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Cancer Care Center
Phone: (207) 596-8969

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 on-site,  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.

Our Physicians: Meet Dr. Nadia Ramdin and Dr. Karen Backman.

Cancer Support Groups: For information about cancer care support groups offered at PBMC, please contact Ginny Vaitones, MSW, at 596-8977.

Breast Prosthesis: For information about breast prosthesis and mastectomy supplies, please contact Ginny Vaitones, MSW, at 596-8977.

2008 Annual Report:
Colorectal Cancer 2008, by Dr. Neil Smith.
Click here.  (Word document, new window)

2009 Annual Report:
The Efficacy of Primary Total Cryoablation of Localized Prostate
Click here (Word document, new window)

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. 

 

    • Click here to read the 2008 PBMC Cancer Registry document 
      (Word document, new window) .
    • Click here to read the 2007 PBMC Cancer Registry document
      (PDF, new window).  

Please use the links below to navigate the Cancer Care Center web pages.

Updated: 12/21/09

 

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Centers of Excellence

Care and Services

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