North Texas Cancer Center Provides Medical Care for Cancer Patients Displaced By Hurricane Katrina
Posted on: Friday, 2 September 2005, 12:00 CDT
Patients' Comprehensive Cancer Center announced the availability of immediate assistance for cancer patients displaced by Hurricane Katrina who are currently undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy and biological treatments. Patients from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama can maintain the continuity of their care by contacting the Center regarding treatment, transportation, lodging and insurance. "Timing and continuity are key to maximizing treatment success," according to Patients' Comprehensive Cancer Center Medical Director and CEO Dennis Birenbaum, M.D, who trained at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans.
For more information, contact Wilma Adams, Tina Withrow or Anjie Coplin at Patients' Comprehensive Cancer Center at 972-395-1010, toll-free at 866-472-2289, or visit www.pccctx.com/katrina.
About Patients' Comprehensive Cancer Center
Patients' Comprehensive Cancer Center (PCCC) is a 22,000-square-foot outpatient diagnostic and treatment facility located in Carrollton, Texas (a Dallas suburb). The Center serves local, national and international adult patients with a comprehensive set of services located under one roof, including a diagnostic center that offers PET, MRI, CT and other testing, Infusion/Chemotherapy Center, Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, lab, pharmacy, support groups, transportation and other services. Parent company, Texas Hematology/Oncology Center, PA, is a private medical group with a 25-year history of serving North Texas oncology patients with aggressive treatment protocols and a multidisciplinary approach. In addition to PCCC in Carrollton and a sister center, 35,000-square-foot McKinney Regional Cancer Center opening in late 2005 in McKinney, Texas Hematology/Oncology Center has locations in Dallas/Farmers Branch (RHD Hospital Campus), Plano and McKinney.
Source: Business Wire
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