The Lawson Cancer Center at Pikeville Medical Center has various multidisciplinary teams to evaluate and treat its patients. All Lawson Cancer Center staff—from nurses and patient navigators to specialty physicians—work together with each patient to develop an individualized treatment plan. “At PMC, we have many subspecialists in oncology,” said PMC Hematologist/Oncologist Dr. Dinali. “Our medical
Patients who are facing a cancer diagnosis can find advanced, comprehensive and compassionate care at the Lawson Cancer Center (LCC) at Pikeville Medical Center. Due to high rates of many types of cancer in the Appalachian region, it is vital that patients have access to quality cancer care close to home, and by specialists they
Statistics show that one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Each October is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the staff of the Lawson Cancer Center at Pikeville Medical Center takes this time to encourage the importance of having mammograms. “Regular screenings are important because, with them, we
The Lawson Cancer Center at Pikeville Medical Center is using innovative technology to treat patients whose treatment plans call for radiation therapy. In 2021, PMC installed a state-of-the-art TrueBeam Linear Accelerator from Varian Medical Systems, which allows radiation oncologists at the Lawson Cancer Center to deliver radiation treatments more accurately than ever before. “At the
