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Your partner in exceptional care, close to home The Maine Medical Center Cancer Institute is Maine's leading provider of oncology services for adults and children, offering a depth and breadth of clinical quality and expertise that is unrivaled in northern New England. From prevention and early detection, to state-of-the-art treatment and clinical trials, as well as educational and emotional support, the MMC Cancer Institute is home to the most comprehensive array of award-winning cancer care resources in the region.
Exceptional Treatment Resources, Close to Home Built on an exemplary partnership between hospital- and community-based physicians, the MMC Cancer Institute brings together clinicians and researchers from multiple disciplines to provide world-class cancer care, close to home.
As an academic medical center and tertiary care facility, Maine Medical Center treats the highest volume of the most complex cancer cases in Maine. As a result, we offer a depth and breadth of clinical expertise that is unparalleled in the region. And our multidisciplinary team approach means that patients have streamlined, coordinated access to all the medical, surgical, radiation oncology and other specialists they need for optimal cancer care and outcomes.
Cancer care that is nationally recognized In 2010, the Maine Medical Center Cancer Institute was granted a three-year teaching hospital accreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons. Maine Medical Center is the only hospital in Maine to be awarded this highest level of CoC approval. It means that the hospital's oncology program not only voluntarily meets rigorous national standards for cancer care, but also has earned commendations placing it in the top five percent of facilities of its size. Only one in four U.S. hospitals that treat cancer receive this recognition - which Maine Medical Center has consistently earned since its first review in 1978.
Moreover, Maine Medical Center was one of only two hospitals in all of New England to be awarded the CoC's Outstanding Achievement Award for exceptional performance in 2010. To earn this award, a facility must demonstrate excellence in providing a truly comprehensive cancer program that includes such elements as cancer committee leadership, cancer data management, clinical services, research, community outreach and quality improvement.
What makes MMC's Cancer Institute exceptional The ultimate measure of a hospital's cancer care quality is reflected in its patient outcomes, and MMC's are superior when compared with national benchmarks - particularly in the areas of lung, prostate and genitourinary, colorectal and breast cancers. This outstanding track record is the result of many factors:
More expert specialists The largest number of board-certified and fellowship-trained medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons and other oncology certified healthcare professionals practice at MMC - more than any other hospital in Maine. This means that here you have access to a range of cancer expertise that is unparalleled in this region. Our unique expertise includes:
- The first cancer program in the state with dedicated clinical patient navigators in specific cancers: lung, genitourinary, breast, colorectal, upper gastrointestinal, and gynecologic cancers
- The only comprehensive children's cancer program in Maine (Maine Children's Cancer Program)
- Maine's first Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic that provides risk assessment resources, genetic testing and genetic counseling
- The first multidisciplinary thoracic oncology clinic in the state
- The state's only neuro-oncology program, with a dedicated Neurosciences Patient and Family Liaison
- A state-of-the art, full-service Breast Care Center providing comprehensive breast health care
- The Maine Digestive Health Center providing advanced diagnostic capabilities and multidisciplinary care for acute and chronic gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreaticobiliary diseases, including all cancers of the digestive tract
- A "best practices" rating by the Association of Community Cancer Centers for the Prostate/Genitourinary Cancer Program, providing multidisciplinary, subspecialty care in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
- Medical oncology services provided by the largest private oncology practice in New England, with 15 board-certified oncologists
- Board certified gynecologic oncologists who are uniquely qualified to diagnose, stage, and direct the treatment of patients with gynecologic cancers
- More subspecialty trained oncology surgeons than any other hospital in Maine
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