The Oncology Unit at Parkwest offers a comprehensive approach to patient care.
We minimize patient disruption and maximize clinical quality and efficiency. Cancer patients and their families can be assured their loved ones will receive the most complete and exceptional oncology care available.
Within Parkwest’s unit, many RNs have oncology certifications. Chemotherapy-trained nurses work with oncologists to make sure each patient receives the correct medication, in the right dosage cycle, every time.
Radiation Oncology
Thompson Radiation Oncology Services, a department of Parkwest Medical Center, is located on the first floor of Thompson Cancer Survival Center – West. Radiation therapy is a treatment used by physicians (called radiation oncologists) to treat a variety of cancers. These physicians use radiation therapy either as a primary treatment for tumors, or in conjunction with other therapies (surgical, chemo, hormone, or a combination of these). It is also used as palliative treatment (where cure is not possible but relief of symptoms or a slowdown of disease progression is attainable).
PET Services
Thompson PET Services, a department of Parkwest Medical Center, is located on the first floor of Thompson Cancer Survival Center – West. The center is accredited in positron emission tomography by the American College of Radiology (ACR). This accreditation assures patients that their treatment meets the most rigid standards of excellence mandated by the ACR.
As part of Covenant Health’s Cancer Network, Parkwest is affiliated with Thompson Cancer Survival Center and our patients have access to comprehensive cancer services.
Thompson Cancer Survival Center
We are more than a world class cancer center. We are a cancer survival center, where leading cancer specialists use the most advanced technologies to achieve breakthrough successes in treating many types of cancer. Our physicians are supported by a team of patient navigators, dietitians, genetics counselors, clinical trial specialists, physicists, pharmacists, therapists, technologists, oncology nurses, social workers, and counselors are here to treat and beat cancer.
To learn more about Medical Oncology and Gynecological Oncology services at Thompson Oncology Group, click here or call (865) 331-2060.
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