Cancer Care

1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2014 there will be more than 230,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer. One in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. One out of 36 will die from breast cancer. There are risk factors that cannot be changed, and others that are linked to choices a person makes.  

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Physical therapy can help prevent fatigue and impairment that often accompany oncology treatments. Our physical therapists will guide you safely through a personalized exercise program to help manage and reduce your pain.

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If you have or are at risk for lymphedema, our program offers convenient access to specialized lymphedema therapy, education and support. Lymphedema happens most often after surgery and/or radiation therapy for breast cancer or other types of cancer.

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• Surgery: Dominican utilizes state-of-the-art techniques to treat cancer surgically, including the da Vinci Xi Robot Surgery System, the most advanced technology available for minimally invasive surgery.
  
  
• Chemotherapy: We offer chemotherapy at the Dominican Infusion Center, featuring 15 private infusion bays around a large central nursing station. It’s always our goal to make you as comfortable as possible so each private space has a recliner, a guest chair, a flat screen TV and a DVD player. Wi-fi is also available.
  
  
• Nuclear Medicine: Our nuclear medicine department offers multiple diagnostic and therapeutic tools and treatments for cancer care. PET/CT and Spect gamma cameras allow board certified Radiologist to determine the how best to approach and treat the specific cancer. Therapeutic treatments of specific cancers are minimally invasive and typically result in very little discomfort.
  
  
• Radiation Therapy: Targeted radiation therapy is utilized to shrink or eradicate tumors.  Our radiation oncology department offers 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3DCRT), Intensity modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery (SBRT), prostate seed implants, and superficial skin cancer treatments.  We utilize state of the art radiation treatment planning and delivery systems, which allow precise tumor targeting, while sparing surrounding normal tissues.

Std. 4.6 Patterns of care in Rectal Cancer 2016
Std. 4.6 Patterns of care in Esophageal Cancer 2017
Std. 4.6 Patterns of care in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma 2018
Std. 4.7 Surgical margins in DCIS 2016
Std. 4.7 BRCA Testing in Ovarian Cancer 2016
Std. 4.7 Wait Times in Chemotherapy 2017
Std. 4.7 Chemo Consent Study 2018
Std. 4.7 HPV in Head and Neck Cancer 2018

The CoC recognizes the Dominican Hospital Cancer Program for its voluntary commitment to providing a range of advanced services based on nationally established standards of care for patient-centered, quality cancer treatment. As a CoC accredited program, Dominican Hospital is able to provide access to information on clinical trials and new treatment options to help improve cancer treatment best practices nationwide.