Thursday, July 24, 2008

ECCC News

Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center honors cancer survivors with celebration June 1

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The 2008 theme, Hope Soars, will celebrate those who have found hope and encouragement at the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center on the campus of Cabell Huntington Hospital.
Learn more

Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center hosts skin cancer screening event

Date: Friday, April 11, 2008
A free skin cancer screening clinic will take place May 3 at the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center on the campus of Cabell Huntington Hospital.
Learn more

Cabell Huntington Hospital Adds MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy

Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Cabell Huntington Hospital recently added MRI-guided breast biopsy technology to its tools in the fight against breast cancer.
Learn more

WV Tobacco Cessation Quit Line Services Now Free to All WV Residents

Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The WV Tobacco Cessation Quit Line services are free to all West Virginians now through the end of March 2008.
Learn more

ECCC to Offer Cervical Cancer Screening

Date: Thursday, January 03, 2008
Under the direction of Gerard Oakley, MD, gynecologic oncologist, physicians will perform Pap smears and abdominal examinations.
Learn more

New Physicians Join Staff

Date: Tuesday, October 09, 2007
The Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center continues to expand its services with the addition of several new physicians specializing in medical oncology and hematology.
Learn more

Free Breast Cancer Screening October 12

Date: Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Breast exams will be performed by local physicians including Shawn McKinney, MD, and Jack Traylor, MD.
Learn more

CHH and Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center Offer Free Prostate Exams

Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Because early detection and new treatments such as minimally invasive robotic surgery are offering men a better chance for a cure, Cabell Huntington Hospital and the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center are offering free exams.
Learn more

Photo Gallery: Pediatric Oncology Picnic

Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
For the past seven years, the pediatric oncology program has hosted a summer picnic for patients and their families. This year it took place at Veterans Memorial Field House.
Learn more

Photo Gallery: National Cancer Survivors Day 2007

Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Sunday, June 3 was a day to remember as more than 500 cancer survivors and family members celebrated life at the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Learn more

Photo Gallery: Relay for Life 2007

Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Cabell Huntington Hospital was among many local organizations that participated in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life May 18-19. Hospital employees are particularly proud of the fact that Cabell Huntington was the largest single contributor this year.
Learn more

Komen on the Go to make a stop at ECCC

Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Women from the Tri-State will have an opportunity to learn more about breast cancer through the Komen on the Go tour.
Learn more

CHH Receives Community Investment Grant from American Cancer Society

Date: Friday, May 04, 2007
The South Atlantic Division of the American Cancer Society recently awarded the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center a Targeted Community Investment Grant.
Learn more

ECCC Volunteer Ambassadors to Present Blankets to Patients During National Volunteer Week

Date: Tuesday, April 03, 2007
The Volunteer Ambassadors of the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center will begin to present lap blankets to patients receiving treatment at the center during National Volunteer Week, which takes place April 15 through 21.
Learn more

ECCC Participating in Partial Breast Irradiation Clinical Trial

Date: Monday, January 15, 2007
The ECCC has been approved to participate in a national clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of partial breast irradiation utilizing two newer methods, MammoSite and Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT).
Learn more

Next-generation MRI on Site

Date: Monday, October 02, 2006
When it comes to magnetic resonance imaging, there's state-of-the-art, and then there's the technology that's one step ahead of that. Cabell Huntington Hospital's new stationary MRI, which will start scanning patients today, is in that one-step-ahead category.
Learn more

Free Breast Exams and Reduced Rate Mammograms Available at the ECCC

Date: Sunday, October 01, 2006
The Comprehensive Breast Center at the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center is having a one-day walk-in clinic offering free breast exams and reduced rate mammograms.
Learn more

Commission on Cancer Awards Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center a Three-Year Approval with Commendation

Date: Thursday, September 07, 2006
The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has granted the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center a three-year approval with commendation, the commission?s highest level of approval.
Learn more

Lynn Jarrell Named Director of Clinical Services for Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center

Date: Friday, July 28, 2006
Lynn Jarrell, RN, MSN, FNP, OCN, has been named director of clinical services for the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Learn more

CHH To Introduce Advanced Robotic Surgery

Date: Friday, June 30, 2006
da Vinci Surgical System and experienced robotic surgeon expected to improve outcomes for patients undergoing prostate cancer surgery.
Learn more

Clinical Trial for Prostate Cancer Patients

Date: Friday, May 19, 2006
The Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center is taking part in a national clinical research study of an investigational prostate cancer immunotherapy.
Learn more

Farewell, Friend

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
It is with great sadness that the administration and staff of the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital acknowledge the passing of Joan C. Edwards.
Learn more

Minimally Invasive Treatment for Esophageal Cancer

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Under the direction of Wade Douglas, MD, surgical oncologist with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Cabell Huntington Hospital now uses photodynamic therapy for partially or totally obstructing esophageal cancer and Barrett's Esophagus.
Learn more

ECCC To See First Patients

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
While Cabell Huntington Hospital and the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine have been anxiously awaiting the completion of the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center, both entities have been working together to build a team of experts who will be ready for their patients when the doors open in January.
Learn more