Each patient’s needs are met by a team of specialists that
includes primary care physicians, surgeons, radiologists, nurses,
social workers, genetic counselors, nutritionists, pathologists,
and other caregivers and staff. This team creates and delivers
a customized treatment plan unique to every patient.
the Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center
in Temple and at McLane Children’s.
Planned renovations in patient
care areas will enhance the patient
experience at Scott & White Cancer
Center - Killeen.
Baylor Scott & White is also hiring
additional patient navigators to connect
patients with information, advocate on
their behalf, and guide them through
the myriad of questions and scheduling
nuances of the care experience. Patient
navigators, who are most often
experienced nurses with a personal
history of cancer treatment, can make
a tremendous difference in a patient’s
attitude and quality of life. These
caregivers help ensure that patients’
clinical and non-clinical needs, such
as nutritional and psychosocial needs,
are addressed to improve their health
and quality of life, both during and
after treatment.
Achieving our vision
Expanding cancer care services requires
a partnership between Baylor Scott &
White and the communities we serve.
We’re embarking on an ambitious
fundraising effort for the Scott &
White Cancer Institute to ensure the
continuation and expansion of stateof-the-art cancer care services at our
many locations.
Jana Sharpley, president of the Scott
& White Healthcare Foundation, says,
“We’re making this investment because
we want our oncology patients to have
easier access to cancer care services. In
this environment of increasing regulation,
unfunded mandates, demand for services,
and rising costs, it is philanthropy that
allows us to keep pace with advances in
cancer technology and care. Philanthropy
makes the difference.”
In this issue of The Catalyst you’ll
read about all we’re doing to enhance
cancer care programs at our regional
locations. We invite you to share our
journey, become involved, and make
your voice heard. It’s often been said
that fighting cancer is a marathon, not
a sprint. At Baylor Scott & White,
we’re putting cancer on the run. n
Baylor Scott & White Health
and the Translational Genomics
Research Institute are focused
on accelerating early detection
and treatments for a broad
range of cancers.
The joint effort focuses on
three research areas:
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Women’s cancers
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Abdominal malignancies
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Blood-related cancers
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