1. About Cancer
    1. Resources Links
    2. What is Cancer?
    3. Types of Cancer
      1. Breast
      2. Central Nervous System (CNS)
      3. Colorectal
      4. Gynecological
      5. Head and Neck
      6. Kidney/Bladder
      7. Leukemia
      8. Lung
      9. Melanoma
      10. Non-Hogkins Lymphoma
      11. Prostate
      12. Skin
    4. Screenings & Programs
  2. New Patients
    1. Finding Us
    2. What to Expect
    3. What to Bring
    4. Frequently Asked Questions
    5. Patient Video
    6. Glossary of Terms
    7. Patient Support Services
      1. Nursing
      2. Social Services
      3. Dental and Nutritional Services
      4. Transportation
      5. Financial Services
      6. Lymphedema Clinic
      7. Genetic Counseling Clinics
      8. Community Support Groups
  3. Treatment Team
    1. Radiation Oncologists
    2. Medical Physicists
    3. Other Members of the Team
  4. Radiation Therapy
    1. Treatment Technology
      1. IMRT
      2. IGRT
      3. Novalis
      4. TomoTherapy
    2. Imaging Services
      1. Imaging Technology
      2. Planning
    3. Procedures
      1. HDR
      2. Brachytherapy
      3. SRS
      4. SRT
      5. Prostate seed implants
      6. MammoSite
      7. SIRT / SIRTSpheres
      8. Radioimmunotherapy
    4. Radiosurgery Center of Excellence
    5. Clinical Trials
      1. Active Trials
    6. Side effects
  5. Patient Handbook
  6. Financial Services
    1. Billing Office
    2. Insurance and Billing
    3. Medicaid Assistance
    4. Tips to prevent billing problems
  7. Patients Rights and Responsibilities
  8. What Our Patients Say
  9. Cancer Programs and Partners
    1. Cancer Program of Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins
      1. About
      2. NCCCP
      3. In the News
      4. Cancer Annual Report
    2. Cancer Program of Mary Bird Perkins and St. Tammany Parish Hospital
      1. About
      2. Cancer Annual Report
    3. Mary Bird Perkins at St. Elizabeth
      1. About
      2. In The News
    4. Mary Bird Perkins at TGMC
      1. About
      2. In the News
    5. Woman's Comprehensive Breast Care
      1. About
      2. Services Provided
      3. In The News
  10. NCCCP
    1. About
    2. Resources
    3. In the News

About

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at TGMC offers a full continuum of cancer care, from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, treatment, recovery and survivorship. The program provides surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, as well as advanced resources and support services necessary to strengthen cancer care including medical physics expertise, diagnostic imaging, pathology, clinical research and nutrition and social services. In addition to providing expert physicians and treatment, the program also brings critical community-based cancer screenings and educational outreach programs to the area.

Some of the cancer diagnosis and treatment services offered by Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at TGMC include chemotherapy; flow cytometry; digital mammography; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); image guided biopsy; breast biopsy ultrasound; and Breast Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) as well as several other imaging services. State-of-the-art comprehensive radiation therapy services include an image guided high-energy linear accelerator; advanced intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment capability; image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) treatment capability; positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) capability; sophisticated planning stations, as well as physics and dosimetry quality assurance instrumentation and software.