Online Tumor Board
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Patient history:
75-year-old male, 60-pack per year smoker |
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Presenting:
4-week history of a sore throat and a left neck mass |
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Diagnosis:
Stage IVA Squamous Cell cancer of the oropharynx |
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Treatment:
Cetuximab (Erbitux, ImClone Systems) and Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) |
The eOncology tumor board discusses treatment options. |
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June/July 2008
Feature Articles
Laparoscopic resection and radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular cancers and liver metastases
Smaller incisions, less overall trauma and a faster recovery compared to open surgery. More  
The first significant data on the effect of radiofrequency ablation. More
By Paul Hansen, M.D., FACS, director of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery and medical director of the Liver Cancer Clinic,
Providence Health & Services, Portland, Ore.
The Effects of Whole-Food Intervention on Mucositis in Patients being treated for Head and Neck Cancer with Radiation and with or without Chemotherapy
Providence leads a two-center, open-label, pilot study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability and compliance of a whole-food intervention with standard of care, for head and neck cancer patients. More
By Miles Hassell, M.D., medical director of Providence Integrative Medicine program
Update: Clinical Trial Listing at Providence Cancer Center
Providence Cancer Center open clinical trials current as of May 13, 2008,
including Columbia River Oncology Program (CROP) protocols, pharmaceutical and Earle A. Chiles Research Institute protocols. More
The Skinny on Genetic Information
NonDiscrimination Act
Evidence suggests that many people at risk for hereditary illness avoid genetic testing because they worry that health insurance companies will deny them benefits based on their genetic information. Our expert reviews the GINA. More
By Nancy Ledbetter, R.N., C.N.S., APNG Cancer Risk Assessment and Prevention Coordinator
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FOCUS, improving outcomes
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Calvin Harrison,
Executive Director,
Providence Cancer Center |
The new center is bustling. Now that the new Providence Cancer Center building is complete, patients are circulating throughout the facility for all of their care. Knowing we have one of the best cancer care facilities on the West Coast, we can now devote all of our energies to the inside of the building to focus more closely on program development.
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