Tri-Cities Cancer Center has demonstrated compliance with the standards of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx®), effective February 1st, 2016, for a four-year accreditation of their radiation oncology services. APEx is an independent radiation… Continue Reading
The Tri-Cities Cancer Center is proud to announce that it has a new treatment option available for glioblastoma (GBM) patients. The treatment is delivered via a device called Optune by NovocureTM. Optune is FDA approved and has shown to increase… Continue Reading
Say what? Seriously? Yes, I thought it sounded crazy too when I first heard about it, however the idea behind using cancer therapies for non-cancerous medical conditions has been in widespread use for decades. Chemotherapies, for instance, are commonly used… Continue Reading
The Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation supports the needs of the Cancer Center and is focused on supporting local cancer patients and their families, while providing services to build a healthier community through free early detection cancer screenings and education. Contributions… Continue Reading
The Tri-Cities Cancer Center will host two free Tobacco Cessation classes on 1/15 and 1/27. This program will help participants identify triggers, come up with ways to beat them, discuss the use of stress reduction and nicotine replacement therapy. First time participants will… Continue Reading
Radiation Therapy for Gynecological Malignancies Radiation therapy has been used for a variety of cancers of women’s reproductive tract for close to 100 years. The most significant advances have been made in the past 20 years to improve effectiveness and… Continue Reading