Trial could lead to medical breakthrough for ocular melanoma

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Years after a Mid-South woman thought she’d beat cancer, doctors delivered devastating news. The cancer that originally appeared in one of her eyes had moved to another part of her body. Without an aggressive plan of attack, the cancer could kill her. Now, a medical breakthrough is improving those odds. Every six weeks or so,… Read more »

The Cancer Support Community Delivers Groundbreaking Immunotherapy Support and Education Program to Patients and Providers

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“The Cancer Support Community sees that immunotherapy is greatly impacting how we treat cancer, with marked advances in the treatment of lung, melanoma, genitourinary, hematologic, head and neck cancers, and more,” said Kim Thiboldeaux, CEO, Cancer Support Community. “This is why we are so excited to work with our pilot partners to improve the experience… Read more »

Prognostic Indicators Incorporated Into Breast Cancer Guidelines

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The latest version of the NCCN breast cancer guidelines incorporates the use of genomic expression profiling to assist in adjuvant treatment decision making in women with hormone receptor (HR)– positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. Genomic profiling has been found to successfully predict the benefit of endocrine therapy, as was demonstrated in the TAILORx study, said Lee… Read more »

Secondary Malignancies: Who Is at Risk and Why?

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The words “You have cancer” have a devastating effect on patients and their families. The diagnosis throws them into a previously unknown world of tests, treatments, and more tests. Once patients have gone into remission and are hopefully cured, they try to go back to their lives and put their cancer experience behind them. Given… Read more »

Riverkings Visit the West Cancer Center

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The Mississippi RiverKings’ staff and players made a Valentine’s Day visit to the patients and members of the West Cancer Center. Established in 2014, the non-profit ogranization solicits grants and donations to broaden innovative research and cancer treatment programs for adults. The University of Tennessee/West Institute for Cancer Research focuses on four areas of research such as: Drug… Read more »

Women’s Basketball Visits West Cancer Center Monday

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The University of Memphis women’s basketball team spent several hours Monday afternoon at the West Cancer Center in Germantown, Tenn. Players, coaches, and additional athletic support staff took part in activities at the WCC. “The first thing that it shows us is that West Cancer Center is an amazing facility and the great job they… Read more »

Local Breast Cancer Centers Consolidate

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The partnership between Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Corp. and the West Cancer Center has taken another step forward. The Methodist Breast Center and The West Clinic Comprehensive Breast Center have officially consolidated into the Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center. The merger was set in motion in September of last year, after Jack and Betty Moore… Read more »

West Cancer Center introduces promising new treatment method for brain cancer patients

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Brain Cancer patients in the Mid-South now have a promising new treatment method at West Cancer Center. Optune™, a portable device using low intensity electric fields to inhibit cancer cell replication causing death of cancer cells, is the first FDA-approved therapy in more than a decade to show a significant extension in overall survival rates… Read more »

West Cancer Center Opens New Wolf River Facility

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When the West Cancer Center cut the ribbon on its 123,251-square-foot facility dedicated to oncology care and research earlier this month, it marked the opening of a facility focused on research and treatment, as well as patient convenience. Patients at the new center will be able to, for example, have all the treatment modalities they… Read more »