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The Lawson Cancer Center

Delivers Advanced Cancer Care Close to Home

 

The future of cancer care isn’t tomorrow. At Pikeville Medical Center’s Lawson Cancer Center, we have the expertise and leading-edge technology to fight it today. With capabilities to provide full-service cancer treatment and follow-up care, the Lawson Cancer Center is one of a select few cancer centers in Kentucky to hold accreditation from the Commission on Cancer with commendations.

 

 

Staffed by expert oncologists, surgical specialists, nurses, pharmacists, patient navigators and many other highly trained healthcare professionals, the Lawson Cancer Center makes it convenient for patients across Eastern Kentucky to receive advanced cancer care close to home. Click on the links provided below to learn about our physicians, services and treatment capabilities.

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          Christa’s Story – I Am A Survivor

          The Scheduling line is open from 8:00am-4:30pm M-F

          Radiation Oncology Spotlight

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                  The Lawson Cancer Center at Pikeville Medical Center is using innovative technology to treat patients whose treatment plans call for radiation therapy. PMC has installed two state-of-the-art TrueBeam Linear Accelerators from Varian Medical Systems, which allows radiation oncologists at the Lawson Cancer Center to deliver radiation treatments more accurately than ever before.

                   

                  The TrueBeam Linear Accelerator allows PMC’s radiation oncologists to target and treat very precise areas of the body. During a treatment, the radiation beam is continually shaped and reshaped according to the size, shape and position of the tumor, resulting in the protection of healthy, surrounding tissue.

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                      PMC Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Ruth Lavigne, was interviewed by WSAZ’s Susan Nicholas and discussed skin cancer prevention tips, skin cancer types and treatments, as well as the addition of a second, new linear accelerator.

                       

                      Click here to learn more about PMC’s Radiation Oncology providers.

                      The Scheduling line is open from 8:00am-4:30pm M-F

                      Lawson Cancer Center, 10th Floor
                      (Some services provided on 11 and 1 May Tower West)
                      911 Bypass Road, Building A
                      Pikeville, KY 41501
                      606-430-2212

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                      • Lawson Cancer Center Offers Comprehensive Cancer Care

                        Lawson Cancer Center Offers Comprehensive Cancer Care

                        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

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                      • October Brings Heightened Awareness to Breast Cancer

                        October Brings Heightened Awareness to Breast Cancer

                        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

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                      • Lawson Cancer Center Specialists Using Cutting-Edge Technology

                        Lawson Cancer Center Specialists Using Cutting-Edge Technology

                        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

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                      • Cancer Clinical Trials Close to Home

                        Cancer Clinical Trials Close to Home

                        Cancer is a scary diagnosis that many patients throughout Eastern Kentucky and Central Appalachia face daily. Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is dedicated to providing advanced cancer care, eliminating the need for patients to travel outside the region as much as possible. The PMC Leonard Lawson Cancer Center is among a relatively small percentage of cancer

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