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Knot to worry (Regional Cancer Center)

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For 150 years, families from throughout the region have depended upon PeaceHealth Southwest. The medical center has grown along with the community. Today, the oldest hospital in the Pacific Northwest, is among the most experienced with renowned specialists in just about every medical field. Our pioneering medicine campaign captures our past and future. Past topics include: bone/joint health, spine healthcancer carevascular surgerywomen's healthheart care, robotic/minimally invasive surgery, and lung disease.

Knot to worry. All tied up in knots about your cancer treatment? PeaceHealth Southwest’s Regional Cancer Center helps to loosen the anxiety you may have about surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or any available clinical trials. We also take into consideration the practical details, such as your diet, medications, insurance, family and caregivers, work schedule, and activities you enjoy. We focus on your physical and your emotional well-being to promote healing on multiple levels.

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Even before your medical treatment begins, PeaceHealth Southwest’s team of experts will help you and your family create a cancer treatment plan that includes the personal and practical details. Learn more from Carol Marquez, MD.
Treating the Person, Not Just the Cancer

 

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The best cancer treatment plan is the one that’s right for you…but how do you know? Don’t feel like you’re in the dark; learn from Christopher Rubano, MD, how PeaceHealth Southwest’s Regional Cancer Center can guide you into the light of available treatment options.
Untying the Knots of Treatment Options

 

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When surgery or radiation is not an option to treat tumors, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) may be a good solution. Learn about RFA and other innovative technology for treating tumors at PeaceHealth Southwest from Robert Bloch, MD, PhD.
Treating Tumors: Radiation or Not?    

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  CyberKnife gives patients second option to lung cancer surgery (3 min.)

   New hope for lung cancer patients (30 sec.)

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