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We are so thrilled to announce a new addition to our Corinth Team! Valarie Mitchell, FNP will be joining our West Cancer Center family on March 8, 2021 She is a Gynecologic Nurse Practitioner with over 20 years of experience in women’s health. With the addition of a Gynecologic, our Corinth Campus is able to… Read more »
Medical Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, ENT Oncology, Genetic Counseling: Referral Form Fax: 901.922.6701 Phone: 901.683.0055, Option 1 for assistance Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center Form Fax: 901.692.9606 Phone: 901.692.9600 Radiation Oncology: Radiation Oncology Form Fax: 901.922.6767 Phone: 901.624.2600 Radiology (Interventional & Diagnostic): Radiology Order Form Frequently Used CPT Codes Fax: 901.322.2994 Phone:... Read more »
Trust your cancer care to our providers at West Cancer Center & Research Institute who authored 119 publications in distinguished medical journals in 2020 alone. We are standing behind our name and respected by leaders in oncology care. Matthew Ballo: VanderWalde NA, Martin MY, Kocak M, Morningstar C, Deal AM, Nyrop KA, Farmer M, Ballo… Read more »
West Cancer Center & Research Institute welcomes three distinguished physicians as partners of the cancer center West Cancer Center & Research Institute is governed by a physician partnership to ensure care for cancer patients is clinically superior with the latest technology and research. Matthew Ballo, MD, FACR, Richard Fine, MD, FACS and Eric Wiedower,… Read more »
West Cancer Center & Research Institute’s Michael G. Martin, MD, has been recognized by the distinguished International Journal of Molecular Sciences for a publication of high impact based on views and downloads. West Cancer Center & Research Institute is home to more than 100 oncology/hematology specialists with 1000+ publications in numerous esteemed medical journals…. Read more »
The 6th Annual West Oncology Conference will serve as a valuable forum for the presentation and discussion of new research findings. Participants will be provided with an update on practice-changing data on women’s cancers, genitourinary malignancies, disparities in cancer care, gastrointestinal cancers, hematological malignancies, and lung cancer in a practical and interactive format, fostering discussion… Read more »
2020 Top Stories in Advanced Melanoma: Drastic Improvement in Melanoma Mortality With Novel Agents Written by Ari VanderWalde MD, MPH, FACP Despite a plethora of interesting findings and results of novel clinical trials in melanoma in 2020, I believe the most important story of the year was actually a small, easy-to-overlook, 3-page report in the American… Read more »
Axel Grothey, MD, medical oncologist and our Director of Gastrointestinal Cancer Research, discusses the role of precision medicine in colorectal cancer (CRC) with OncLive. Grothey says, “With the rise of molecular profiling, the field of CRC has shifted away from a one-size-fits-all approach and entered an era of precision medicine. Notably, molecular profiling guides the… Read more »
Lee S. Schwartzberg, MD, of the West Cancer Center, discusses phase III results from the CONTESSA study, which showed that an all-oral regimen of tesetaxel plus a reduced dose of capecitabine significantly improved progression-free survival compared with capecitabine alone in patients with HER2-negative, hormone receptor–positive metastatic breast cancer previously treated with a taxane (Abstract GS4-01)…. Read more »
Mobile Check-In Patients will be prompted via text and email to complete the following tasks using their mobile device days before their appointment: confirm or cancel appointments complete required paperwork 2 days earlier submit co-pays This process saves you wait time in clinic. If you are unable to use your cell phone for this service... Read more »