The Cancer Experts Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic,
Northeast
Wisconsin
When the diagnosis is cancer, one of the most important decisions a
person will ever make is where to go for treatment. Some people have to
travel great distances to get 1st-class cancer care. If you or someone you
love has cancer, be assured that you don't have to go far to get the
superior quality of a major cancer center. Our Vince Lombardi Cancer
Clinics across Northeast Wisconsin offer excellent care close to home in
Green Bay, Oshkosh, Manitowoc and Marinette.
The clinics are easily accessible and provide a warm atmosphere for
patients to see their doctors and receive advanced diagnostic tests and
treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation.
Should you need advanced cancer care, you will have direct access to
the services, staff and facilities of Aurora BayCare Medical Center in
Green Bay as well as St. Luke's Regional Cancer Center in Milwaukee.
Aurora BayCare Medical Center and St. Luke's Regional Cancer Center
offer therapies and national clinical trials at the forefront of cancer
treatment research. Patients are able to undergo treatments long before
they are available to the general public.
Other services and treatments available at either St. Luke's Medical
Center or Aurora BayCare Medical Center include:
- Linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery
- High dose rate brachytherapy B
- reast brachytherapy with MammoSite
-
Genetic counseling
- Intraoperative radiation therapy
- Total body radiation therapy
- Intravascular brachytherapy
- Radiofrequency technology
- Cancer support groups
-
Counseling services
In addition, St. Luke's provides
gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery of previously inoperable brain
tumors.
Cancer physicians in northeast Wisconsin
Community outreach
Research has shown that patients who take an active interest in their
health care can have a more positive effect on their outcomes. Our
community outreach efforts focus on educating people about the facts that
increase their risk of developing cancer, identifying ways to reduce their
risk, and emphasizing the importance of early detection and prevention.
Resource library
Our resource library helps patients and families search for and obtain
the information they need to make informed decisions about cancer
prevention, early detection and treatment. The library offers computer
access along with an extensive array of the latest videos, books and
pamphlets that can be checked out by patients and their families.
Vince Lombardi cancer hotline
Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic operates a toll-free hotline,
1-800-252-2990, to respond to phone inquiries about cancer from consumers,
patients, physicians and other health care professionals. Cancer
specialists who staff the hotline put callers in touch with accurate
answers to a variety of cancer questions ranging from prevention and
detection concerns to how to access the latest treatments, research
findings, clinical trials and area support groups. The hotline is answered
24 hours per day, seven days per week.
Support
Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic connects patients with counselors, social
workers,
support groups and chaplains, and arranges for home care and hospice
services, if needed.
The Vince Lombardi team approach
The Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic offers an approach to care that
encompasses each patient's unique and total well being. In Brown County,
this philosophy is carried out by a team of cancer care professionals that
includes medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, registered nurses who
are oncology and chemotherapy trained, a cancer care coordinator, with
direct access to surgeons and other cancer specialists.
Taking the first step
If you have questions about your health or particular symptoms that
concern you, please call the Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic nearest you. A
trained professional will initiate the coordination of your care or
treatment as appropriate, or suggest a local physician if you need one.
If you are searching for general cancer information and educational
materials, please call the
Vince Lombardi Cancer Hotline at 1-800-252-2990.
Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Green Bay
Located at
Aurora BayCare Medical Center
2845 Greenbrier Road
Green Bay, WI
54311
Medical oncology: 920-288-4180
Radiation
oncology: 920-288-4160
Vince Lombardi Cancer Center - Marinette
4061 Old
Peshtigo Rd.
Marinette, WI 54143
715-732-8100
Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Manitowoc
5300
Memorial Drive
Two Rivers, WI 54241
(920) 793-6100
Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Oshkosh
855 N.
Westhaven Dr.
Oshkosh, WI 54904
(920) 303-8700
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