Christiana Hospital
Christiana Hospital
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd. (Route 4)
Newark, DE 19718
302-733-1000
Lymphoma & Leukemia
A diagnosis of lymphoma cancer
Some of the country’s most experienced cancer specialists practice at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center. We are all here for you and your family as you face the challenges of cancer. Because different types of cancer behave and respond to treatment differently, on your first appointment, you will meet with your own team of multi-disciplinary specialists who are expert at treating your particular type of cancer.
The lymphoma multidisciplinary team specializes in treating cancers of the
blood known as either Hodgkin’s or non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. Surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation and, in some cases, stem cell transplantation are used to treat these cancers. Decades of clinical experience show that combinations of these treatments are often most effective. Your team will tailor your cancer treatment for your cancer and for you.
Specialists who will focus on you and your cancer
When you visit Christiana Care’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center you will meet with a team of physicians in one visit. The lymphoma team meets weekly and includes:
* A hematologist/oncologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancers of the blood.
* A radiation oncologist who can pinpoint places where your cancer is growing and use precisely focused X-rays to reduce or destroy it.
* A surgeon who can perform a biopsy to see if your tumor is malignant and/or operate to remove cancer if necessary.
* A pathologist who will be working with your team to examine tumor samples to identify and determine the extent of the cancer.
We’ll take good care of you
When you arrive at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center you will be met by your care coordinator—an oncology-certified or master’s prepared oncology nurse—who will be on hand to answer your questions throughout your entire treatment.
Your care coordinator is part of your own Cancer Care Management team, a group of Christiana Care professionals who will be there when you need them – nurses, physicians, social workers, cancer research nurses, a health psychologist, genetic counselor, registered dietician, pastoral counselor, rehabilitation therapist, complementary medicine providers and community service representatives. Your care coordinator will work closely with the members of your lymphoma team to help you get the care and support services you need, both in and out of the hospital.
On the frontiers of cancer medicine
Christiana Care’s Cancer Program features the most advanced equipment for cancer diagnosis and treatment at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and other locations throughout Christiana Care. Because we are linked to the National Cancer Institute, you may be eligible to participate in clinical trials that test the newest drugs and most promising treatments before they are commercially available. A cancer research nurse will meet with you to discuss the research studies open for your participation.
Take the first step
If you would like to learn more about the Lymphoma Multidisciplinary Center, please call us at 302-623-4500. When you call, we will review procedures with you and collect the information needed before your first appointment.
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Services available to you.
At the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, we’ve brought together in one place, the services you and your family may need most when facing the challenges of cancer.
* Genetic counselor.
* Health psychologist.
* Registered dietitian.
* Nutrition classes.
* Social workers.
* Pain management counseling.
* Pastoral counselors.
* Support groups that are disease specific and facilitated by social workers.
* Rehabilitation services.
* Simply You Boutique featuring wigs and prostheses.
* The tranquil DuPont Garden, a place to relax between appointments.
* Information and representatives from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the American Cancer Society, Wellness Community Delaware, hospice care providers, Delaware Breast Coalition, Delaware Pain Initiative, Cancer Care Connection and other Delaware community resources.
* A continuous-loop shuttle to the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, Christiana Hospital and the Medical Arts Pavilions.
* The Junior Board Resource Library featuring the latest cancer information.
* Laboratory services.
* Radiology services.
About us:
Mission
Christiana Care Health System is dedicated to improving the health of all individuals in the communities we serve through health care services, education and research.
Vision
Christiana Care Health System strives to be a coordinated, patient-focused health care system of unsurpassed excellence .
Based in Wilmington, DE, Christiana Care Health System is one of the largest health care providers in the mid-Atlantic region, serving all of Delaware and portions of seven counties bordering the state in Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey.
The not-for-profit, privately owned Christiana Care family of services includes two hospitals (Christiana Hospital, on a suburban campus south of the City of Wilmington, and Wilmington Hospital, in the downtown business district of Wilmington).
At Christiana Care, we practice the core values of caring, excellence, integrity, leadership, service and teamwork. We follow a tradition of Unsurpassed Excellence. And we're proud of receiving accreditation in our 2007 survey by the Joint Commission.
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