Cancer Care Program
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, you will have many important issues to consider and decisions to make. But there is one very important thing you won't have to worry about—and that is, where you can find the best possible treatment for your condition. That's because the best in today's cancer care can be found in a Commission on Cancer (CoC) - approved Cancer Program, like Whidbey General Hospital’s.
Cancer programs earning recognition from the CoC offer high-quality cancer care. Only one in four hospitals that treat cancer patients receives this special approval. CoC accreditation recognizes the quality of comprehensive cancer care available at a facility and offers a commitment that you will have access to all of the various medical specialists who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Receiving care at a CoC-Approved Cancer Program ensures that you will receive:
- Quality care close to home
- Comprehensive care offering a range of state-of-the-art services and equipment
- A multi-specialty, team approach to coordinate the best treatment options available to cancer patients
- Access to cancer-related information, education, and support
- A cancer registry that collects data on type and stage of cancers and treatment results, and offers lifelong patient follow-up
- Ongoing monitoring and improvement of care
- Information about ongoing clinical trials and new treatment options
Whidbey General Hospital has held this approval status since 1979. We recently underwent our annual COC survey and received 5 commendations in the following areas
- Outcome Analysis
- Clinical Trial Accrual
- Prevention and Early Detection
- Cancer Registry Staff Education
- Cancer Related Improvements
Facing a Cancer Diagnosis?
Treatment/Support Information: Medical Ambulatory Care (MAC) 678-7624 or 321-5173
Cancer Resources
2004-2005 Cancer Program Annual Report
Mission Statement
The Cancer Program Annual Report is dedicated to all the caregivers watching over the well-being of oncology patients and their families who visit Whidbey General Hospital System and the Medical Ambulatory Care & Oncology Clinic.
Cancer & The Internet
Carla Jolley, ARNP, MN, AOCN
Cancer Survivors — people who are living with a diagnosis of cancer — know that meeting the challenges of cancer takes strength, courage, and good information. The search for information to help make decisions often starts with a cancer diagnosis. Information provides answers to the many questions that inevitably arise about the diagnosis, treatment options, emotional support, and what to expect. Sometimes information is needed just to form the questions one needs to ask of the health care team.
Cancer Art Show Application Form
Cancer Prevention & Early Detection
by Carla Jolley, ARNP, MN, AOCN
Cancer develops when a single cell runs amuck in its programming. This process is called carcinogenesis. Carcinogenesis is complicated and more is learned about this multi-step process daily.
Colorectal Cancer
An Overview and Update
by Kenny Koo MD, FRCS (Edin), FACS
Cancer of the large intestine is the fourth most common malignancy in the United States, with approximately 130,000 new cases diagnosed annually. However, colorectal cancer has become the second leading cause of all cancer-related deaths in recent years after lung cancer, surpassing prostate cancer in the male and breast cancer in the female.
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