Detection & Diagnosis
As with most forms of cancer, detecting breast cancer early and diagnosing it correctly is essential to successful treatment.
Newly Diagnosed
If you've been recently diagnosed with breast cancer, you undoubtedly have many questions and concerns. We are dedicated to providing you with the answers and support you need.
Treatment Options
Utilizing the most advanced technologies and treatments available, we are dedicated to helping you battle breast cancer on a number of fronts, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and leading edge clinical trials.
Multidisciplinary Clinic
Our Multidisciplinary Clinic brings together the expertise of an entire team of breast cancer specialists in one appointment for comprehensive examination and treatment planning in order to reduce the amount of time waiting for answers.
Education & Support
At the FHCI we make it our business to keep you informed about the latest advances in breast cancer medicine as well as providing you access to support groups to help you through your battle with breast cancer.
Survivorship
We are committed to supporting our patients through every step of their treatment. We offer a unique combination of counseling, nutritional guidance, mentoring and educational programs to all our patients.
Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accreditation
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Wed, 2010-02-03
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Florida Hospital Cancer Institute
The Florida Hospital Cancer Institute (FHCI) is accredited by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) as a Community Hospital - Comprehensive Cancer Program (COMP). To earn this accreditation, FHCI demonstrated it diagnoses 650 or more newly diagnosed cancer cases each year and provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services. Our physicians are board certified in the major medical specialties and actively participate in clinical research.
CoC Cancer Program Standards promote consultation among surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, and other cancer specialists. This multidisciplinary cooperation results in improved patient care.
Five elements are key to the success of a CoC-accredited cancer program:
- The clinical services provide state-of-the-art pretreatment evaluation, staging, treatment and clinical follow-up for cancer patients seen at the facility for primary, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary care.
- The cancer committee leads the program through setting goals, monitoring activity, evaluating patient outcomes, and improving care.
- The cancer conferences provide a forum for patient consultation and contribute to physician education.
- The quality improvement program is the mechanism for evaluating and improving patient outcomes.
- The cancer registry and database is the basis for monitoring the quality of care.
For more information on the CoC Accreditation, please visit www.facs.org/cancer.
Testimonials
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Vera Lumpkins, shares her story of the loving care she received at Florida Hospital.
