The program offers a full continuum of cancer care, from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, treatment, recovery and survivorship. The program provides surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, as well as advanced resources and support services necessary to strengthen cancer care including medical physics expertise, diagnostic imaging, pathology, clinical research and nutrition and social services. In addition to providing expert physicians and treatment, the program also brings critical community-based cancer screenings and educational outreach programs to the area
Mary Bird Perkins has been solely dedicated to fighting cancer for over 35 years, serving 17 parishes in Southeast Louisiana. Mary Bird Perkins has a variety of the best of class radiation therapy options. This means we can treat the most simple cancer cases to the most complex cases – without accepting the limitations of a one size fits all solution. MBP currently offers the latest advances in radiation treatment technology, including IMRT, advanced IGRT through BrainLAB Novalis and the TomoTherapy Hi-Art System, stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiotherapy, adaptive radiotherapy and 4-D CT tumor localization.
TGMC is a public, nonprofit integrated health care system consisting of a 321-licensed bed acute care facility with a complete range of services. TGMC’s services offered include chemotherapy; flow cytometry; digital mammography; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); image guided biopsy; breast biopsy ultrasound; and Breast Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) as well as several other imaging services. TGMC’s staff of Board-certified medical oncologists has been trained at some of the nation’s leading cancer-care facilities. Its RNs, LPNs and other support staff are specially trained to provide the medical support and personal encouragement needed by cancer patients during all stages of the disease.