Comprehensive Services

We provide the most comprehensive services available to insure our patients’ quality of care.  We promise to offer these services in the most compassionate and convenient manner possible for you.

Our services include:

Medical Oncology and Hematology

» Screening

• Genetic screening & counseling
• Prevention and early detection

» Diagnostic & Detection

• Cancer Imaging Center
• X-Ray
• Nuclear Medicine
• CT Scan
• Cardiac Viability
• PET Scan
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• All diagnostic exams are interpreted by board certified radiologists located within the imaging center. We are staffed with board certified technologists and a nursing staff of two RN's and LPN's that are ACLS certified. New studies are added as they become available.

• Laboratory Services
• CBC (Complete Blood Count)
• Reticulocyte Count
• Electrolytes
• Liver Function Chemistries
• Renal Function Chemistries
• Glucose
• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Phosphorus
• Total Protein
• Albumin
• Iron Studies
• Immunoglobulins
• Urine Total Protein and Creatinine
• Tumor Markers
• Thyroid Tests
• Vitamin B12
• Folic Acid

» Procedures

• Bone Marrow
• Lumbar punctures
• Thoracentesis
• Paracentesis
• Management of Omaya Reservoir
• Management of Hepatic Pump

» Specialized Services

• Chemotherapy
• Administration
• Intralesional administration
• Management of hypersensitivity reactions
• Peritoneal infusion
• Hepatic infusion

• Biotherapy

• Supportive Infusions
• Immunoglobulins, iron, antibiotic and antifungal therapy, bisphosphonates, hydration, blood and related product administration
  

» Radiation Oncology Services

• Radiation Therapy
• IGRT (Image Guided Radiation Therapy)
• Locates tumor prior to each dose of radiation therapy
• Minimizes volume of healthy tissue exposed to radiation
• MammoSite
• Designed for treatment of early-stage breast cancer
• Delivers radiation to area at highest risk for recurrence and helps limit radiation dose to surrounding tissue, minimizing side effects
• Prostate Brachytherapy
• The treatment of the prostate using the ultrasound-guided implantation of radioiodine seeds
• A one-time procedure performed on outpatient basis that takes about 2 hours

» Gynecologic Oncology Services

• Gynecologic oncologists provide unified, comprehensive medical and surgical care to women with reproductive tract cancers from diagnosis to completion of treatment including:
• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation therapy
• Biologic therapy
• Clinical trials
• Research
• Specialized services
• Intraperitoneal (IP) Chemotherapy
• Intravenous (IV) Chemotherapy
• Individualized molecular guided chemotherapy
• Immunologic/biologic therapy

» Screening

• Genetic screening & counseling
• Prevention and early detection

» Diagnostic & Detection

• Cancer Imaging Center
• X-Ray
• Nuclear Medicine
• CT Scan
• PET Scan
• transabdominal ultrasound
• transvaginal ultrasound

• Laboratory Services
• CBC (Complete Blood Count)
• Reticulocyte Count
• Electrolytes
• Liver Function Chemistries
• Renal Function Chemistries
• Glucose
• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Phosphorus
• Total Protein
• Albumin
• Iron Studies
• Immunoglobulins
• Urine Total Protein and Creatinine
• Tumor Markers
• Thyroid Tests
• Vitamin B12
• Folic Acid
• CA-125 and other tumor marker analysis

» Procedures

• thoracentesis
• paracentesis
• pelvic exam and biopsy
• colposcopy
• minor office procedures
• Lymphoma

» Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant Program

• Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant (PBSCT) can be used to treat patients with:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma
• Multiple Myeloma

• This program was one of the first 100 transplant programs in the United States to receive national accreditation by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)

Clinical Research Trials are ongoing at Clearview Cancer Institute and over 200 clinical trials have been conducted at the Institute.

» Supportive Therapy

• Patient/Family Education Classes
• Includes mandatory new patient/family education class
• Social Workers           
• Pharmacist
• Dietician
• Support Groups

» Tumor Board

• Multi-disciplinary weekly conferences reviewing challenging oncology cases for optimal treatment decisions.
  
  

Services Coordinated Through
Clearview Cancer Institute:

• Tissue Submission for Molecular Profiling
• Radiofrequency Ablation
• Implanted Ports
• Pleurodesis          

» Interventional Radiology Procedures

• Diagnostic Image Interpretation
• Image guided bioposies
• Thoracentesis
• Paracentesis
• IVC Filter Placement
• Venous Access
• Chest Port Placement
• Hickman Catheter
• PICC Lines
• Radiofrequency Ablation of Masses
• Chemoembolization of Masses
• Vertebroplasty
• Diagnostic Angioplasty

» Pathology Services

• Board certified hematopathologist
• Frozen section evaluations
• Fine needle aspirations
• Rapid turnaround due to in-house service, same day results routine
• Courier services
• Target therapy market
  
• C-Kit, gastrointestinal, stomach tumors
• Immunofluorescence
• 80 immunoperoxidase antibodies including
  
• PIN4 cocktail
  
• Four antibody prognostic panels for breast cancers, eg. estrogen, progesterone, Her2/neu, Ki-67
• Four color flow cytometry
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