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We are so excited to announce West Cancer Center’s 7th Annual West Oncology Conference on February 25-26, 2022. A distinguished panel of speakers from both West and cancer centers across the country, will present and discuss new research findings in oncology education. Participants will be provided with updates on practice-changing data in women’s cancers, genitourinary cancers, hematological… Read more »
We are so excited to partner with OncLive to host a virtual #InstitutionalPerspectivesinCancer on Lung Cancers! Join us on February 7, 2022 from 6:30PM to hear from our very own medical oncologists, Dr. Jason Porter. OncLive® Institutional Perspectives in Cancer (IPC) are short virtual meetings designed to educate oncologists and health care providers on the… Read more »
Perimeter Medical Imaging AI Announces Initiation of First Clinical Trial Site at West Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tennessee Pivotal study to determine the impact of Perimeter B-Series OCT with ImgAssist AI on positive margin rates during breast conservation surgery Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc., a medical technology company driven to transform cancer surgery… Read more »
Our Annual Day of Remembrance Ceremony is a tribute to honor our patients who have lost their lives. This year, due to COVID-19 safety restrictions, this event will be held virtually. We hope you will join us this Thursday, November 18 by accessing our tribute video here on our West Cancer Center website homepage or… Read more »
The DeAngelo Williams Foundation doubled their donation to West Cancer Foundation, providing 106 mammograms to women in need with their 53 Strong for Sandra initiative West Cancer Foundation, whose mission is to advance the fight against cancer through research, education, patient support, and community outreach, announced today a donation to provide 106 mammograms to… Read more »
West Cancer Center is 2nd in the United States to Deliver Alpha DaRT™, a New Type of Radiotherapy for Skin Cancer Patients West Cancer Center & Research Institute, is participating in a ground-breaking multi-institutional clinical trial, and has become the second cancer center in the country to treat patients with a novel targeted alpha particle… Read more »
FLU SHOTS AVAILABLE AT WEST: Dear West famliy, Our oncology network strongly recommends flu shots for all patients, unless otherwise noted by your physician. We are proud to offer a PATIENTS ONLY walk-in flu shot clinic at our Wolf River/Germantown location beginning Tuesday, October 19 and ending Friday, November 5. The flu vaccine clinic will… Read more »
Dr. Noam VanderWalde, one of our incredible Radiation Oncologists here at West, is extremely passionate about geriatric oncology care. Below is a link to his most recent cooperative group publication, entitled “Disparities in older adult accrual to cancer trials: Analysis from the alliance for clinical trials in oncology (A151736).” Click the link below to read… Read more »
A POST FROM DR. MIKE MARTIN: “This is one of the 171 oxygen concentrators I orchestrated to be delivered to a both poverty and COVID stricken Province in Nepal. The road to saving lives started with working with ASCO/HVO in Nepal and then channeled through working with the US Embassy in Uzbekistan and then to… Read more »
As a follow-up to the recent announcement of an initial study for the Cancer Care Pathway Initiative, available here, below is more detailed information about the findings and next steps: Study Overview: The Care Pathway Initiative recently conducted the first analysis of breast cancer care of its program. This baseline of quality metrics was… Read more »