Memorial's Cancer Center offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to cancer treatment. Comprehensive, multidisciplinary care means every expert you may need-from a surgeon to a spiritual care advisor-is part of your memorial cancer team. Our team brings decades of experience, skill, knowledge and understanding together to create the cancer treatment plan that is right for you. In addition, our team will ensure that your treatment is coordinated and streamlined. Advantages of comprehensive, coordinated care include:
• Memorial's cancer team continually assesses each patient's progress and reviews each patient's treatment plan.
• Memorial's team meets weekly to discuss recent cancer advances, trends and clinical trials.
• Our experts collaborate daily on each patient's care, ensuring patients get the care they need with no unnecessary medical appointments.
• Prompt treatment. Every effort is made to expedite prompt treatment for new cancer patients.• Easy access to medical records for you and your health care team. Your primary care doctor is kept informed throughout your treatment and once you move to survivorship, Memorial can, upon request, provide you withyour complete medical treatment record for future reference.Our strength lies not only in our ability to provide the finest, most comprehensive care in the region, but also in our compassionate approach to care. From diagnosis to survivorship, our team will support you through your cancer journey.
Highest Quality Cancer Care
• Detection, diagnosis, treatment, nurse navigation and specialized programs for a variety of cancers, including:
• Breast
• Prostate
• Lung
• Colorectal
• Gynecological
• Genitourinary
• Skin
A variety of cancer treatment options, including:
• Radiation therapy, including the only TomoTherapy in southern Colorado
• Chemotherapy and biotherapy
• Surgery
• Brachytherapy (radiotherapy where a radiation source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment)
Comprehensive cancer care programs and resources including:
• Medical oncology physician practice
• Breast surgery practice
• Radiation oncology physician practice
• Mary Lou Beshears Breast Care Center
• Nurse navigators
• American Cancer Society patient navigator
• Genetic counseling
• Pain management
• Cancer survivorship program
• Rehabilitation
• Nutrition counseling
• Palliative care
• Clinical trials
• Support groups
• Integrative therapies-acupuncture, healing touch, massage, among others
• Resource library
Nationally Recognized and Accredited Cancer Care
Access to Thousands of Clinical Trials
• The only local partner in the University of Colorado Cancer Center's regional network of care, enabling access to the most advanced clinical trials
Nationally Accredited Cancer Care
• Memorial's Breast Care Center is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
• Accredited by the American College of Surgeon's Commission on Cancer as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center
Your Healthy Family
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HEALTHDAY - CANCER
Tobacco Laws for Minors May Cut Adult Smoking as Well
Posted 12:00 PM 6/17/2013 by Robert Preidt
MONDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Strict controls on the sale of cigarettes to youth may also reduce adult smoking, a new study suggests.
States with tighter restrictions on the sale of cigarettes to teens also had lower adult smoking rates, especially among women, researchers found. (More)
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Pets Battling Cancer Can Join Clinical Trials Too
Posted 5:00 PM 6/13/2013 by By Barbara Bronson Gray
HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- If you hear that a friend's beloved family member has joined a clinical trial for cancer treatment, don't assume the patient is human.
Cancer is the leading cause of death in older dogs and cats, and clinical trials offer hope that effective (More)
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HEALTHDAY - CANCER
Endoscopes Not Always Cleaned Properly: Study
Posted 3:00 PM 6/13/2013 by Robert Preidt
THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Three of every 20 flexible endoscopes used to examine patients' gastrointestinal tracts and colons were improperly cleaned, a new study finds.
Those 15 percent of endoscopes had unacceptable levels of "bio dirt" -- cells and matter from a patient's (More)
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HEALTHDAY - CANCER
Which Women Might Benefit From Drugs to Prevent Breast Cancer?
Posted 10:00 AM 6/13/2013 by Robert Preidt
THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Newly identified genetic variations may help predict which women will respond to breast cancer prevention therapy, a new study suggests.
By determining who would and would not receive possible benefit from two preventive (More)
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Tobacco Ads Spark Teen Smoking, Study Finds
Posted 5:00 PM 6/12/2013 by Robert Preidt
WEDNESDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- The more tobacco advertising teenagers see, the more likely they are to start smoking, according to a new study.
Every 10 tobacco ads that teens view increases their risk of starting to smoke by nearly 40 percent and boosts their chances of becoming a (More)
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Scientists ID Gene Linked to Aggressive Liver Cancer
Posted 3:00 PM 6/12/2013 by By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have found a gene they say can help identify patients facing aggressive liver cancer, and may prove key to their future treatment.
This is good news in a field "that has not had big advances before this and has not been the beneficiary of (More)
Memorial Hospital
Oncology and Hematology
Memorial Medical Building
Memorial Hospital Central Campus
525 N. Foote Ave., Suite 202
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(Map & directions)
719-365-6568
Learn about Stuart...
The simple act of breathing - inhaling and exhaling - is a symbol of hope for Stuart. Diagnosed with lung cancer several years ago, Stuart entrusts his care to Memorial Health System Cancer Center.
Watch his story here ...
