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Recently, a rectal cancer clinical trial has taken the media by storm with its 100% response rate (no evidence of tumor after 6 months of treatment). At West Cancer Center, this clinical practice is part of our standard of care. A 100% complete response in any clinical study for cancer is a ray of… Read more »
West Cancer Foundation 901.322.2984 West Cancer Foundation’s mission is to break through barriers to cancer care and improve patient outcomes by providing accessible patient resources, early detection and education, and community-based research. Who We Are West Cancer Foundation was named in honor of local cancer physician Dr. Bill West and his mother Margaret Hoath West... Read more »
PalliativeCare gets involved in a patient’s cancer journey for 1 of 2 reasons: 1. Tough symptoms, or 2. Tough decisions Palliative care doesn’t always mean “end of life care.” If a patient has difficult symptoms such as nausea or pain, or if there is a difficult decision to be made about what treatment is most… Read more »
Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Matthew Ballo, was recently featured on WREG News Channel 3‘s “3 Good Minutes” to share information about sun safety and updates in skin cancer treatments and research! He shares “Taking care of your skin and avoiding skin cancer is kind of like taking care of your car. You need to do regular… Read more »
At West Cancer Center, we believe the atmosphere and environment our patients receive care and treatment can be as vital in their journey as their clinical treatment. In fact, we have designed many of our locations with an arts focus. So, when Annabella Tian from Lausanne Collegiate School reached out to our Art Therapist, Paige… Read more »
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 14,000 women are expected to be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer in 2022 with an estimated 4,280 deaths. Cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer deaths for American women, but early detection from pap smears, HPV vaccines, and new innovative… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »