Cancer Care Close to Home
If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with cancer, our team can help.
Call 406-728-2539 to request an appointment.
Montana Cancer Center
Montana Cancer Center
A cancer diagnosis can hit you hard. You may feel shock, fear and anger. And you might feel unsure of where to turn for help.
You can always turn to us at the Montana Cancer Center at Providence St. Patrick Hospital. We know how to fight the disease, and we know how cancer can affect every part of your life. Our board-certified cancer doctors stay up to date on the latest cancer advances and offer some of the most sophisticated treatments available.
We use a team approach to care because we know you’ll benefit most when you have the knowledge of many different specialists guiding your treatment. That includes people who will help you with the emotional, spiritual and financial challenges cancer can bring. We treat you compassionately and offer a caring environment.
We treat several different types of cancer including:
- Anal cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Bone cancer
- Brain cancer
- Breast cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Colon cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Gastric cancer
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
- Head and neck cancers
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Leukemia
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Melanoma
- Mesothelioma
- Multiple myeloma
- Myelodysplastic syndrome
- Myeloproliferative neoplasms
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Rectal cancer
- Renal cancer
- Sarcoma
- Testicular cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Uterine cancer
Treatment for cancer is personalized, depending on the type you have, its characteristics and your overall health. Your preferences and treatment goals are also important factors.
Your treatment may include one or more of the following:
- Biological therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Hormonal therapy
- Interventional radiology therapies
- Radiation therapy, including high-dose brachytherapy, SBRT and SRS
- Surgery
- Targeted therapy
In addition to treatments that target your cancer, we offer these services:
- Clinical research
- Counseling
- Diagnostic imaging
- EMBERS whole person care support, survivorship program and support groups
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- Genetic risk evaluation (by referral)
- Laboratory testing
- Lymphedema therapy
- Nutritional counseling
- Palliative care
- RN cancer care program and patient navigators
- Social work/financial counseling
From support groups, to survivorship programs and more, we offer several patient resources to help you through your cancer journey.
To save time, you may print and complete these forms and bring to your first appointment.
Our cancer navigators work with you, your family and all members of your health care team to ensure you get the care you need. They’re available to answer your questions by phone or appointment. This service is available Monday through Friday. For more information, please call 406-329-5656.
EMBERS is a comprehensive supportive services program that serves the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of cancer patients and their loved ones. The program’s name, EMBERS, represents how we care for each patient’s Emotions, Mind, Body, Environment, Relationships and Spirit.
We work with you, your loved ones, and your care team to address your individual needs and concerns among physicians, navigators, dietitians, counselors, social workers and community partners.
To learn more, download the EMBERS Program brochure.
We have a gift room where you will find new wigs, hats, “knitted knockers” and more available to cancer patients free of charge.
When you complete treatment, you enter a new phase in your cancer journey. This can be a difficult transition for some people. Our Survivorship Program aims to make it easier. Although we continue to monitor your health, we move you back to your primary care doctor for most of your medical needs. The program includes:
- A treatment summary and care plan that is shared with you and all members of your care team
- Resource support from our patient and nurse navigators for you and your primary care doctors
- Support groups
You may also request referrals to services that can help with your recovery, such as smoking cessation, physical therapy and rehabilitation, psychosocial support and counseling.
Visit our video page for Survivorship Program presentations.
The support of others going through a similar experience can be very helpful when you’re dealing with cancer. We offer several cancer support groups for people in all stages of their cancer journey, including testing, treatment and follow-up. All groups are free.
Men’s cancer discussion group
Meets 4th Tuesday of each month, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
For more information, call Social Work at 406-329-5713.
Our board certified oncologists work together to provide you with the best possible cancer care. We treat many kinds of cancer and blood diseases and provide care for patients throughout Western Montana.
Oncology certified chemotherapy nurses, radiation therapy nurses, licensed practical nurses and registered medical assistants are here to answer your questions and assist administering your therapy.
- Chaplains
- Counselors
- Dosimetrists
- Medical oncologists
- Nurses
- Pathologists
- Palliative care specialists
- Patient navigators
- Pharmacists
- Phlebotomists
- Physicists
- Radiologists
- Radiation oncologists
- Radiation therapists
- Registered dietitians
- Social workers
- Surgeons
Clinical trials allow researchers to evaluate new treatments for cancer and other diseases. When you participate in a trial, you may gain access to a new treatment before it’s widely available. Researchers are careful to try to make their studies as safe as possible, and they follow participants carefully. Still, it is not without risk. It’s important to weigh the potential benefits and risks before agreeing to take part.
For more information about clinical trials offered at Providence St. Patrick Hospital, contact the research coordinator at 406-728-2539
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