PinnacleHealth Regional Cancer Center offers world-renown treatment and clinical research trials to Central Pennsylvanians right here at home. A partner hospital of the Fox Chase Cancer Center, a national leader in cancer research and treatment, PinnacleHealth Regional Cancer Center provides:
- High-tech, high-touch patient care
- Leading-edge cancer research
- Clinical trials to offer patients options beyond conventional treatments
- Screening and community outreach programs to control cancer by prevention or early detection
Fox Chase researchers are internationally known and have earned numerous awards, including the Nobel Prize. PinnacleHealth Regional Cancer Center's board-certified surgeons and medical oncologists attack all types of cancer, supported by a team of pharmacists, social workers, rehabilitation and pain management specialists each with a unique awareness of patient needs.
For more information on PinnacleHealth Regional Cancer Center call
(717) 657-7500.
PinnacleHealth Regional Cancer Center offers high-tech radiation therapy through its Radiation Oncology Division at Polyclinic Campus. Radiation therapy has become an increasingly effective weapon for treating cancer. PinnacleHealth's high-tech equipment delivers better, more accurate radiation treatment with fewer side effects to patients.
Radiation Oncology at Polyclinic Campus
Radiation Oncology at Polyclinic Campus is a member of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), which allows us to offer new methods of radiation treatment and provide leading-edge therapies that might not otherwise be available in the community. The division's two board-certified radiation oncologists have more than 50 years of combined experience in treating all types of cancer.
Treatment options for Breast Cancer are available on our Community Campus at the PinnacleHealth Breast Care Center.
In 2010, a new Regional Cancer Center will also be available on the Community Campus. Learn more: PinnacleHealth/Fox Chase Regional Cancer Center.
Radioactive Seed Implantation
This leading-edge prostate cancer treatment creates minimal discomfort and side effects, and is available through the Radiation Oncology Division at PinnacleHealth Regional Cancer Center. Traditional treatments for prostate cancer include radical surgery or external beam radiation. With seed implantation, tiny radioactive seeds smaller than grains of rice are permanently inserted into the prostate gland. The seeds can deliver two-to-three times more concentrated radiation to the prostate gland with less radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. The advantage of seed implantation is that it allows the delivery of very large doses of radiation very safely. Seed implantation causes minimal discomfort, with no hair loss, nausea or vomiting.
The procedure doesn't involve lengthy hospitalization. Patients can resume normal activities after an overnight stay. Most patients require only one treatment, as opposed to daily radiation treatments over several weeks with traditional radiation therapy. For additional information on seed implantation, call (717) 782-4740.
When appropriate, patients may receive treatment at home through PinnacleHealth’s JCAHO-accredited retail pharmacy. This service provides total parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, intravenous antibiotic therapy, chemotherapy, desferal therapy, pain management and other intravenous therapies in patients.
PinnacleHealth Regional Cancer Center has dedicated outpatient rooms for chemotherapy administration, long-term infusions and blood transfusions. Dedicated outpatient surgery areas are used for endoscopy, laser surgery and reconstructive surgery.
Should you need to be hospitalized, PinnacleHealth has a dedicated oncology unit located on the Community Campus. This unit is equipped and staffed with specialized nurses experienced with caring for cancer patients and meeting their unique needs
A women's inpatient unit, also at Harrisburg Hospital, provides specialized care for women with cancer