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Leever Updates
Find out what's happening at The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, including doctor and staff profiles, new features and services, community events, and support groups for patients and families. For additional information and resources, we encourage you to sign up for our AWARE newsletter.We’re Here for You Every Step of the Way: One person’s cancer experience in his own words
When patients come to The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, they need more than just medical treatment – they need support, resources, and guidance to help them through a challenging journey. Here, the patient is at the center of everything we do. From prevention to treatment and recovery, we’re here for you every step of the way, providing the care and support you need to ease your cancer journey and ensure you receive the best care possible.
Behind the Scenes: Radiation Therapy: Creating a customized radiation treatment plan
At The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, the radiation team is dedicated to providing the safest and most advanced radiation therapy to every patient. A significant part of that is developing a customized treatment plan.
Assessing Your Cancer Risk with Genetic Testing
Genetic testing – looking back
The first genetic test for cancer became available in 1996. That test, the BRCA 1/2 test, looked for mutations in the two genes most commonly affected in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer — the breast cancer 1 (BRCA1) and breast cancer 2 (BRCA2) genes. Since then, many more cancer genes have been identified, and tests developed to look for mutations.
A New Test for Improved Detection of Prostate Cancer: PSMA (Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen) PET Scan
A new type of scan is helping doctors at The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center detect very small, hard-to-find areas of prostate cancer, which could lead to better treatment outcomes.
Spotlight on: Radiation Therapists
When undergoing radiation treatments at The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, you will meet Leever’s Radiation Therapists, who administer the doses of radiation prescribed to patients.
Spotlight on: HLRCC Front Office Staff
When people walk through the front door of the Leever Cancer Center, they are often not feeling their best. They might be feeling ill or weak from treatments or be confused about where to go. That’s why our valuable front office staff is so important.
Celebrating Twenty Years of Hope and Healing
When The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center opened in 2002, its mission was to create a healing environment for the care of people with cancer, keeping patients and families at the center of every interaction.
We are proud to say that for 20 years we have been fulfilling that goal, providing the most advanced therapies to our patients and continuously seeking out and offering innovations in cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, education, and support.
Spotlight on: Radiation Oncology Nurses
We are pleased to welcome Samantha Conway and Erin Gregoire to our Radiation Oncology staff. We asked both nurses some questions to help us get to know them better. We’re sharing it with you, so you can learn more about them too!
Carrying on Through COVID-19: Multidisciplinary Conferences at the Leever Cancer Center
As you know, COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives — from increased hand washing and mask wearing to restrictions on gatherings with friends and family. There have been many changes at the Leever Center too. We have had to cancel all in-person support groups and events, follow guidelines for screening and safety, and change our cleaning and sanitizing protocols for everyone’s safety. One important aspect of patient care that has continued without interruption is our multidisciplinary conferences.