The Cancer Care Center at Penobscot Bay Medical Center provides cancer treatment and support, detection and diagnosis, plus a full range of educational and counseling services.
The Center is staffed by two board-certified hematologists/oncologists, a social worker dedicated to the unique needs of cancer patients, and nurses with a special interest in caring for patients with cancer, several of whom have certification in oncology nursing. For the comfort of our patients, the Cancer Care Center has individual televisions, with headphones, at each chemotherapy chair.
Please let us know your preference for visits and we will tailor your appointments to your needs. Please use the links below to navigate our web pages.
In October 2007, the Penobscot Bay Medical Center Cancer Care department joined with the Maine Center for Cancer Medicine and Blood Disorders in clinical trials. Click for more information. (new window)
NEW: The PBMC Cancer Registry provides data management services to comply with the national Institutes of Health and the State of Maine reporting regulations for the National Cancer Data Base.
The PBMC Cancer Registry started collecting data in 1988 and contains data for 6,130 cases; 305 new cases were entered in 2007. Today, cancer registration gives the methodology for collection of information about ther occurance of cancer. The data collected includes demographic, the type of tumor, extent of disease at diagnosis, types of treatment received and the outcomes of treatment. Also, the registry collects limited information on patients seen in consultation but who do not receive treatment.
Click here to read the entire 2007 PBMC Cancer Registry document
(PDF, new window). Please use the links below to navigate the Cancer Care Center web pages.
Updated: 12/30/08