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Cancer Care

St. Clair Hospital has achieved some of the highest ratings that can be achieved by a hospital.

The St. Clair Hospital Cancer Care Center offers a multi-disciplinary approach that provides quality care and treatment for adult patients and their families in all stages of the cancer continuum—from early detection, to initial diagnosis, through treatment, to palliative care. 

This approach is designed to assure optimal outcomes, patient satisfaction and quality of life (click here for latest innovation in diagnosing lung cancer).

Excellence in Cancer Care

St. Clair Hospital’s Cancer Care Center is accredited as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center with Commendation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. This is the highest rating that can be achieved by a community hospital. Our outreach focuses on early detection via annual free screenings and education. Continuous improvement of our cancer services has enabled us to maintain the high standards expected by our patients.

With St. Clair’s highly skilled medical staff and partnership with UPMC Cancer Centers, patients are afforded many of the sophisticated services available at the highly regarded Hillman Cancer Center, without leaving the community. These services are available for cancer of the breast, colon, esophagus, head and neck, kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, prostate, reproductive system, skin and other organs.

In July 2011, St. Clair debuted our new Sipe Infusion Center for oncology patients receiving chemotherapy and other treatments. In January 2012, the Hospital broke ground for an addition to the UPMC/St. Clair Hospital Cancer Center. When completed summer 2012, the addition will house a second linear accelerator, which is used to provide cancer patients access to treatments such as image guided radiation therapy, or IGRT, to help better deliver radiation therapy to cancerous tumors. Our board-certified surgeons provide expert care, using the latest surgical techniques and technology, including robotic-assisted surgery, to benefit patients.

St. Clair’s focus on survivorship is demonstrated through our supportive services for cancer patients. In 2011, more than 1,000 oncology patients received rehabilitative services in the form of ostomy care, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Since its inception, St. Clair Hospital’s cancer program has demonstrated impressive survival rates. The relative five-year survival rate for St. Clair Hospital patients diagnosed with invasive cancer (for six of the most common cancers), exceeds both national and state averages (click here to view St. Clair Hospital's 2011 Cancer Program Annual Report).

Our program offers patients and families the following services:

Health Guide:  Find useful information such as treatment options and tips for living with cancer.

 

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