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Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute 2019 Statistical Report
Each year, Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute issues a statistical report about cancer care provided to patients in the communities we serve. Information includes types of cancers we treat, clinical research and clinical trials, as well as support services, our cancer care team and more.
Caring for Many
The most commonly treated cancers were breast, lung, colon-rectal, prostate, blood and bone marrow.
Throughout 2018, we had more than 70 active clinical trials.
Highlights
Disease management teams – Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute aligned with Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center to initiate site-specific disease management teams (DMTs). Each DMT is comprised of clinicians who specialize in a particular type of cancer care. Our clinical providers work closely with their MSK counterparts, including on individual patient cases.
Elite clinical trials – Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute offers access to many limited cancer clinical trials including new kidney cancer clinical trials
Revolutionizing melanoma care – Groundbreaking treatments for melanoma found only at Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute
Radiation immunotherapy – This precise technique enhances immune system response by ‘dose painting’ radiation at center of tumor.
Mobile mammography coach – Our mobile mammography coach features the same imaging technology used in our facilities, and now our expertise can be extended to workplaces and the community. Throughout the year more than 1,800 women were screened on the coach at more than 52 different locations throughout the region.