Cancer Updates: A Dinner Series for Community Care Teams

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From May through November 2023, West Cancer Center in partnership with Total Health will host “Cancer Updates: A Dinner Series for Community Care Teams” at the Marriott Memphis East Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. The dinner series will consist of educational activities designed to meet the needs of medical oncologists, pharmacists, advanced practitioners, and nurses involved… Read more »

Reaccredited by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

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We are pleased to announce that our facility has been reaccredited by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) through APEx – Accreditation Program for Excellence®. APEx is an accreditation program developed by ASTRO that validates a radiation oncology facility’s excellence in delivering safe, high-quality patient care. Accreditation through APEx is a voluntary and rigorous… Read more »

“Cancer Watch” ft. Dr. Michael Ulm, Gynecologic Oncologist at West Cancer Center

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“One of the things we’ve worked really hard to implement in the last 5-10 years is minimally invasive surgeries. It’s something we really believe in! About 95% of our patients with #endometrialcancer are treated robotically, meaning they go home the same day. Overall they do much better, experience much less pain, and they can get… Read more »

Mobile application to support oncology patients during treatment on patient outcomes: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial

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​The Cancer Medicine Journal recently shared an article on a controlled trial that was conducted by our research team to evaluate the efficacy of an app (LivingWith®) that provides self-management support during cancer treatment on quality of life and health care utilization. Click here to read the full article. 

State of the Science Summit: Lung Cancer

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Dr. Jason Porter, will act as program chair for the upcoming OncLive State of the Science Summit! Save the date for Saturday, November 19 from noon to 4pm at the Guest House at Graceland to learn about updates in novel treatment approaches and state-of-the-art treatment strategies. OncLive® State of the Science Summit™ (SOSS) are in-person meetings… Read more »

We’re Hiring!

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Our West family is hiring for a variety of positions, both clinical and non-clinical. Offering Monday-Friday daytime schedules, health & wellness benefits, PTO, paid holidays, 401k, school tuition assistance, and positions available across the MidSouth region including West Tennessee, North Mississippi, and East Arkansas. For more information or to apply today, visit: https://westcancercenter.org/about-2/careers/

Hartwell Strain on WREG’s Bluff City Life

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We are so proud to be FIRST IN THE REGION to offer a new PSMA imaging agent for prostate cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime with 268,490 new cases of prostate cancer forecasted for 2022 and approximately 34,500 deaths. As with… Read more »

Local Memphis’ “The ShortCut” with Dr. W Clay Jackson

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Dr. Clay Jackson joins ABC24 Memphis’ “The Shortcut” with Sydney Neely to talk about palliative care and how it impacts the cancer journey in honor of Cancer Survivor Month. Dr. Jackson shares that palliative care isn’t just applicable for “end of life” care. It can dramatically improve someone’s cancer journey by addressing side effects of… Read more »

OncLive Summit Registration: Breast Cancer

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OncLive® has a great opportunity for you to attend our State of the Science Summit™ (SOSS) event focusing on Breast Cancer. Our SOSS delivers updates on the latest developments in oncology and dives deeper into the data and evidence physicians use to improve patient outcomes.   Register Today   Chair: Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD |… Read more »