help to differentiate a cyst from a lump.

Diagnostic Ultrasound (Sonogram)

Diagnostic ultrasound (sonography) is a non-invasive medical imaging technology that uses high frequency sound waves to form an image of body tissues. Information obtained from these images can be utilized along with other patient data in order to arrive at a medical diagnosis.

Core Needle Biopsy

During a core needle biopsy,  a large needle is guided into a lump or suspicious area to remove a small cylinder of tissue (also called a core). No incision is necessary.

Breast Ultrasound (Breast Sonogram)

Breast ultrasound is a noninvasive (the skin is not pierced) procedure used to assess the breasts and look for tumors. Ultrasound technology allows quick visualization of the breast tissue. Ultrasound may also be used to assess blood flow to areas inside the breasts. The examination is often used along with mammography.

Pain Management and Treatment

Pain management and treatment options address the whole person, not just the site of the pain. Options may include: occupational therapy, physical therapy, pain psychology, biofeedback, integrated mind-body pain program, medication management, social work, patient-controlled analgesia, epidural injections, procedural treatments, and/or implantable technologies.

Gynecologic Oncology Services

Services addressing cancers of the female reproductive system.

Exercise Therapy

Individual consultations with an exercise physiologist. Patients will be assisted with developing or enhancing a safe, effective exercise program.

Sputum Cytology Lung Cancer Diagnostic

Sputum cytology examines a sample of sputum (mucus) under a microscope to determine whether abnormal cells are present. Sputum is not the same as saliva. Sputum is produced in the lungs and in the airways leading to the lungs.

CEA Assay Colon Cancer Diagnostic

The CEA Assay test measures a protien called carcinoembryonic antigen. This protein is sometimes higher in people with colorectal cancer.

Mole Removal and Treatment

Moles that display abnormal traits should be removed to ensure they are not pre-cancerous or cancerous. A dermatologist is able to determine if a mole is irregular and needs to be removed. Moles may also be removed for aesthetic purposes.

Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Mohs micrographic surgery has the highest cure rate for basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. Mohs surgery is unique in its precision.  Instead of removing the whole clinically visible tumor and a large area of normal-appearing skin around it, the Mohs surgeon removes the minimum amount of healthy tissue and totally removes the cancer.  Thin layers of tissue are removed and examined under a microscope for malignant (cancerous) cells.  When all areas of tissue are tumor-free, surgery is complete.

Full-Body Skin Cancer Exam

A dermatologist conducts a full-body exam of the skin to check for abnormalities that are, or could become, cancerous.

Stereotactic Radiosurgery

A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. It is used to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders that cannot be treated by regular surgery. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Also called stereotaxic radiosurgery, radiosurgery and radiation surgery.

Genetic Counseling for Cancer

During a consultation, a genetic counselor will do a thorough assessment of the patient's medical and family history. The counselor will discuss how this history may influence the risk for cancer. The genetic counselor will also talk about options to help prevent or detect cancer.

Massage for Cancer Patients

Massage has been shown to have a variety of benefits for cancer patients such as stress reduction, pain reduction, fatigue reduction, and increase in immune system response.

da Vinci Robotic Gynecologic Surgery

With the da Vinci system, surgeons can perform gynecologic surgery by manipulating long hand-held surgical instruments inserted into the abdomen through small incisions. This procedure is less invasive and often results in a shorter recovery time.

Nutrition Counseling for Cancer Patients

Nutrition services for cancer survivors with expert advice from a dietitian with special training in oncology.

Cancer Wellness Programs

A variety of programs to treat the entire person, both physically and emotionally, on the cancer journey.

Medical Oncology Services

Medical oncology is a specialty of internal medicine that deals with the diagnosis of and management of treating cancer.

Surgical Cancer Treatments

For certain types of cancer, surgical removal of the tumor is the easiest, most effective method of treatment. In many cases it is just the tumor, or a part of the tumor, that is removed. However, it might be necessary to remove an entire diseased organ, such as a lung or kidney.

Tumor Marker Panel

Tumor marker panels are tests that analyze substances in the blood produced by cancer cells. The markers are able to detect if cancer is present in the blood and can monitor the cancer's response to therapy.

Together Learning About Cancer Support Group

A support group open to anyone diagnosed with cancer and their family and friends.

Testicular Biopsy

A testicular biopsy is a test to remove a small sample of tissue from one or both testicles and examined under a microscope to evaluate a man's ability to father a child. Testicular biopsy is not usually used to detect testicular cancer. When cancer is suspected, an open surgical procedure (orchiectomy) is done to confirm the diagnosis.

Surgical Tumor Removal

For certain types of cancer, surgical removal of the tumor is the easiest, most effective method of treatment. In many cases it is just the tumor, or a part of the tumor, that is removed. However, it might be necessary to remove an entire diseased organ, such as a lung or kidney.

Strides to Strength Cancer Wellness Program

Strides to Strength is a cancer wellness and fatigue management program designed to help you overcome fatigue, physical limiatations and emotional challenges to improve your quality of life following a cancer diagnosis. The program enhances physical and emotional recovery by focusing on exercise, nutrition, support and education.

Stem Cell Transplant

Treatment procedure by which young blood stem cells are collected from the patient (autologous) or another matched donor (allogeneic). High-dose chemotherapy and/or radiation is given, and the stem cells are reinserted into the patient to rebuild their immune system.

Sisters Network Breast Cancer Support Group

Sisters Network, Inc. is committed to increasing local and national attention to the devastating impact that breast cancer has in the African-American community.

Radioisotope Management

Radioisotopes can be used in imaging tests or as a treatment for cancer, such as in brachytherapy. 

Psychosocial Cancer Support

Includes support groups, individual counseling, resource libraries, and education for adults, teens and children.

PSA Blood Test

A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test is used to help detect prostate cancer by measuring a substance called prostate-specific antigen produced by the prostate.

Prostate Cancer Support Group

This support group is open to adults, family and friends (18 and older) with a prostate cancer diagnosis.

Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Services

Community education programs to encourage healthy lifestyles and  behaviors, which can reduce the risk of cancer.

Molecular and Cytogenetic Anaylsis

Molecular  and cytogenetic analysis is a diagnostic test used to find abnormalities in the genetic make-up of human cells and help doctors determine the best treatment option for the patient.

Mammosite Breast Cancer Treatment

After the surgeon removes a breast tumor, an uninflated MammoSite balloon is gently placed inside the tumor cavity through a small incision. A portion of the catheter will remain outside of the breast. The MammoSite balloon can be placed either during your lumpectomy surgery or up to 10 weeks after surgery in a separate procedure. Through this balloon, radiation can be given more quickly.

Lymphedema Clinic

Individuals who have had lymph nodes removed or injured during their cancer treatment may be at risk for lymphedema, a condition characterized by abnormal swelling of one or more areas of the body. The Lymphedema Clinic offers a variety of treatments to help decrease this swelling.

Lumpectomy

A type of breast-conserving surgery that may be used as a part of a treatment plan for breast cancer. During a lumpectomy, the cancerous lump and a portion of the breast tissue around the cancerous lump are removed. However, the breast itself remains intact.

Look Good, Feel Better Cancer Program

A free, national public service program to help women who are undergoing cancer treatment. Teaches women coping skills for dealing with appearance-related side effects of treatment. Look Good, Feel Better is product-neutral (no specific product, brand or manufacturer is recommended or endorsed) and makes no medical claims. Sessions and materials are provided at no charge.

Liver Biopsy

A procedure in which a small needle is inserted into the liver to collect a tissue sample. The tissue is then analyzed in a laboratory to help doctors diagnose a variety of disorders and diseases in the liver. A liver biopsy is most often performed to help identify the cause of jaundice, liver enzymes, an abnormality or unexplained enlargement.

Live Poet Society Cancer Support Group

An on-going open discussion and sharing of experiences and feelings with the possibility of written expression.

Intraocular Brachytherapy

Brachytherapy is a radiation procedure that places radioactive sources, or seeds, directly in or near the tumor. We also offer intraocular brachytherapy, which is a treatment for malignant melanoma of the eye. This can save the affected eye from surgical removal.

Flow Cytometry

A laboratory test that helps physicians select a cancer treatment option. This technique measures properties of cells as they move, or flow, in liquid suspension. Flow cytometry provides information on how quickly the cancer cells are growing and can help determine the cell's immune response characteristics.

Fecal Occult Blood Test

A fecal occult blood test is  a test to check for hidden blood in stool.

Digital Rectal Examination

A digital rectal exam (DRE) is  a procedure in which the physician inserts a gloved finger into the rectum to examine the rectum and the prostate gland for signs of cancer.

da Vinci Robotic Prostate Surgery

This procedure incorporates a state-of-the-art robotic surgical system that helps your surgeon see vital anatomical structures more clearly and to perform a more precise surgical procedure through small incisions. For most patients this procedure offers substantially less pain and a much shorter recovery period.

The surgeon performs the operation by manipulating long hand-held surgical instruments inserted into the abdomen through small incisions.

Cryoablation (Cryosurgery)

Also called cryotherapy, cryosurgery or targeted cryoablation therapy, this is a minimally invasive treatment that uses extreme cold to freeze and destroy diseased tissue, including cancer cells. Liquid nitrogen or argon gas is applied to diseased cells located outside or inside the body. Physicians use image-guidance techniques such as ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) to help guide these freezing substances to treatment sites located inside the body.

Cancer Prevention Trials

Cancer prevention studies sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.

Caregiver Connection Cancer Support Group

An information and resource sharing support group for families, caregivers and cancer survivors.

Bosom Buddies Cancer Support Group

A support group specially designed for breast cancer survivors.

Brachytherapy

During brachytherapy (also known as internal radiation or implant radiation),  radiation is given inside the body as close to the cancer as possible. Substances that produce radiation, called radioisotopes, may be swallowed, injected or implanted directly into the tumor. Some of the radioactive implants are called "seeds" or "capsules."

Anti-Nausea Treatments

Treatments to address nausea associated with chemotherapy or other procedures.

Antibiotic Therapy for Cancer Treatment

Drugs used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms.

Mind/Body Healing Cancer Support Group

This group, open to all cancer survivors, discusses meditation/self-help techniques and how to incorporate them into daily life; educates on stress and its effects on the immune system; participants will learn relaxation, imagery and more.

Adapting and Growing Cancer Support Group

This group is designed for adults and their family members who are dealing with cancer.

Digital Mammography

The latest advancement in the early detection of breast cancer, new digital capabilities will enable the technologist to immediately view mammogram images on the screen, thereby reducing the amount of time spent in the imaging suite and the need for retakes.

Computer Assisted Diagnosis for Mammograms

Computer-assisted diagnosis of digitized mammograms uses computers to analyze mammogram images, and may improve detection and interpretation of microcalcifications and other structural changes within breast tissue.

Screening Mammogram

A screening mammogram is an x-ray of the breast used to detect breast changes in women who have no signs of breast cancer.

Lending Boutique

The Lending Boutique offers wigs, scarves, hats and turbans for anyone to borrow.

Cancer Resource Library

The Cancer Resource Library offers books, videotapes, audiotapes, articles and pamphlets on various topics related to cancer including medical, emotional, inspirational, nutrition, and child and parent issues. The library is equipped with computers and internet access. All materials may be checked out for up to three weeks.

Biological Therapy for Cancer Treatment

Biological therapy (also called immunotherapy, biological response modifier therapy or biotherapy) uses the body's immune system to fight cancer. The cells, antibodies and organs of the immune system work to protect and defend the body against foreign invaders, such as bacteria or viruses.

Hormonal Therapy for Cancer Treatment

Hormones are chemicals produced by glands, such as the ovaries and testicles. Hormones help some types of cancer cells to grow, such as breast cancer and prostate cancer. In other cases, hormones can kill cancer cells, make cancer cells grow more slowly, or stop them from growing. Hormone therapy as a cancer treatment may involve taking medications that interfere with the activity of the hormone or stop the production of the hormones. Hormone therapy may involve surgically removing a gland that is producing the hormones.

Radiation Therapy for Cancer

Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. External radiation by an x-ray machine sends the x-ray through the skin. Internal radiation puts radioisotopes into the body through thin plastic tubes.

Pediatric Cancer Treatment

Childhood cancer varies from adult cancers in development, treatment, response to therapy, tolerance of therapy and prognosis. In most cases, childhood cancer is more responsive to therapy, the child can tolerate more aggressive therapy and the prognosis is better. Treatments may include options such as antibiotics, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Pediatric Cancer Clinical Trials

Pediatric cancer clinical trials are research studies that involve pediatric patient volunteers to find different ways to treat cancer. Each study is designed to answer specific scientific questions and to find potentially better ways to prevent, diagnose, or treat cancer.

Cancer Clinical Research Trials

Research studies that involve patient volunteers to find different ways to treat cancer. Each study is designed to answer specific scientific questions and to find potentially better ways to prevent, diagnose, or treat cancer.

Support Group Meetings

A support group is a group of people with common experiences and concerns who provide emotional and moral support for one another.

Second Opinion Cancer Clinics

Second Opinion Cancer Clinics allow cancer specialists to meet together at one time in the convenience of a single location to consider each patient's case and make the best, most comprehensive recommendation for treatment.

Yoga for Cancer Patients

Yoga is a system of exercises for attaining bodily or mental control and well-being. Yoga is a well-known health activity that increases flexibility, stimulates the mind and balances the body.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy (also called systemic treatment) is the use of anticancer drugs to treat cancerous cells. In most cases, chemotherapy works by interfering with the cancer cell’s ability to grow or reproduce. Different groups of chemotherapy drugs work in different ways to fight cancer cells.

Biopsy

A biopsy is a procedure in which tissue samples are removed (with a needle or during surgery) from the body for examination under a microscope; to determine if cancer or other abnormal cells are present.

Diagnostic Mammogram

A diagnostic mammogram is an x-ray of the breast used to diagnose unusual breast changes, such as a lump, pain, nipple thickening or discharge, or a change in breast size or shape. A diagnostic mammogram is also used to evaluate abnormalities detected on a screening mammogram. It is a basic medical tool and is appropriate in the workup of breast changes, regardless of a woman's age.

Mastectomy

A mastectomy is surgery to remove portions or all of the breast.

Prostatectomy

A prostatectomy is a surgical procedure for the partial or complete removal of the prostate.