CANCER INCIDENCE BY SITE

Report from the SJH Cancer Program Medical Director2010 was another year of continued growth for our program. A number of projects that have been inthe planning stages for several years have now come to fruition. The expansion of our cancer center iscomplete, nearly tripling its size. The additional space has allowed Southern Oncology-HematologyAssociates, a community practice specializing in cancer care, to provide its services inside the center.There are also multiple oncologic surgical sub-specialists now housed in the center’s second floorsurgical suite. This gives our patients access to medical, radiation, gynecologic and surgical oncology, aswell as a dedicated breast surgeon, all under one roof. They can be seen by multiple specialists, ifnecessary, without leaving the building.Our affiliation with Fox Chase Cancer Center remains strong and through this partnership, our researchprogram has added many new trials. For some of these studies, our program is the only site in theregion making that research available to patients. We currently have joint research projects under waywith Fox Chase, with several new programs expected to be implemented in the near future.Overall the future looks bright for patients in our community who need cancer care. No longer will theyneed to travel out of the county to receive sophisticated surgical procedures or to participate in anational cooperative oncology trial. 2010 was an exciting year for growth and expansion and we lookforward to seeing the maturation of these programs in the coming years.David Blom, M.D.