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Cancer Services at Holy Family Hospital

A cancer diagnosis can be scary, confusing and overwhelming, whether it’s you or someone you love. At Providence Holy Family Hospital, cancer is never something you go through alone. Our Cancer Services team will guide all aspects of your cancer care, offering the most advanced treatments, promising clinical trials and support services.

We recognize the importance of stopping cancer before it starts and catching it early through our screening and prevention programs. From our state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and treatments to our attentive staff who know that a friendly ear and caring touch can often be powerful medicine, we’ll be by your side no matter where you’re at on your cancer journey.

5633 N Lidgerwood St, Spokane, WA 99208
2068.3 miles away
509-482-0111

Cancer Services at Holy Family Hospital

A cancer diagnosis can be scary, confusing and overwhelming, whether it’s you or someone you love. At Providence Holy Family Hospital, cancer is never something you go through alone. Our Cancer Services team will guide all aspects of your cancer care, offering the most advanced treatments, promising clinical trials and support services.

We recognize the importance of stopping cancer before it starts and catching it early through our screening and prevention programs. From our state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and treatments to our attentive staff who know that a friendly ear and caring touch can often be powerful medicine, we’ll be by your side no matter where you’re at on your cancer journey.

5633 N Lidgerwood St, Spokane, WA 99208
2068.3 miles away
509-482-0111

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Research & Clinical Trials

At Providence Holy Family Hospital, we participate in clinical trials sponsored by drug companies and the National Cancer Institute. These are research studies that test new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. They also look at ways to improve patients’ quality of life.

Types of trials

There are several phases to a clinical trial:

  • Phase I trials are the first tests involving people. They look at roughly 15 to 30 people and focus on finding out if the dose of a new medication is safe.
  • Phase II trials look at a slightly larger number of people — usually less than 100. Their goal is to see if a new treatment works and if it causes any harmful side effects.
  • Phase III trials involve thousands of people in many different locations. These trials evaluate whether the new treatment is better than existing treatments. The FDA bases approval for new treatments on these results.
  • Phase IV trials focus on tracking new treatments to assess side effects over time.
  • It’s possible to participate in any of these phases.
Why participate in a trial?

If you take part in a clinical trial, you may:

  • Gain access to doctors who specialize in treating your condition.
  • Have your health monitored especially closely.
  • Help researchers learn about new treatments that could help you or others in the future.
  • Receive new treatments before they’re available to the public.

Although your safety is our top priority in every trial, clinical research may involve some risk. Before you can participate, you talk to a member of the research team to learn about the possible risks. They also explain what researchers will expect from you during the trial. You must sign a document that confirms you understand and agree to all that the trial involves.

Decisions about participating are strictly up to you, and you may withdraw from the trial at any time.

In addition to systemic, radiation and surgical therapies to treat your specific condition, we offer the following integrative medicine to complement your care:

  • Acupuncture
  • Exercise
  • Lymphedema prevention and treatment
  • Massage
  • Spiritual counseling
  • Yoga
Breast cancer services

Services for breast cancer include:

  • Breast care coordinator — Our breast cancer coordinators can help you understand your diagnosis and treatment options. They also provide emotional support and information about community resources, such as financial assistance, transportation, wigs, breast prostheses and medications.
  • Breast tumor board — If you’re diagnosed with breast cancer, our tumor board will evaluate your case and make personalized recommendations for your care. The board meets weekly and consists of experts from many different disciplines. Members include a pathologist, breast radiologist, breast surgeon, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, breast care coordinator and research coordinator.
  • Mentors — We offer carefully selected mentors who have been through breast cancer themselves to share their experience on a one-on-one basis. Mentors may be patients or patient family members.
  • Screening — We offer all types of screening for breast cancer, including mammograms, breast MRI and ultrasound. If your test finds something suspicious, we perform a stereotactic biopsy, a procedure that removes cells to look for cancer with the aid of mammography to precisely locate the area in question.

Members of your medical team may include:

  • Care coordinator
  • Doctors — radiologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons and pathologists
  • Integrative medicine specialists — acupuncturists, massage therapists and spiritual care providers
  • Nurses
  • Research coordinators
  • Social workers

Why Choose Us for Your Cancer Care?

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We know that every patient is unique. No two patients – or their treatment plans – are the same. This is why we take a highly personalized approach to your cancer care and we always put our patients first. Our expert clinicians work with you to develop a specialized treatment plan that fits your personal needs, because we know this results in the best outcomes. And, of course, you receive the cutting-edge treatment and compassionate care Providence is known for.

As our patient, you and your loved ones are supported by an entire care team throughout your treatment journey. Our board-certified medical oncologists use the most advanced techniques in your diagnosis and treatment. They work closely with an extensive team that includes nurse navigators, specialists and other caregivers who provide a range of support services – from prevention and education to nutrition, integrative medicine and counseling.

Cancer doesn’t discriminate, but access to great cancer care hasn’t always been the same for everyone. At Providence, we are deeply committed to making sure every patient we treat has access to the best cancer care. We value, respect and support the racial, ethnic, religious, gender, sexual and spiritual identities of each member of our diverse communities, and we never turn a patient away. Instead, we work harder to make sure every patient is treated equally and with dignity – whoever you are, and wherever you're at.

When you become a patient at Providence, you become part of a collaborative cancer-care network that often exceeds national measures for patient outcomes. This network includes award-winning physicians, scientists, researchers and caregivers across 51 hospitals in seven states. The power of this network, combined with the expertise of your local team, means you’re getting the best, most compassionate care. And if you need to meet with a specialist outside your area, we’ve got telehealth technology to help. Our network is one of the reasons 50,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients choose Providence each year.

Providence cancer research provides options, and hope, for patients seeking advanced therapies. We’re proud of our history of groundbreaking firsts and pioneering clinical trials: Providence led the international trial of the first immunotherapy to be approved for patients with melanoma. We conducted the first successful gene-engineered T-cell therapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer. And we have over 90 years of radiation research. As a Providence patient, you have the opportunity to participate in – or benefit from – one of over 1,300 new clinical trials that begin each year.

The Power of Our Network

Part of Providence Regional Cancer Center

As part of the largest specialty provider group in the region, our dedicated experts care for patients in six hospitals and nearly 20 outpatient locations throughout the Inland Northwest. Regardless of where you go for care, you have an entire team of cancer experts working hand in hand to provide you with the best possible outcomes.

Learn more about Providence Regional Cancer Center

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