Through research, we develop new methods for the treatment and prevention of lung cancer. As a professor, I strive to reach others to teach patients with compassion. For me, the secret to excellent cancer care is taking a comprehensive approach.
Throughout the year, employees of the hospital and the cancer center routinely share how much they love working here. Whether it is the kind of patients they serve, the great team members they work with, their passion for helping others.
The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville hosts a Summer Research Internship Program that is open to high school sophomores, juniors and seniors in Louisville and the Jefferson Metro as well as college undergraduate students.
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The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and the American College of Radiology (ACR-ASTRO) has awarded full three-year accreditation to the Department of Radiation Oncology practicing at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center.
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When Deborah Oliver arrived at the James Graham Brown Cancer Centerin December 2005, she was on oxygen and in a wheelchair. The hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she had been living, had initially diagnosed her with blood clots and then six months later, lung cancer. They told her there was virtually no treatment plan.
On January 18, the last day of radiation treatment for cancer patient Elizabeth Hay, she got to meet one of her superheroes in the flesh – Spiderman aka Dr. Craig Silverman.
We never cease to be amazed by the stories of hope and survival that our former patients and their family members share with us here on our blog. Below is another powerful submission written by melanoma survivor Lauri Contreras of Louisville. In it, she tells about the care and compassion she received from the staff at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. Her story is one of inspiration and hope!
Her official title is the Oncology Clinical Patient Information Coordinator but for Amanda McClung that means wearing a variety of hats – counselor, cheerleader, advocate, educator.
“The best thing about my job is I get to talk to people all day,” said the 28-year old who recently joined the James Graham Brown Cancer Center team as the face for patients coming in the Resource Center on the first floor.
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The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville hosts a Summer Research Internship Program that is open...
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