MURRAY, Utah (ABC4 Utah) - Everything changes the moment a person is diagnosed with cancer. At Intermountain Health Cancer Centers, a team of experts work together to give patients more of the moments that matter most.
Through a comprehensive team approach, advanced technology, and individualized cancer care, the experts at Intermountain Health Cancer Centers are committed to helping patients get well, live well, and stay well. It is through these efforts that Intermountain’s cancer care and patient outcomes consistently outperform the national average.
Managing cancer, as with any life-threatening disease, can be physically, emotionally, and spiritually challenging for you and your loved ones. Intermountain Health Cancer Centers offer many supportive therapies and services to provide comfort and care from the moment a person’s cancer is diagnosed throughout treatment and survivorship.
Intermountain Health Cancer Centers are located throughout Utah and surrounding states and treat more cancer patients than any other center in the state. Of the approximately 13,000 new cancer patients in Utah, more than 7,000 received their diagnosis or treatment at Intermountain Health Cancer Centers.
All Intermountain Cancer Center locations provide an integrated, personalized approach to cancer care close to home for patients, with clinics located throughout the Intermountain West, as well as tele-health services for patients.
Intermountain has developed 11 systemwide different disease-focused programs with large multi-disciplinary teams of physicians, nurses, therapists, genetic counselors, dieticians, and other expert staff who are all focused on each patients individualized treatment plan.
Patient treatment plans are also reviewed by Intermountain Health’s multidiscipline tumor boards.
“It’s definitely a comprehensive and compassionate team approach focused on prevention, screening and convenient treatments,” said David Ririe, MD, medical oncologist at the Intermountain Cancer Center at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. “We want to ease the burdens of cancer for patients in Cedar City and beyond.”
Comprehensive Team Approach
Intermountain Health Cancer Centers use a comprehensive team approach, which includes experts collaborating across all locations throughout the state and region.
This means, when patients choose an Intermountain facility, they have access to the overall cancer care team of experts, specialized cancer doctors, technology advances, (such as Precision Genomics), clinical trials, and research available systemwide.
Oncology nurses are also part of this team led by oncology physicians or nurse practitioners (NPs). Other key members of the care center team at Intermountain Cancer Centers includes:
• Nurse Navigators help with disease treatment education, coordinating of patient care, and general problem-solving. Their goal is to provide the best care possible to patients and families throughout their cancer journey.
• Social Workers can help patients cope with cancer and provide support for psychological and social concerns.
• Genetic Counselors can help determine if there is a genetic reason for the occurrence of cancer in a family. They can discuss the benefits and limitations of seeking genetic testing.
• Financial Advocates often help patients understand their out-of-pocket expenses and what their health insurance plans may cover.
• Registered Dietitians provide medical nutrition therapy for patients during all phases of treatment.
Personalized Treatment Plans
Intermountain Health Cancer Center physicians and caregivers apply a wide variety of advanced methods, technology, and therapies to reduce and remove cancer cells. Every Intermountain cancer care plan involves individualized treatments based on cancer type, state, and location of the cancer and other considerations.
For more information about cancer care at Intermountain Health, call 833-321-3332 or go online here.
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