Leon
Hess Cancer Center
Leon Hess Cancer Center at Monmouth Medical Center
stands at the forefront of providing the most extensive array of
highly advanced cancer services, delivered by a team of specialists
in a caring and supportive environment.
For nearly 40 years, Monmouth Medical Center’s
leadership role in oncology services has been broadened through
the ongoing expansion of state-of-the-art programs and technologies
offered in all areas of cancer prevention, detection and treatment.
Illustrating its prominence as a leading academic
cancer center, Monmouth Medical Center has earned national approval
from the Commission
on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons as a “teaching
hospital cancer program” for nearly 25 years — a prestigious
distinction achieved by only one in five hospitals in the United
States offering cancer care that meets the stringent standards for
this select designation.
The Leon Hess Cancer Center Cancer
Registry maintains detailed information on each cancer incidence,
treatment and outcome.
Our cancer center centralizes a vast array of
outpatient services under one roof, making care more convenient,
efficient and effective. It features “comprehensive multidisciplinary”
medical services that are led by teams of three major physician
specialists who you can see all in one visit, including:
Surgical
Oncology - A surgeon who can order diagnostic tests,
perform a biopsy to see if your tumor is malignant and/or operate
to remove cancer if necessary.
Medical Oncology
- A medical oncologist or hematologist who can give chemotherapy
that kills the cancer cells.
Radiation
Oncology - A radiation oncologist who can pinpoint
the places where your cancer is growing and use precisely focused
X-rays to reduce or destroy it.
Together, these three cancer specialists, in consultation with your
primary care physician, and in conjunction with your Cancer
Care Management Team will work with you to create the most appropriate
and effective plan of treatment for your cancer.
We have established Multidisciplinary
Disease Site Centers (MDSC) to centralize your visit. Our goal
is to make your visit to Leon Hess Cancer Center patient friendly.
Currently, we have designated locations and time slots for the following
specific MDSC – Jacqueline
M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center, Head
and Neck Cancer Program, Thoracic/Esophageal Cancer Program,
Prostate Cancer Program, Colorectal Cancer Program and General Medical/Hematological
Program.
The cancer center provides patient-focused outpatient
chemotherapy, infusion and transfusion services, as well as
specialized oncology inpatient care.
In addition the center offers
cancer research clinical trial opportunities as well as providing
patients and their loved ones a full complement of associated support
services, including:
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