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8929 Parallel Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66112-1689
913.596.4000



For the Newly Diagnosed Patient

Click Asking the Right Questions for some answers to the most common questions of newly diagnosed cancer patients from the American Cancer Society.

Link to the Commission on Cancer Hospital Locator on the American Cancer Society website.

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Cancer Care

Comprehensive, compassionate cancer care

Getting diagnosed with cancer changes your life. Your focus will likely turn to finding the best treatment available and marshalling all your forces to combat it. At Providence Medical Center's Radiation Oncology Center, our focus is on developing a multi-disciplinary team to create the best treatment plan to help you fight the disease... whether that means surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, counseling or just taking the time to listen to your concerns.

A team of experts will coordinate each aspect of your care. We'll base your treatment plan on your lifestyle as well as your condition. Each patient we care for is first a valuable individual … then a person whose life has been affected by cancer. You'll feel comfortable with your diagnosis and your treatment at Providence.

What to Expect

By offering a wide range of care, we are able to help patients with every aspect of their battle against cancer — physical, emotional and spiritual. This includes the following services:
  • Outpatient and inpatient chemotherapy
  • Outpatient and inpatient surgery, medical oncology and pathology
  • Participation in national protocol studies
  • Cancer awareness and prevention health education programs
  • Spiritual care 
  • Home healthcare and hospice referrals
  • Palliative Care, which provides interdisciplinary care centered on helping patients and their family improve quality of life and relieve suffering

Common Cancers We Treat:

  • Kidney and bladder
  • Bone
  • Brain
  • Colon
  • Lung
  • Breast
  • Pancreatic
  • Liver
  • Prostate
  • Skin
For more information, call
Cancer Care at 913-596-3740.
 

 


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