Comprehensive Care Close to Home
Eastern Connecticut & Western Rhode Island's leader in meeting the needs of cancer patients.
The Community Cancer Center at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital is an outpatient facility, that provides medical and radiation oncology services in collaboration with physician specialists from southeastern Connecticut, Yale University School of Medicine, and Brown University School of Medicine/Women and Infants Hospital. New patients treated at the Cancer Center exceeded 1,900 in 2007.
Our services include:
- Medical Oncology
- Radiation Oncology
- Gynecological Oncology
- Brachytherapy (Prostate Seed Implant Treatment)
The primary mission of the Community Cancer Center and the Oncology Program is to provide integrated cancer care and resources to the communities of eastern Connecticut; western Rhode Island; and Fishers Island, New York. The Oncology Program's philosophy of patient care is that a multidisciplinary approach is both necessary and beneficial to ensure that all patient needs are identified and provided for.
- Our Oncology Program has established affiliations and participates in clinical research activities to ensure that the latest in cancer treatments are available.
- The Walter T. Moreland Resource Room, located in the Cancer Center, is easily accessible to patients and provides information on prevention, wellness and research.
- Relationships are maintained with specialists from other New England medical centers to facilitate the referral of patients who need specialized care.
- Lawrence & Memorial Hospital maintains the ability to keep abreast of the latest advances in cancer treatments through cancer research and the cooperative oncology groups and multidisciplinary conferences.
- Schwartz Center Rounds: Innovative Program Provides Forum for Clinical Caregivers To Humanize Patient Care.
Lawrence & Memorial remains dedicated to providing the most comprehensive and compassionate care possible to our patients. Our commitment is met through improved education, treatments, early detection, prevention and community outreach programs.
For more information, please call 860-444-3744
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