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The Cancer Center - Resource Pages

The Cancer Center at St. Clair is designed with our patients in mind. We are dedicated to serving our community in every way possible. This site is an extension to our in-house care. So, please, ask questions. We will do our best to help.

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The discussion center is designed to help answer anything from general, open questions to personal cancer questions. The discussion rooms provide an open forum in which people can ask questions to the members as well as voice opinions. (You must be a member to participate).

Below are the discussion rooms:

·  Cancer Peer Support

·  Breast Cancer Peer Support

·  Prostate Cancer Peer Support


If you have a have a question or concern that requires a personal, professional response, please let us know.

·  Ask the Nurse @ St. Clair

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This is the Cancer Center's Bulletin Board. Information will be posted here on a regular basis.

Latest News
Lymphedema Treatment Service
St. Clair Hospital employs a certified lymphedema therapist who will provide treatment by: Utilizing manual lymph drainage (massage),Compression bandaging, Exercise, Skin Care, and instructions to continue this treatment at home. A prescription for treatment and a referral from your physician is required to register for this service. Please check with your insurance carrier if you have questions regarding coverage for this service. For more information, call 412-344-6600 extension 2377.
 Support Group Meetings
Breast Cancer Support Group:
Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Open to cancer survivors and significant others.

Cancer Support Group:
Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. Open to cancer survivors and significant others and is offered in cooperation with the Cancer Caring Center.

US TOO Prostate Group:
Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of every month. Open to cancer survivors and significant others.

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Resources
Tips for Navigation
Guidelines for Screening
St. Clair Hospital Physician Directory

Physicians in the Spotlight

Links
ACS: www.cancer.org
University of Pennsylvania: www.oncolink.upenn.edu
National Cancer Institute: www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: www.mskcc.org
Mayo Clinic: www.mayo.edu
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute: cancer.upmc.com
MD Anderson Cancer Center: www.mdanderson.org
Roswell Park Cancer Institute: www.roswellpark.org

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