Mary Bird Perkins at Woman’s Hospital Cancer Pavilion

Provides comprehensive outpatient medical oncology lab services

• Offers lab services near the clinic; close proximity to physicians
  State-of-the-art lab equipment ensures quality and accuracy of testing
• Lab results are delivered quickly to physicians; five minutes for complete blood count tests and about 30 minutes for general chemistry
• Extensive menu of services compared to similar clinic labs, includes hematology, chemistry and urinalysis testing
  Staffed with oncology-experienced technologists and phlebotomists

Enhanced outcomes occur with increased physician collaboration

• Multidisciplinary approach is a national best practice
• Teams focus on prevention, diagnostics and treatments
• Physicians meet in formal and informal settings
• Teams target breast & GYN cancers

Advanced technology and dedicated team of cancer care professionals

• The only Catalyst HD™ System in Louisiana provides real time target monitoring
• Elekta Infinity™ Comprehensive Radiation Treatment System provides superior dose precision, speed and control
• Elekta Agility™, a beam-shaping solution for cancer treatment, will be used in conjunction with Infinity to further enhance precision
• Special bell for patients to ring on their last day of treatment

Survivorship services are designed to help patients, family members, and caregivers cope with the social, emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of cancer treatment. Through mind-body medicine practices, survivorship seeks to reduce stress and increase the body’s natural healing ability. Survivorship services include:

• Mind-body medicine support groups
• Healing Arts
• Mindfulness-based survivorship clinics
• Pet therapy
• Massage
• Yoga
• Walking groups
• … and more!

Surgery is the one of the most common treatments for breast and gynecologic cancer. Put your care in the hand of a specialized cancer surgeon.

Breast:

• Woman’s breast cancer surgeons perform a range of procedures depending on the size and stage of the breast cancer with the goal of removing all of the cancer and preserving the health of the patient. Some of the most advanced procedures in breast cancer surgery are offered at Woman’s:
• Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies – Allows for cosmetically pleasing result, treating the cancer while preserving the nipple and areola complex
• Oncoplastic Surgery Techniques – Enables a patient to receive lumpectomy, while lifting/reducing the breast and ensuring symmetry with the opposite breast
• Hidden Scar Surgery – Breast cancer performed through “hidden scars”
• Advanced Reconstruction Options – Using a woman’s own tissue to create symmetry
• Woman’s has one of the only Board Certified Breast Surgical Oncologists in Louisiana.

GYN:

• Gynecologic surgery at Woman’s Hospital is performed by gynecological oncologists using the most advanced robotic technology.
• Specializing in diagnosing and treating cancers in a woman’s reproductive organ, the Woman’s Gynecologic Oncology team treats cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal and vulvar
• Woman’s oversees more than 90,000 pap test results a year, making it the regional leader in GYN cancer detection.