"Targeted cancer therapies will give doctors a better way to tailor cancer treatment" -The National Cancer Institute
The Upper Michigan Center for Interventional Oncology is a division of the Interventional & Vascular Institute of Northern Michigan and is part of the Upper Michigan Cancer Center at Marquette General Hospital. The Center was formed in 2005 and is focused on treatments for various types of common cancers, utilizing cutting-edge and minimally invasive, organ specific therapies to not only improve patient survival, but also improve quality-of-life for patients and their families.
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
-Dr. Christopher Mehall spoke at the 6th Annual National Colorectal Cancer Conference. Dr. Mehall's session was named Treatment Advances: Minimally Invasive Therapy and it highlighted advances in interventional therapy or minimally invasive treatments for colon cancer such as chemoembolization, radiofrequency ablation, sir-spheres and cryoablation. Find out more at http://www.ccalliance.org
-The Upper Michigan Center for Interventional Oncology is very pleased to announce that we are now offering one of the most innovative therapies available for the treatment of non-resectable cancers of the liver. As one of the only two sites in the state of Michigan offering treatment for liver tumors utilizing radioactive SIR-Spheres by Sirtex Medical, we are now able to offer additional options to patients with cancer of the liver who cannot be treated with traditional surgical removal. These tiny plastic beads are injected into the artery supplying the tumor and provide focused radiation to tumor, while minimizing radiation damage to healthy normal tissues of the body.
The UMCIO is under the direction of Dr. Christopher Mehall, a fellowship-trained and board-certified Vascular & Interventional Radiologist on staff with the Marquette General Health System and as part of the Upper Michigan Cancer Center team at Marquette General Hospital, is dedicated to offering the best in collaborative services along with a full team of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and oncologic surgeons, to provide the best treatment and care plan possible for cancer patients at MGH.
In addition to the Center for Interventional Oncology, the Upper Michigan Cancer Center provides many benefits to cancer patients in Northern Michigan including:
-8 medical oncologist with oncologists available at 5 satellite clinics throughout the Upper Peninsula
-2 radiation therapy centers in Marquette and Iron Mountain
-2 Linear accelerators
-Dedicated brain tumor treatment program
-Tumor registry and weekly tumor board specialty conference
-Clinical research team
-Stereotactic radiosurgery
-Specialized home cancer care and hospice services
-Beacon House provides free lodging for cancer patients
