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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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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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 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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