Mercy Regional Cancer Center
Advanced cancer care close to home
When cancer is a concern, people want the best care from
the most experienced physicians. In St. Clair County and
its surrounding communities, no hospital offers more expertise
and advanced services than the Mercy Regional Cancer Center.
Mercy's cancer program is fully accredited by the American
College of Surgeons. It's so good to know this expertise
is close to home.
Expert staff & skilled services
At Mercy, a multidiciplinary team of medical professionals
provides coordinated services to patients in the caring
manner the community has come to expect from the area's
leader in cancer care.
Patients not only benefit from the skill of their physician
coordinating their care, but also from a team of experts
including board certified medical oncologists, radiologists,
radiation oncologists, pathologists and surgeons, as well
as nurses, therapists, social workers and educators. Mercy's
full scope of services is unique to the region and includes:
- Educational Programs
- Screenings which detect various cancers in the earliest,
most treatable stages
- Women's breast cancer care at the Mercy Women's Center
- Outpatient and inpatient care in a dedicated oncology
unit
- Cancer research studies
- Home care
- Support groups for patients and their families
- Cancer Registry
- Lymphedema
Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
Sophisticated diagnosis
Besides hands-on caring, Mercy provides sophisticated technologies
for a full range of diagnostic options to patients. These
include:
- Mammography and Stereotactic breast biopsy
- 32-Slice CT scans and MRI studies which can precisely
locate tumors
- PET scans (Positron Emission Tomography)
- Computerized laboratory which increases efficiency and
accuracy of tests
- The region's only certified cytotechnologist who screens
various tissue samples for cancer cell identification
Advanced treatment options
State-of-the-art cancer treatment is available through Mercy, offering convenient care close to home, such as:
St. Clair County’s only linear accelerator with three-dimensional treatment planning for sophisticated radiation therapy which targets the cancer with pinpoint accuracy.
Providing: Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) SmartBeam Technology.
Mercy Regional Cancer Center also offers access to Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) through its SmartBeam Technology.
One excellent source for coordinated cancer care
Since its founding, Mercy has been committed to caring
for the whole person - their physical, emotional, social,
mental and spiritual health - bringing peace of mind to
patients and their families.
This commitment, along with its dedication to outstanding
clinical services and focus on improving the health and
well-being of the community, makes Mercy a center of excellence
for cancer care.
Mercy offers a series of points of access for cancer screening,
diagnosis, treatment and support. Mercy's Cancer
Survival Contacts Guide is available to print for quick
reference.
For more information about the Mercy Regional Cancer Center,
call 810-985-1484. To find out more about cancer screening,
diagnosis and treatment options, please visit the American
Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.
 Mercy
Regional Cancer Center was named Best
in Cancer Care
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